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ERIC Number: EJ331723
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Holland Environments as Reinforcement Systems.
Smart, John C.
Research in Higher Education, v23 n3 p279-92 1985
A longitudinal study of over 2,000 graduates from eight college types generally supports the validity of Holland's premise: that model environments reinforce the characteristic predispositions and attitudes of their corresponding personality types. There are implications for the study of inter- and intra-institutional diversity. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Diversity (Institutional); Diversity (Students); Holland (John L)