Emerging research illustrates that undergraduate students are searching for meaning in their lives, yet postsecondary institutions generally do little to support them in exploring such issues (Astin et al., 2005b). We speculated that religiously affiliated institutions might offer guidance on supporting students' spiritual development, and thus…

We discuss the learning goals, content, and delivery of a University of Plymouth intensive module delivered over four weeks entitled MATH1608PP Understanding Big Data from Social Networks, aimed at introducing students to a broad range of techniques used in modern Data Science. This module made use of R, accessed through RStudio, and some popular…

Objective: To investigate the self-concept of college students with ADHD. Method: College students with ADHD and their parents completed self-report and observer-report measures of self-concept, respectively. Results: Results indicated that college students with ADHD did not report problems with self-concept but their parents did for them. This…

Short-term study abroad programs currently account for more than 50% of students who study overseas. Using an adaptation of the Value-Belief-Norm theory of proenvironmental behavior (Stern, 2000), we hypothesized that study abroad nurtures global citizenship related to ecologically conscious behaviors by strengthening core relations among…

Teachers often use peer evaluation as a way to increase opportunities for constructive feedback. However, few studies have investigated student attitudes toward such evaluation. This study examined preferences among Japanese university students (N = 86) in an intensive English-language program (intermediate proficiency) toward peer evaluation for…

Community colleges offer students an alternate pathway for baccalaureate degree attainment. Statistical data has shown that degree-seeking students can use community colleges to facilitate transfer to four-year institutions. Transfer rates from community colleges to four-year institutions are between 25% and 40%. Community college enrollment is…

The study explores factors that enhance or inhibit the language adjustment of international students in the U.S. Using social network influence model, the study examines the effects of language resources, language norm, and technology use on international students' self-confidence in overall English skills and four subskills, namely, listening,…

Analysis showed that student dissatisfaction with the level of influence in collegiate decision-making correlated with the students' professed willingness to join a union. (Author/IRT)

This study compared the predictive value of the theory of planned behavior in university students in South Africa (N = 251) and the United States (N = 160) who completed an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Multiple regression analyses revealed that condom use and intention were significantly predicted by positive condom attitude,…

This report presents national normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time freshmen during the summer and fall of 1970. It is the 5th in a series of annual reports and part of an ongoing longitudinal research program conducted by the Office of Research of the American Council on Education. The data are reported…

This study presents an analysis of the responses of University of California, Irvine freshmen to the 1973 Student Information Form, a questionnaire developed by the American Council on Education. Part 1 compares UC Irvine freshmen with freshmen attending other universities. Part 2 analyses responses by school or program of enrollment. Data…

This report presents a comprehensive description of seniors graduating from a broad cross-section of colleges, both public and private, with predominantly black student enrollment. Results of a questionnaire administered to seniors enrolled during their freshman and sopomore years in an innovative curriculum program (Thirteen-College Curriculum…

This paper deals with the responses by male and female University of Minnesota students to select items from the 1973-74 Student Services Cards that were distributed during winter quarter registration. The purpose of this paper was to see if there were any differing perceptions between men and women about the services offered by the offices…

Three forms of the Situational Attitude Scale (SAS) were given to 371 Japanese college students to measure their attitudes towards blacks, Koreans, and neutral persons without racial reference in 10 social and personal situations. Overall response pattern was similar to that of American and Danish students. (Author/LBH)

Reported is a study undertaken to examine the personal actions and values, especially as they relate to conservation issues, of college students in a natural resources survey course at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Implications of the study results for course improvement are discussed. (JMD)