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Panacci, Adam G. – College Quarterly, 2015
This paper explores commonly expressed classroom experiences and needs of adult students who are participating in higher education primarily for career-related reasons while having other major responsibilities and roles. I will identify factors that affect their classroom experiences and needs and discuss implications for supporting their…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Higher Education, Classroom Environment, Student Needs
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Harkins Monaco, Elizabeth A. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2020
Introductory college courses are designed to comprehensively introduce divergent disciplines (Zipp, 2012) and can prepare students to understand the risks for multiple minoritized identities in their fields of study (Shriberg, 2016). This approach is effective, however, only if faculty are appropriately equipped to use intersectional pedagogy.…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Higher Education, College Faculty, Social Discrimination
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Tom, Gail – Journal of College Student Development, 1998
Classroom incivilities play a critical role in faculty teaching careers and are important determinants of student learning experiences. Faculty and student perceptions of 24 faculty behaviors and 27 student classroom behaviors were surveyed. Faculty generally rated behaviors more strictly than did students. Areas of similarity and differences are…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Students, Higher Education, Student Behavior
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Chickering, Arthur W. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2000
Suggests ways to create community within individual courses in order to increase the involvement of commuter students. Describes application of these strategies in an introductory course on leadership and organizational behavior. Proposes seven principles for creating community within individual courses, including recognizing differences in…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Commuting Students, Courses, Higher Education
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Browne, M. Neil; Freeman, Karl – Teaching in Higher Education, 2000
Proposes that classrooms that encourage critical thinking possess distinguishing features that can assess whether critical thinking is a regular occurrence. Suggests that a critical thinking classroom commonly reflects the following attributes: frequent questions, developmental tension, fascination with the contingency of conclusions, and active…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, College Environment, Critical Thinking
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Brooke, Robert – College Composition and Communication, 1987
Explores student and teacher behavior in writing instruction as the "underlife" (behaviors that undercut the roles expected of participants in a situation) of the current educational system. Suggests that the identities students develop in writing classrooms are more conducive to academic success than the traditional identity of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Higher Education, Student Behavior, Student Development
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Lensmire, Timothy J. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1998
Examines and criticizes two popular conceptions of student voice: (1) voice as individual expression and (2) voice as participation. Proposes that student voice should be seen as a project that involves appropriation, social struggle, and becoming. Expounds that this conception of voice reaffirms the agency of student writers in the production of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Higher Education, Peer Influence, Self Actualization
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Hamilton, Sharon J. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1994
A developmental model for collaborative learning at the college level, based on the notion of the development of expertise, is outlined. Five stages are described: (1) the learning of rules, techniques, and strategies; (2) applying the techniques and strategies to the particular teaching context; (3) developing competence; (4) becoming proficient;…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Competence
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Feigenbaum, Elysa; Friend, Ronald – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Presents results of a study comparing student class size preferences among first-year college students and upper-division students. Reports that first-year students prefer small classes and upper division students prefer large classes. Concludes that experience in larger classes results in a stronger preference toward the large classes. Urges…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Class Size, Classroom Environment, College Freshmen
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Tinto, Vincent; Goodsell, Anne – 1993
This paper reports on two studies, one quantitative and the other qualitative, on the effectiveness and influence of Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) at the University of Washington. A quantitative panel study compared 442 freshmen participating in 21 FIGs with 1818 non-participating freshmen. Findings indicated that the FIG program provided a…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, College Instruction
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Eaton, Marie; Pougiales, Rita – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1993
When college courses and classrooms are consciously designed to foster self-evaluation, critical shifts occur in student autonomy and responsibility. Three elements that transform the school experience into meaningful learning include encouraging student "ownership" of their work; promoting reflection on that work; and creating a sense…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Students, Higher Education, Learner Controlled Instruction
Terenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – 1993
This paper estimates the relative importance of three, theoretically interrelated sets of variables on changes in students' intellectual curiosity and interest in learning for its own sake. Variables being analyzed are: (1) students' curricular experiences; (2) students' formal instructional experiences and classroom-related contacts with faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, College Students
Floyd, Debbie – 1975
As colleges have grown in size and complexity, there has been an increasing need for student personnel workers to deal with demands for service, requests for grants and loans, and pressures from outside agencies. Routine tasks, however, do not fully utilize the talents of professionally trained activities personnel. These professionals can, and…
Descriptors: Campuses, Classroom Environment, Coordination, Experiential Learning
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Drake, Susan M. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1992
Examines mythology as a metaphorical blueprint for guiding people through teacher education. The paper summarizes John Goodlad's critique of teacher education and examines Joseph Campbell's work on mythology, describing how their understanding of personal growth transforms the conception of education and teacher preparation suggested by holistic…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Educational Change, Educational Theories
Cabrera, Alberto F.; Colbeck, Carol L.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – 1998
This study compared the effects of personal characteristics and teaching practices in the development of professional competencies by undergraduate engineering students. A survey completed by 480 engineering students gathered information concerning students' personal, academic, and demographic characteristics; characteristics of their current…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, College Students, Engineering
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