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Direct linkSmart, John C.; Ethington, Corinna A.; Umbach, Paul D.; Rocconi, Louis M. – Research in Higher Education, 2009
This study examines variability in the extent to which faculty members in the disciplinary-based academic environments of Holland's theory emphasize different student learning outcomes in their classes and whether such differences are comparable for those in "consistent" versus "inconsistent" environments. The findings show wide variation in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Intellectual Disciplines, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewedSmart, John C. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
This study focuses on the relative importance attached to selected undergraduate teaching goals. Results support the merits of Holland's Theory as a conceptual framework guiding formulation of academic policies and investigations of discipline-based differences in attitudes and activities of academic professionals. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedSmart, John C. – Journal of College Student Development, 1997
Examines differential patterns of college students' self-perceived growth within the framework of a theory of vocational choice/personality. Findings support the theory's premise that distinctive subenvironments encourage, reinforce, and reward distinctive attitudinal and behavioral patterns. Implications of the theory's potential to promote…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, College Environment, College Students
McLaughlin, Gerald W.; Smart, John C. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1987
Demonstrated differences by sex in personal and career developmental values for graduates from five types of colleges. Made statistical adjustments for socio-economic and high school academic achievement. Indicated that although the changes were not greatly influenced by college type, there were major differences in the entering values of…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Graduates, College Students, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedSmart, John C. – Research in Higher Education, 1985
A longitudinal study of over 2,000 graduates from eight college types generally supports the validity of Holland's premise: that model environments reinforce the characteristic predispositions and attitudes of their corresponding personality types. There are implications for the study of inter- and intra-institutional diversity. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Peer reviewedFjortoft, Nancy; Smart, John C. – Higher Education, 1994
A survey of 1,321 administrators, 927 trustees, and 1,158 department heads in 332 4-year colleges and universities examined the independent and conditional effects of organizational culture type and level of consensus about mission on the institutions' organizational effectiveness. Implications of results for enhancing effectiveness are discussed.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Environment, College Role
Peer reviewedSmart, John C.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Higher Education, 1986
A nine-year longitudinal study of the relationships of degree attainment, social and academic integration during college years, institutional characteristics, sex, and changes in student self-concept is reported. Implications for enhancing student self-concept are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Degrees (Academic), Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedSmart, John C.; Hamm, Russell E. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
The extent to which a two-year college's effectiveness is linked to dominant organizational culture type (clan, adhocracy, hierarchy, or market) was examined. A survey of faculty and administrators in 30 representative colleges found that perceived effectiveness is strongly related to culture type, with adhocracy (characterized by employment of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty
Download full textSmart, John C. – 2002
This study researched how the characteristics of higher learning institutions affect the persistence and learning of college students. The author examined the extent to which perceptions of students' academic, personal, and career development and their satisfaction with their educational experiences in the two-year college are related to measures…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, College Environment, Community Colleges
