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Peer reviewedSmeby, Jens-Christian – Studies in Higher Education, 2000
Examined why graduate students take longer to complete humanities and social sciences degrees than natural sciences degrees. Found that field differences in knowledge structures and the organization of research have significant implications for research training. "Hard" fields have a directed supervision model and close relationship…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedHayes, Kay; Richardson, John T. E. – Studies in Higher Education, 1995
Approaches to studying were measured in male and female students taking arts and sciences degrees at three British colleges. Students taking science courses had greater reproduction orientation than those in arts courses. Females had greater meaning orientation in arts courses taken in a "female" learning environment, and when taking…
Descriptors: Art, Cognitive Style, College Environment, College Students
