A Longitudinal Study of Values in Preferences Changes as an Index of Adult Development in Berea College Students and Alumni.

Autor/in	Cox, Sherralyn C.
Titel	A Longitudinal Study of Values in Preferences Changes as an Index of Adult Development in Berea College Students and Alumni.
Quelle	(1988), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alumni; College Attendance; Educational Benefits; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Individual Development; Longitudinal Studies; Outcomes of Education; School Role; Sex Differences; Social Status; Student Development; Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Bildungsertrag; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Individuelle Entwicklung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Sozialer Status; Wertbegriff
Abstract	Many studies in higher education have focused on the development of late adolescent and adult personality change on the assumption that such change was brought about by the college experience. The focus of this study is on the value changes that occur during college years and the changes that endure beyond college. Group and individual values preferences changes are examined with controls for gender, Appalachian status, education beyond the bachelor's level, and involvement in selected alumni activities. The Allport, Vernon, Lindzey Study of Values was administered to the Berea College Class of 1966 as freshmen, seniors, and 21-year alumni. Related literature is discussed, and the Pace alumni survey questionnaire is explained. Change in this class was seen to be the most dynamic during the college period with the greatest change being an increase in aesthetic and a decrease in religious values preferences. The only significant change in the alumni period is an increase in economic values. Males scored higher on theoretical, economic, and political values, and females score higher on aesthetic, social, and religious values. Those educated beyond the bachelor's degree decreased in theoretical and increased in religious values. Participation in alumni activities was quite varied among the respondents. Tables and charts are included. Contains 31 references. (Author/SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC