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Direct linkAtkin, JoAnn L.; Bowie, Anthony Alland; Cowley, Scott; Eckert, James A.; Ferrin, Bruce G.; Harrison, Robert L.; Lancendorfer, Karen M.; Luqmani, Mushtaq; Luqmani, Zahida; Leingpibul, Thaweephan; Mumuni, Alhassan G.; O'Reilly, Kelley; Quraeshi, Zahir A.; Samples, Robert G.; Veeck, Ann; Xie, Hu; Zondag, Marcellis M. – Journal of Marketing Education, 2022
Many business colleges offer specialized marketing majors in addition to the general marketing major. Given the extra resources needed to maintain multiple majors, in a time when higher education budgets are being strained, a need exists to understand how students make choices among these majors and what students perceive to be the advantages of…
Descriptors: Marketing, Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Download full textNdungo, Issa; Mugizi, Moses – Online Submission, 2019
Mathematics is key during teaching and school management; the relevance of teaching introductory mathematics to the pre-service teachers at universities was investigated. A random sample of 80 pre-service teachers and a quantitative experimental design were adopted. The results indicated that there was a significant difference at 0.05 level…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Specialization, Introductory Courses
Tuan, Vu Van – English Language Teaching, 2017
This study on level of communicative competence covering linguistic/grammatical and discourse has aimed at constructing a proposed English language program for 5 key universities in Vietnam. The descriptive method utilized was scientifically employed with comparative techniques and correlational analysis. The researcher treated the surveyed data…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), College Seniors, Program Proposals, Correlation
Amasuomo, Japo Oweikeye – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015
The study examined the academic performance of students in the compulsory courses in technical education during the transition period of first and second years of three years Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) Technical programme before choosing their disciplines in the third year. The study comprised of 237 students that consisted of…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Metallurgy
Markworth, Kimberly A.; Brobst, Joseph; Ohana, Chris; Parker, Ruth – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: This study investigates the models of elementary content specialization (ECS) in elementary mathematics and science and the affordances and constraints related to ECS--both generally and in relation to specific models. Elementary content specialists are defined as full-time classroom teachers who are responsible for content instruction…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Team Teaching, Elementary School Teachers, Specialization
Whelan, Eoin; Firth, David – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2012
A significant challenge facing the IS discipline worldwide is the reversal of the low numbers of students currently enrolling in IS courses. While there is a growing body of literature which offers various insights into the IS enrollment crisis, almost all of this work is either from U.S. scholars or based on findings from U.S. universities. This…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Business Administration Education
Doolittle, Sarah A.; Rukavina, Paul B. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
This single case study (Yin, 2009) compares an established urban physical education/ sport/physical activity program with two models: Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program/CSPAP (AAHPERD, 2013; CDC, 2013); and Lawson's propositions (2005) for sport, exercise and physical education for empowerment and community development to determine…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comprehensive School Health Education, Physical Activities, Urban Schools
Peer reviewedXu, Gang; Veloski, J. Jon – Academic Medicine, 1991
Data on 53 Jefferson Medical College (Pennsylvania) graduates specializing in emergency medicine (EM) found they had the highest senior year debt and expected the highest income among nonsurgeons, compared favorably in academic performance and examination scores and were very willing to treat low-income patients. Implications are discussed.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Expectation, Graduate Surveys
Peer reviewedWhyte, Shona – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1995
Compared the discourse of 33 college learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) on topics related to their major field of study and on general topics. Results suggest that text construction is facilitated by learners' expertise and investment in the topic of conversation. (contains 40 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Bischoff, Judith A.; Lewis, K. Ann – 1980
This study measured the physical fitness, levels of creative thinking, and attitudes about physical education in second graders enrolled in physical education programs with different curricular focus: (1) aerobic fitness; (2) movement education; and (3) standard classroom teacher taught curriculum. Seventy-seven children and five teachers…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Comparative Analysis, Creative Thinking, Curriculum
Minor, David – College Board Review, 1985
British education seems to be quite narrow and specialized, contrasted with U.S. education. The English system is based largely on testing and more fully reflects its social structure (more class oriented and less flexible than in the U.S.). (MLW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Environment, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedMiller, Debra A.; Rose, Patricia B. – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1994
A study of 308 communications professionals in south Florida investigated interest in graduate programs, both formal degree programs and professional continuing education. Results indicate the primary reason for enrollment in a formal degree program is not economic but perceived benefit to the employer. More minority group members wanted formal…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Administration, College Choice, Communications
Mauksch, Hans O.; And Others – 1978
A study of the choice of specialty by medical students suggests that Family Medicine depends on students whose choice predates medical school; the number of those interested diminishes significantly over the four years. Interviews suggest several characteristics of the medical school that mitigate against the choice of family medicine and steer…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Family Practice (Medicine)
Peer reviewedElam, Carol L.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1997
Study of 193 University of Kentucky medical school alumni investigated whether those entering by early decision (ED) would demonstrate geographic preferences in choice of undergraduate institutions, in-state residency sites, and practice locations similar to demonstrated preferences for medical school. ED graduates were significantly more likely…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Choice, College Admission, College Choice
Peer reviewedAlbanese, Mark A. – Academic Medicine, 1993
Issues in problem-based learning in medical education, revealed in a literature review, are discussed including basic and clinical science examination performance; thinking processes and study behaviors promoted; learning environment; student progress and satisfaction; graduate perceptions; choice of residency and specialty; faculty satisfaction;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Career Choice, Cognitive Processes
