Assessment of Student Role Orientations in College

Student Perceptions of College Subcultures

“…That these two orientations identify two distinguishable types of college students seems well established (Jencks and Riesman, 1962;Schumer and Stanfield, 1966;Trow, i960); corresponding distinctions in college programs might be useful. Disappointment of faculty members in the effectiveness of honors programs, for example, may be partly the result of their unrealistic expectations that all students, whether academically or intellectually oriented, will respond uniformly to the program.…”

“…An intellectually oriented student, one who is strongly attracted to abstract thinking, to dealing with theoretical rather than concrete issues, could be found in either the academic or nonconformist subcultures or both, but may be comfortable in neither (Jencks and Riesman, 1962;Schumer and Stanfield, 1966). The vocational and collegiate subcultures are also ambiguous with respect to the placing of a student concerned primarily with financial and social achievement through a high-paying, high-status vocation.…”

Differences in perception among students and residence hall employees at Mankato State College

“…A similar study at the University of Massachu setts was reported by Shomer and Stanfield (60). This approach will also be briefly described later in this chapter.…”