How students relate to educators' titles or lack thereof is a component of the student-teacher relationship virtually ignored in higher education research. The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of titles in academic relationships, with special focus given to how students respond to forms of address used by faculty in the higher…

This study investigated the congruence between students' perceptions of their peers and their perceptions of the institutional environment. Significant differences were found between students' perceptions of their class peers and the environment on four factors. (Author)

Two groups of students, one beginning and one completing professional teacher training, were administered a semantic differential, responding to 16 discrete educational terms. Results showed differences in attitude toward the concepts between groups, with beginning students being more positive. Results were discussed in terms of the effectiveness…