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> >Practical Goal Orientation: 94
> >Cognitive/Self Orientation: 55 (32 of these also picked the first category)
> >Other: 1
>
> Actually, I'm pleasantly surprised at these numbers. It seems that a significant
>number of students at your school go to college for the "right" reasons, though I
>wonder if some degree of social desirability/demand characteristics are entering into
>your data. My sense is that if I were to carry out the survey at my campus I would
>get a more lopsided view of college overwhelmingly favoring a credentialling approach
>to college.
Like Miguel, I also was pleasantly surprised. On the way home
tonight the car radio carried an ad for a university near here stating,
"Learning is life-long, but a degree should not take a life-time," after
which they pitched their 15 month bachelor's degree in business--giving
mucho credit for experience of course! I am sure many students value
learning for its own sake, but it's just not for them. A few older
students come back for the education they missed when they were
hurrying to get their degree. I try to support all students, but relish
those few with the desire to learn. Gary Peterson
