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Brint, Steven; Cantwell, Allison M.; Hanneman, Robert A. – Research in Higher Education, 2008
Using data on upper-division students in the University of California system, we show that two distinct cultures of engagement exist on campus. The culture of engagement in the arts, humanities and social sciences focuses on interaction, participation, and interest in ideas. The culture of engagement in the natural sciences and engineering focuses…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Sciences, Labor Market, Educational Practices
Mikolji, B. H.; Plough, T. R. – 1986
The educational literature provides extensive evidence of concern with the issue of an integration of humanities and social sciences within higher education to meet the requirements of modern technology and society. This concern is also reflected in the numerous structural and functional changes in higher education, particularly in technical…
Descriptors: College Students, College Transfer Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background
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Muller-Michaels, Harro – European Education, 1991
Compares the teaching of literature in East and West Germany. Discusses both the nature and titles of the material taught and problems of teaching literature espousing individual thought and criticism in a communist system. Describes common ground in the literature curriculum of both that may serve as a basis for curriculum of unified Germany. (DK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Cullars, John – College and Research Libraries, 1988
This study examined the nature and chronological spread of references used by English-speaking scholars writing monographs on foreign literary topics, and compared the findings to an earlier study of the monographic literature of English and American literature and the humanities journal literature. Implications for research library collections…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Foreign Language Books, Foreign Language Periodicals
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Tobias, Sheila – NACADA Journal, 1993
Research into student attrition in college science education has identified fundamental differences between the way students in the physical sciences are taught and the way students in the social sciences or humanities are taught. Implications for academic advising include having advisors attend science classes and informing science faculty about…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Santos, Terry – 1986
A study examined how college professors reacted to non-native English-speaking students' academic writing. It looked specifically at (1) their rating on a 10-point scale of content versus language of an essay written by non-native-speaking students; (2) their rank ordering of comprehensibility, acceptability, and irritation for errors; (3) how…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
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Bump, Jerome – Computers and the Humanities, 1990
University of Texas (Austin) freshman and senior English literature students and graduate humanities students tested a synchronous local area computer network's applicability for classroom discussion and collaborative exams and essays. Student responses to 50-70 research questions show advantages of computer-assisted classroom discussion (CACD)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation
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Jones, Lyle V.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1985
College enrollments in computer science, engineering, and business have increased since 1972, and decreased in biological and social sciences, humanities, and education. Above average high school achievement levels are generally found for declared college majors in science and engineering, with low achievement among education and business majors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biological Sciences, Business Administration, College Bound Students