Interpersonal Relationships as Mediators of Structural Effects: College Student Socialization in a Traditional and an Experimental University Environment

College student change on values, intellectual orientation, and personal development was analyzed in the context of a causal model. The research was based on a longitudinal panel study of students in a traditional, large liberal arts college, and a small, innovative, living-learning subenvironment....

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Published in:Sociology of education 1978-07, Vol.51 (3), p.201-211
Main Author: Lacy, William B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College environment
College students
Colleges
Cultural values
Employee interaction
Introversion
Peer relations
Public affairs
Socialization
Student interaction
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Summary:College student change on values, intellectual orientation, and personal development was analyzed in the context of a causal model. The research was based on a longitudinal panel study of students in a traditional, large liberal arts college, and a small, innovative, living-learning subenvironment. The results indicated that college impact on students in different environments was mediated through the process of human interaction with socializing agents. The significant direct effect of the college environment on student value change was reduced to a small, nonsignificant component when examined in conjunction with the proposed mediating factors of interpersonal relationships.
ISSN:0038-0407
1939-8573
DOI:10.2307/2112665