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Harris, Sandra M.; Larrier, Yvonne I.; Castano-Bishop, Marianne – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2011
The problem of attrition in online learning has drawn attention from distance education administrators and chief academic officers of higher education institutions. Many studies have addressed factors related to student attrition, persistence and retention in online courses. However, few studies have examined how student expectations influence…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Academic Persistence
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Breaugh, James A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1998
Results of 3 studies, involving 80 adult employees, 6,810 defense contractor employees, and 88 graduate students, support the reliability and validity of a new measure of global work autonomy, the Global Work Autonomy Scale (B. Ashforth and A. Saks, 1995). (SLD)
Descriptors: Employees, Graduate Students, Professional Autonomy, Test Construction
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Lanning, Wayne; Freeman, Brenda – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1994
Discusses revision of Supervisor Emphasis Rating Form (SERF) into ipsative instrument and suggests future research that could profitably be done with new instrument. Explains rationale for choosing ipsative format and presents findings of study conducted to establish instrument reliability. SERF-Revised is appended. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Counselor Educators, Graduate Students, Higher Education