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ERIC Number: EJ562008
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
Communities and Tribes in Residential Living.
Magolda, Peter; Abowitz, Kathleen Knight
Teachers College Record, v99 n2 p266-310 Win 1997
Drawing on narratives about the pursuit of community in a residence hall at Miami University's Western College Program, the paper discusses the opposing liberal and tribal visions of community and develops a political model of community to frame discourse for higher education, examining the ways students make meaning of their college experiences. (SM)
Descriptors: College Housing, College Students, Community, Dormitories, Higher Education, On Campus Students, Resident Advisers, Residential Colleges, Student Attitudes, Tribes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Miami University OH