DIMENSIONS OF INDEPENDENCE
THE DEVELOPMENT of independence is a major objective of Goddard College's Experiment in Col lege Curriculum Organization, and independent study seems to be a primary factor in helping stu dents achieve this independence. Because of the variety of meanings given to "independence" and to "independent study" in past research, definition of these terms was clearly necessary before evalu ative examination of the effects of independent study could be undertaken. This study had as its primary purpose the definitive description of the independent student and the discovery of measurable character istics which could be taken as criteria of change in independence among college students.