Alcohol Use and the Effects on University Business Students

Abstract

This paper examines the effects of alcohol consumption on university undergraduate students in eight management schools in the province of Ontario, Canada. The study establishes two contrasting groups—the socially oriented and the academically oriented. It elaborates on the potential consequences that excessive drinking may have on the learning, ethics, and self‐efficacy of these emerging adults and their interaction with classmates and faculty. These results will help to determine how alcohol affects the student experience, engagement, and success while attending a postsecondary institution.

Keywords:

• student experience
• feedback—students to staff
• higher education policy
• higher education development

Notes

1. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 32nd EAIR Forum, Valencia, Spain, September 1–4, 2010.