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【标题】中西校园文化比较研究 【作者】潘 良 【关键词】校园文化；物质文化；精神文化；宗教；现状 【指导老师】程 琼 向 俊 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionCurrently, no matter in Chinese universities or universities in western countries, campus culture is the theme of a school. The study of campus culture does a great influence on both the school and students. Campus culture is the spirit and soul of a school. As the campus culture of the two areas are based on different social systems, economics, politics, and cultural or historical background. It is necessary to make a comparative study of campus culture between China and western countries.?As many researchers have noted, every school has a culture: a positive, healthy one that promotes learning for both the students and the adults in the building or a negative one that is steeped in conflict and is resistant to change. Roland Barth writes:?“A school’s culture is a complex pattern of norms, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, values, ceremonies, traditions, and myths that are deeply ingrained in the very core of the organization. It is the historically transmitted pattern of meaning that wields astonishing power in shaping what people think and how they act’’. 1 Sylvia Weller explains:?“To a large extent…culture contributes to the school’s effectiveness or ineffectiveness and is a product of the school’s leadership. Culture sets the standards and guides the daily actions of administrators, teachers and students alike”. 2???????????????????????This paper attempts to make comparative study of the historical background, present situation and future development about campus culture between China and western countries.? Furthermore, after a comparative study of campus culture, college Students especially those from English Major can learn more about other countries’ culture and make a deep concern of improving their own.?II. Lead-in of Campus CultureThis part will introduce the history of campus culture and the presentation of campus culture in China and western countries resp