College Student Journal back issues from June 2004:
Teacher truths: speaking from the heart of educators.
Jun 01, 2004; ... When educators are given the opportunity to speak candidly, straight from their heart and soul about their profession, what might they have to say? Twenty-three graduate students enrolled in a Leadership in Education class were given the chance to do exactly that via an on-line discussion ...
Attitudes toward physical education: a study of high school students from four countries--Austria, Czech Republic, England, and USA.
Jun 01, 2004; ... This study investigated the attitude toward physical education of 1107 high school students from four countries, Czech Republic, Austria, England, and the United States. Survey data were gathered and measured using the Adams Scale survey instrument (Adams, 1963). While the data revealed ...
Gender differences in perceived role conflict among university student-athletes.
Jun 01, 2004; ... Perceptions of role conflict of university student-athletes were explored, with a focus on differences in perceptions of role conflict between female and male student-athletes. Data were collected from 169 university student-athletes attending a southeastern university using a group ...
Faculty attitudes and students with disabilities in higher education: a literature review.
Jun 01, 2004; ... Attitudes toward disabilities as a topic is widely researched when it comes to published studies concerned with disability issues. 'Attitudinal barriers' is recognized widely as an impediment to success of persons with disabilities. However, this also happens to be the least researched ...
The need for cognition and life satisfaction among college students.
Jun 01, 2004; ... The relationship between the need for cognition and life satisfaction was explored among college students. The 18-item short Need for Cognition Scale (NCS; Cacioppo, Petty, & Kao, 1984) and the 5-item Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) were ...
Personality and sexual orientation.
Jun 01, 2004; ... Bases for individual acceptance and cultural integration of gays and lesbians were investigated by assessing qualities of personality among four participant groups: Heterosexual females, heterosexual males, homosexual females, and homosexual males. Personality was operationally defined as ...
Voices from Chinese students: professors' use of English affects academic listening (1).
Jun 01, 2004; ... Research in English for Academic Purposes has begun to show that non-native speakers of English have much difficulty in English academic listening at American universities. Chinese students, who are from a very different educational system and cultural environment, experience special ...
Social dating goals in female college students: failure to replicate in a diverse sample.
Jun 01, 2004; ... This article reports a failure to replicate aspects of the Social Dating Goals Scale (SDGS; Sanderson & Cantor, 1995) with an ethnically diverse group of female college students. The SDGS was developed and validated with predominantly White samples. In the present study, a diverse sample ...
The experiences of African American Ph.D. students at a predominately White Carnegie I--research institution.
Jun 01, 2004; ... This research study examined the experiences of African American Ph.D. students at a predominately White Carnegie I Research institution in the Mid-West Region of the United States. Given the current statistics in higher education, fewer African Americans are receiving terminal degrees ...
Cheerleader, coach, counselor, critic: support and challenge roles of the dissertation advisor.
Jun 01, 2004; ... Although many handbooks inform doctoral students about how to successfully complete the dissertation, few resources exist that discuss how faculty might help students through the dissertation experience. In the absence of such work, professors, particularly those new to the ranks, are left ...
Long-term academic benefits of service-learning: when and where do they manifest themselves?
Jun 01, 2004; ... During the last several years, researchers have been garnering evidence concerning the benefits of service-learning, and urging its inclusion in the curricular mainstream. This study presents evidence that college students manifest long-lasting, if modest, academic benefits from ...
Student exam creation as a learning tool.
Jun 01, 2004; ... The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between: 1) comprehensiveness of student developed model tests and final exam score, 2) the quality of student developed model tests and answer keys combined, and final exam score, 3) student developed model test ...
Employment follow-up of undergraduate rehabilitation majors.
Jun 01, 2004; ... This study was designed to explore employment opportunities, salary potential, and knowledge required by graduates of a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services degree. A survey was mailed to graduates of the program addressing these questions. The response rate was 41%. Of the ...
Plus/minus grading: if given a choice.
Jun 01, 2004; ... After implementation of plus/minus grading, in a series of classes, students were given a choice as to which grading system they individually wanted. Students overwhelmingly chose the straight letter option by a two-to-one ratio. The difference in actual grades earned was minimal, but the ...
Project lead: a training program for minority educators in special education and educational leadership.
Jun 01, 2004; ... During recent years, the U.S. Department of Education has funded several projects designed to develop and implement personnel preparation for special educators. Unfortunately, few special educators enter administrative positions. This article highlights the opportunities given to ...
The impact of student life stress on health related quality of life among doctor of pharmacy students.
Jun 01, 2004; ... The purpose of this study was to examine the association between student-life stress and health related quality of life (HRQOL) among Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) students. Data were collected for 166 students in the first three years of a Pharm.D. curriculum. Student-Life Stress ...
Online education: lessons for administrators and instructors.
Jun 01, 2004; ... Colleges and universities are increasingly using online education across North America. There is, however, a debate on the effectiveness of this new technology as a pedagogical tool. In this paper, using our experiences in teaching more than l0 online courses, we examine the role of online ...
A constructivist approach to facilitating intrapersonal change in pre-service teachers.
Jun 01, 2004; ... This article establishes the need and appropriateness for teacher educators to address the intrapersonal readiness of pre-service teachers for the rigors of teaching. It gives details of five major areas in which teacher educators can facilitate student change during a semester ...
Campus chaplains: cult training and perceptions.
Jun 01, 2004; ... This article examines the perception of 43 college chaplains across the United States with regard to cult training and perceptions of college and university cult activity. Campus chaplains are in a unique and challenging position on college campuses to assist students and confront cult ...
Decreasing math anxiety in college students.
Jun 01, 2004; ... This paper examines the phenomenon of mathematics anxiety in contemporary college and university students. Forms of math anxiety range from moderate test anxiety to extreme anxiety including physiological symptoms such as nausea. For each of several types of math anxiety, one or more case ...