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Program-Level Curriculum Planning: An Exploration of Faculty Perspectives on Two Different Campuses.
Peer reviewedStark, Joan S.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 59 faculty at two very different colleges investigated assumptions and influences on them as they worked with colleagues in planning program curriculum. While some common factors influenced course and program planning, program planning was irregular or infrequent compared to course planning, typically responded to a specific catalyst,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedSinger, Ellen R. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A study of 443 college faculty in English, biology, mathematics, and psychology in 163 institutions found gender, discipline, and some contextual variables to be the most significant predictors of faculty teaching paradigms. In addition, teaching paradigms were reflected in the frequencies of instructional behaviors reported by the faculty…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biology, College Faculty, College Instruction
Peer reviewedKellogg, Ronald T. – Research in Higher Education, 1986
A study examined the relationship of writing method (cognitive strategies, tools, work scheduling, environment, and rituals) to productivity in 121 science and engineering faculty when writing technical documents such as journal articles. (MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Engineering Education
Peer reviewedFerrari, Joseph R.; Keane, Sabrina M.; Wolfe, Raymond N.; Beck, Brett L. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
Study of students (n=546) from two colleges found selective college students procrastinated more. Academic procrastination was motivated by task aversion at selective college, by fear of task failure at nonselective college. Nonselective college procrastinators more often used both legitimate and nonlegitimate excuses. Excuses were self-generated…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Behavior Patterns, College Admission, College Students
Peer reviewedDiekhoff, George M.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A follow-up study of college students' (n=474) cheating behaviors looked at extent of cheating, attitudes toward it, characteristics of cheaters/noncheaters, effectiveness of deterrents, and attitude changes from 1984-94. A significant rise in cheating was found, but with less rationalization. An additional 12 variables discriminating cheaters…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Behavior Patterns, Cheating
