Review of Adjustment to College

Abstract

Reviews the book Adjustment to College by N. Frederiksen and W.B. Schrader (see record 1952-06534-000 ). Based on a study of 10,000 men veteran and non-veteran students in sixteen American colleges following World War II, this book has much to contribute to current educational and psychological theory and practice. The book has a somewhat novel organization, for the whole study is summarized in the first chapter on a level clearly appropriate for the statistically untrained reader. In the remaining chapters, the results are presented in generally simple tabular and graphic form, while the basic tables and methodological notes are contained in the appendices. Methodologically, this study should serve as a model for further research. The reviewer finds as far as the results are concerned, both college administrators and psychologists interested in human adjustment problems should find in it a very great deal that is of interest and value. The study was imaginatively planned and carefully executed; the authors are to be commended for their excellent contribution. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)