The Two Cultures of Undergraduate Academic Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Brint, Steven; Cantwell, Allison M.; Hanneman, Robert A.
Titel	The Two Cultures of Undergraduate Academic Engagement
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 49 (2008) 5, S.383-402 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-008-9090-y
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Social Sciences; Labor Market; Educational Practices; Natural Sciences; Rewards; Humanities; Undergraduate Study; Engineering; Comparative Analysis; Colleges; Majors (Students); Fine Arts; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Bildungspraxis; Naturwissenschaften; Reward; Belohnung; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Grundstudium; Maschinenbau; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bildende Kunst; Kalifornien
Abstract	Using data on upper-division students in the University of California system, we show that two distinct cultures of engagement exist on campus. The culture of engagement in the arts, humanities and social sciences focuses on interaction, participation, and interest in ideas. The culture of engagement in the natural sciences and engineering focuses on improvement of quantitative skills through collaborative study with an eye to rewards in the labor market. The two cultures of engagement are strongly associated with post-graduate degree plans. The findings raise questions about normative conceptions of good educational practices in so far as they are considered to be equally relevant to students in all higher education institutions and all major fields of study. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10