Date of Award
1992
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
Keywords
Psychology, Social.
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Abstract
In our changing society with its shrinking economy, the educational experience that our future workers, managers, and leaders are receiving at universities is called into question. This study investigates the socialization of values and epistemology in undergraduate arts and business students. The findings provide evidence for a distinctive socialization process between the two faculties. Business students' epistemology was found to shift in the direction of logical positivism and to a weaker endorsement of values presumably espoused in higher education over the course of their university education. For arts students the shift was toward a more social constructionist position and to a stronger endorsement of these same values. Implications of these results, including recommendations for future research and curriculum reform, are presented.Dept. of Psychology. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1992 .S393. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 31-04, page: 1958. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1992.
Recommended Citation
Savage, Michael A., "The socialization of business and arts students: Epistemological and value changes between disciplines." (1992). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4282.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4282