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ERIC Number: EJ260016
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982-Mar
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A Sociologist Looks at Two Schools: The Amherst and Hampshire Experiences.
Meister, Joel S.
Change, v14 n2 p26-34 Mar 1982
Hampshire College, representing an innovative response to student discontent, and Amherst College, the exemplar of the liberal arts tradition, are compared. Seen from Amherst, Hampshire's curriculum is trendy, its standards lax, a remnant of California counterculture. From Hampshire, Amherst appears a bastion of cultural elitism and authoritarian pedagogy. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, Educational Philosophy, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Independent Study, Institutional Characteristics, Liberal Arts, Nontraditional Education, Private Colleges, Teaching Styles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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