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Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Smart, J. C.

Hardcover

Series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, Book 14

General EducationTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 0875861261
ISBN13: 9780875861265
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Apr 30 1999
Pages: 499
Weight: 1.96
Height: 1.13 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
To recapitulate, Greeks differ from Independents and from the academy's value priorities, but for the most part these differences derive from antecedent charac- teristics. Moreover, there are some grounds for speculating that these anteced- ent differences reflect fundamental temperamental differences (extraversion and gregariousness mediated by social interaction, as opposed to interaction through ideas). Only to a limited degree does the Greek system appear to adversely affect the acquisition and assimilation of the academy's value priori- ties; i.e., students as a whole, Greek and Independent alike, appear to become more independent, liberal, socially concerned, and culturally sophisticated by graduation. However, the Greek system's effect on the behavior of Greeks is more trou- bling, an effect largely mediated by the use and abuse of alcohol and the relative absence of direct institutional supervision. Assuming the retention of the Greek system, then, the promotion of the acad- emy's agenda appears dependent on (a) an understanding and accommodation of the personal characteristics of Greeks, using appropriate pedagogical meth- ods to advance the academy's educational objectives, and (b) both educational and administrative/regulatory efforts to control the use and abuse of alcohol. With or without the Greek system, the advancement of the academy's agenda involves these considerations, since the characteristics of students as a whole encompass the characteristics emphasized among Greeks.

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