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ERIC Number: ED090477
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1971-Feb
Pages: 12
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A Comparison of Activities and Behaviors in Coeducational and Non-Coeducational Residence Halls.
Maryland Univ., College Park.
This report reviews the objectives for coed housing, relates previous findings, and examines several hypotheses: (1) that coed units will have more activities and programs; (2) that the activities will be more widely varied; (3) that coed residents report more contact with faculty, more interaction with the opposite sex, more academically oriented behaviors, more time in the hall, more on-campus dates, and different discussion topics; and (4) that coed residents will express more general satisfaction with their living environment. A locally devised questionnaire was distributed randomly to 272 coed and non-coed residence hall students. Results indicated that: (1) coed halls do have more activities and programs, but they are not necessarily more varied; (2) coed residents have more contact with faculty, interact more with the opposite sex, have more on-campus dates, watch somewhat less television, spend fewer weekends at home, and seek help from somewhat different sources; and (3) residents of coed halls seem to be more generally satisfied with their residence experiences. Differences were not reported between coed and non-coed hall residents on several academically-oriented behaviors, such as time spent studying and number of non-assigned books read. (Author)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: Maryland Univ., College Park.
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