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Pertegal-Felices, María L.; Castejón-Costa, Juan L.; Jimeno-Morenilla, Antonio – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
The evidence suggests that emotional intelligence and personality traits are important qualities that workers need in order to successfully exercise a profession. This article assumes that the main purpose of universities is to promote employment by providing an education that facilitates the acquisition of abilities, skills, competencies and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Science Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Comparative Analysis
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Khodadady, Ebrahim; Zabihi, Reza – English Language Teaching, 2011
This study reports the performance of 419 undergraduate and graduate students on three questionnaires addressing their biodata, social and cultural capitals and personality factors. The statistical analysis of the students' diploma Grade Point Averages (GPAs) and monthly family income (MFI) showed that the GPAs and MFIs of students majoring in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Personality Traits, Grade Point Average, Family Income
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Agada, John – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
A study was conducted at Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria) to determine whether library science students were less assertive than their counterparts in the law and liberal arts schools. An attitude index administered to 100 undergraduate students showed no significant differences among the assertion levels of the three groups. The questionnaire is…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations