Compared to freshmen in the late 1960s, today's men and women are much more alike in their educational aspirations, career plans, attitudes, and values. Implications of these and other trends for higher education and for the larger society are discussed.
Students are issue oriented and desire change.
Confident in the efficacy of their generation, they have chosen to act locally in the community and on campus, where consumerism is a growing reality. Although campus activism is on the rise, its dominance by small affinity groups, its local focus, and its peaceful, consumer tactics hide the strength of this 1990s reality. This paper argues that colleges and universities would be best served by reorganizing themselves in ways that promote greater educational community among students, faculty, and staff. The study concludes that behavioural and attitudinal operationalizations of accessibility can lead to contradictory results and explores the practical implications of these findings for university administrators and researchers.