The Campus Tour: Ritual and Community in Higher Education

This study examines the messages that a university transmits to prospective students during a particular ritual-the campus tour. Specifically, the article discusses the ways that members of a university communicate their expectations with respect to becoming contributing members of the academic comm...

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Published in:Anthropology & education quarterly 2000-03, Vol.31 (1), p.24-46
Main Author: Magolda, Peter M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Community
Business Administration Education
Campus Visits
Campuses
College Bound Students
College campuses
College students
Communities
Community Relations
Conceptualization
Critical Theory
Denzin, Norman K
Educational buildings
Ethnography
Field study
Handbooks
Higher Education
Interviews
Parents
Political economy
Public concern
Qualitative research
Researchers
Residential buildings
Rituals
School campuses
Student Role
Students
Teacher Certification
Teacher education
Tribes
Universities
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Summary:This study examines the messages that a university transmits to prospective students during a particular ritual-the campus tour. Specifically, the article discusses the ways that members of a university communicate their expectations with respect to becoming contributing members of the academic community. Three community discourses serve as the theoretical foundation for the analysis. The conclusion discusses ways that rituals could be examined and modified to create multicultural and democratic communities.
ISSN:0161-7761
1548-1492
DOI:10.1525/aeq.2000.31.1.24