Below is a selection of research published using data from the National Study of Living-Learning Programs. This list is always growing, so check back frequently for updates.
Publications
Brower, A. M. (2008). More Like a Home than a Hotel: The Impact of Living-Learning Programs on College High-Risk Drinking. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 35(1), 32-49.
Brower, A., & Inkelas, K. K. (2007). Assessing learning community programs and partnerships. In Smith, B. L., & Williams, L. B. (Eds.). Learning communities and student affairs: Partnering for powerful learning. Olympia, WA: The Evergreen State College, Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education.
Inkelas, K. K.(2008). Innovative Directions for Living-Learning Program Research and Practice: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 35(1), 8-13.
Inkelas, K. K., Daver, Z., Vogt, K., & Leonard, B. J. (2007). Living-learning programs and first-generation college students’ academic and social transition to college. Research in Higher Education, 48(4), 403-434.
Inkelas, K. K., Johnson, D., Lee, Z., Daver, Z., Longerbeam, S., Vogt, K., & Leonard, J B. (2006). The role of living-learning programs on students’ perceptions of intellectual growth at three large universities. NASPA Journal, 43(1), 115-143.
Inkelas, K. K. & Longerbeam, S. (in press). Working toward a comprehensive typology of living-learning programs. In Luna, G. & Gahagan, J. (Eds.). Learning Initiatives in the Residential Setting. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina.
Inkelas, K. K., Soldner, M., Longerbeam, S., & Brown Leonard, J. (in press). Differences in student outcomes by types of living-learning programs: The development of an empirical typology. Research in Higher Education.
Inkelas, K. K., Soldner, M., & Szelényi, K. (in press). Living-learning programs for first-year students. In M. Dunn & W. Zeller (Eds.). Residence life programs and the First Year Experience (3rd Ed.). Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina.
Inkelas, K. K., Vogt, K., Longerbeam, S., Owen, J., & Johnson, D. (2006). Measuring outcomes of living-learning programs: Examining college environments and student learning and development. Journal of General Education, 55(1), 40-76.
Inkelas, K. K., & Weisman, J. (2003). Different by design: An examination of student outcomes among participants in three types of living-learning programs. Journal of College Student Development, 44(3), 335-368.
Inkelas, K. K., Zeller, W. J., Murphy, R., & Hummel, M. (2006). Learning moves home. About Campus, 10(6), 10-16.
Johnson, D. R., Soldner, M., Brown Leonard, J., Alvarez, P., Inkelas, K. K., Rowan-Kenyon, H., & ULongerbeam, SU., (2007). Examining sense of belonging among first-year undergraduates from different racial/ethnic groups. Journal of College Student Development, 48(5), 525-542.
Longerbeam, S., Inkelas, K. K., UJohnson, D., & Lee, Z. (2007). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual college student experiences: An exploratory study. Journal of College Student Development, 48(2), 215-230.
Longerbeam, S., Inkelas, K. K., & Brower, A. M. (2007). Second-hand benefits: Student outcomes in residence halls with living-learning programs. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 34(2), 20-30.
Rowan-Kenyon, H., Soldner, M., & Inkelas, K. K. (2007). The contributions of living-learning programs on developing sense of civic engagement in undergraduate students. NASPA Journal, 44(4), 750-778.
Soldner, M., Inkelas, K. K., Brower, A. M. (in press). Learning Communities. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Soldner, M., & Szelényi, K. (2008). A National Portrait of Today�s Living-Learning Programs. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 35(1), 14-31.
Stewart, G. M. (2008). Assessing Learning Outcomes in Living-Learning Programs: One Journey. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 35(1), 50-59.
Zeller, W. J. (2008). Living-Learning Programs in the Digital Age. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 35(1), 66-77.
Dissertations
Johnson, D. (2007). Sense of belonging among women of color in STEM majors: Investigating the contributions of campus racial climate perceptions and other college environments. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland.
Dong, S. (2005). The impact of residential learning communities at four-year, public midwest universities on students' self-reported levels of civic engagement. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66 (4), 1222A. (UMI No. 3171117).
In Progress
- Bergman, C., University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Kohl, J., University of Maryland, College Park
- Soldner, M., University of Maryland, College Park