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Patterns of student interaction in Clark-Trow subgroups

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Previous research on the Clark-Trow model has failed to provide evidence on whether students classified into the same Clark-Trow subgroup interact with one another or are even aware of their common orientation. Yet, this is a basic tenet of claims that these subgroups operate as campus subcultures. This study investigated whether students who self-select into the same Clark-Trow subgroup interact significantly more often with each other than they do with members of the other three subgroups. The results tend to disconfirm expectations based on the Clark-Trow model and suggest these subgroups do not operate as student subcultures.

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    Sigrid M. Hutcheson & David W. Chapman

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Hutcheson, S.M., Chapman, D.W. Patterns of student interaction in Clark-Trow subgroups. Res High Educ 11, 233–247 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975127

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