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Peer reviewedThelin, John R. – Review of Higher Education, 1983
The complaint that memoirs of college and university life are impressionistic and biased and thus poorly suited for a research project is refuted. Memoirs can shape and supplement research questions and can remind and commit academe to the idea of the beloved campus. (MLW)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Bibliographies, College Environment, Colleges
Download full textThelin, John R.; Townsend, Barbara K. – 1987
The possible use of fiction about colleges as part of the study of higher education is considered, based on analysis of 80 student-centered college novels written by authors who attended the depicted colleges. The novels used colleges as either the subject matter or setting. Three criticisms of the idea of using fiction are discussed, including…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Athletics, College Environment, College Students
