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The impact of an open campus program upon high school students' sense of control over their environment
Author(s) -
Rosen Catherine E.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197704)14:2<216::aid-pits2310140218>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - locus of control , psychology , autonomy , feeling , academic freedom , control (management) , community college , sense of community , social psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , medical education , higher education , management , political science , law , economics , medicine
Students in an experimental and a control high school were compared in the fall and spring on their Locus of Control scores. An Open Campus policy was instituted in the experimental school, which essentially gave its upperclassmen the same freedom and responsibilities as those of a community college student. The experimentals increased significantly more than controls in internal control. Students reported that the Open Campus experience led to: after school jobs, greater time to pursue own interests, feelings of freedom, autonomy, and responsibility, a decline in grades due to “goofing off,” and less time for social activities.