ERIC Number: EJ767008
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0897-5264
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Faculty and Academic Environments: Using Holland's Theory to Explore Differences in How Faculty Structure Undergraduate Courses
Smart, John C.; Umbach, Paul D.
Journal of College Student Development, v48 n2 p183-195 Mar-Apr 2007
Variation in how faculty in disparate theory-based academic environments design and structure their undergraduate courses to promote student learning in 12 areas was examined. The findings suggest that faculty create distinctive academic environments that reinforce and reward their preferred patterns of student competencies in a manner consistent with Holland's theory. Implications of the findings for faculty, student affairs professionals, and other campus leaders responsible for student learning are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Course Content, College Faculty, Undergraduate Study, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Educational Theories, Socialization, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Student Motivation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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