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Faulconer, Emily; Dixon, Zachary; Griffith, John; Faulconer, Laura – Journal of General Education, 2020
This article reports the development of a "course trailer" video series that communicates the professional and academic value of general education courses' core competencies and describes the results of a survey measuring the impact of those videos on student perception. Although general education programs represent a staple of U.S.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Video Technology, Position Papers, General Education
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Sable, Jeffrey J. – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2020
The mission statement of a college or university is often considered to be an important part of the institutional identity. However, little research has explored the relationship between students and the institutional mission in the classroom itself. I explored the effects of (1) a statement in the syllabus about how the instructor perceives that…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Position Papers, Institutional Mission, Correlation
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Saculla, Meghan Marie; Choi, Youn-Jeng; Thoma, Stephen J. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Using multilevel modeling, moral reasoning was investigated with respect to individual characteristics and school-related (i.e. university/college) factors. Researchers observed significant effects for the individual characteristic of political orientation. Additionally, all investigated school-related factors were significant. Only main effects…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Moral Development, Values, Measures (Individuals)
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Brown, N. Anthony; Solovieva, Raissa V.; Eggett, Dennis L. – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This research describes a method applied at a U.S. university in a third-year Russian language course designed to facilitate Advanced and Superior second language writing proficiency through the forum of argumentation and debate. Participants had extensive informal language experience living in a Russian-speaking country but comparatively little…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition), Russian, Course Descriptions
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Compora, Daniel P. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
Current practices and procedures of distance education programs at selected institutions in higher education in Ohio were studied. Relevant data was found in the areas of: (1) content of the distance education program's mission statement; (2) needs assessment procedures; (3) student demographics; (4) course acquisition, development, and evaluation…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Models