Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ483652
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Publication Date: 1994
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The Graduate Student Experience and Subscription to the Norms of Science.
Anderson, Melissa S.; Louis, Karen Seashore
Research in Higher Education, v35 n3 p273-99 Jun 1994
A study investigated the effects of graduate department structure, department climate, and mentoring experiences on 1,363 doctoral students' subscription to traditional norms of science and to alternative counternorms in 4 disciplines: chemistry, civil engineering, microbiology, and sociology. Substantial ambivalence about traditional norms was found. Also, U.S. and international students differed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Behavior Standards, Beliefs, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Departments, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Majors (Students), Microbiology, National Surveys, Organizational Climate, Scientific Attitudes, Scientific Principles, Scientific Research, Scientists, Social Values, Sociology, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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