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Peer reviewedJiao, Qun G.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Library Quarterly, 1999
Describes the results of a study of graduate students that investigated the relationship between the dimensions of library anxiety and learning-modality preferences by using a multivariate analysis and canonical correlation analysis. Use of the Library Anxiety Scale and the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey are also described.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Learning Modalities
Peer reviewedLee, Doris; McCool, John; Napieralski, Laura – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2000
Graduate students (n=134) used the analytic hierarchy process, which weights expressed preferences, to rate four learning activities: lectures, discussion/reflection, individual projects, and group projects. Their preferences for discussion/reflection and individual projects were independent of auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning styles.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Style, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedMacias, Cathaleene J. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1989
Examines the educational difficulties and effective learning strategies of 11 academically successful American Indian women enrolled in graduate school. Interviews revealed subjects' systematic study habits, multimodal learning strategies, preference for essay tests, strong ability to synthesize knowledge, and reflective pragmatic attitude toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Style
Download full textMarin, Noemi – 1996
Graduate students have long expressed difficulties adapting to different expectations graduate schools place upon them. Foreign students pursuing knowledge in the field of speech communication encounter cultural difficulties. Foreign graduate students are students at risk because they become a central locus for cultural tensions in relation to:…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Foreign Students, Graduate Students
Greeley, Andrew M. – 1970
The suggestion that academic professions ought to be treated as games and that graduate school training should consist of preparation in gamesmanship is in this author's viewpoint, perfectly in keeping with the epistomological revolution. The literature of the 1960's which criticized the scientific world-view is reviewed. Three positions that…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Processes, College Faculty
Huxur, Gulbahar; Mansfield, Earl; Nnazor, Reginald; Schuetze, Hans; Segawa, Megumi – CSSHE Professional File, 1996
This paper examines the learning needs and adaptation problems of foreign graduate students, and is based on the experiences of the five co-authors' graduate studies in Canada and the United States. It reviews the factors that contributed to their decision to study abroad, pre-sojourn expectations and arrival, their arrival in the host country,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Instruction, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict
Fry, Heather, Ed.; Ketteridge, Steve, Ed.; Marshall, Stephanie, Ed. – 1999
This book was written to support the excellence in teaching required to bring about learning of the highest quality. Chapters seek to offer the best practical advice in teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as references to research findings. An introductory section sets out the purpose of the book and examines the changing role and place of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Business Education, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
