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Roberts, Simon; Reeves, Matthew; Ryrie, Angus – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2015
Recent evidence suggests that the majority of the adult population fails to achieve the recommended target of 30-minutes moderate intensity exercise, days a week. This includes university students who often have the time to engage in physical activity. The aim of this study was to determine exercise motives for a UK-based student population. The…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Exercise, Athletics, Gender Differences
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Wilson, Janie H.; Beyer, Denise; Monteiro, Heather – College Teaching, 2014
Student evaluations of teaching provide valued information about teaching effectiveness, and studies support the reliability and validity of such measures. However, research also illustrates potential moderation of student perceptions based on teacher gender, attractiveness, and even age, although the latter receives little research attention. In…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Age, Sex, Teacher Characteristics
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Rinn, Anne N.; Jamieson, Kelly M.; Gross, Candace M.; McQueen, Kand S. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2009
This study examines the effects of social comparison, gender, and grade level on gifted adolescents' multidimensional self-concept. Participants include 248 gifted adolescents who had completed the sixth through tenth grade during the previous academic year. Multidimensional self-concept was measured using the Self Description Questionnaire II…
Descriptors: Gifted, Self Concept, Interpersonal Attraction, Adolescents