Investigates the relationship between racial biases and educational experiences among undergraduate students (N=167) from a Northeastern university. From their responses to the College Student Experiences Questionnaire and the Modern Racism Scale, it was determined that reduced levels of racial prejudice were associated with enhancing students'…

Discusses Sax's book (co-authored by Marisol Arredondo), Student Attitudes Toward Affirmative Action in Higher Education, which analyzed data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) and the Freshman Survey by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. (15 citations) (EMH)

Surveyed college union users to determine the elements of user satisfaction. Found that indicators in four areas were important to user satisfaction: the extent to which the union enhances the campus experience and provides leadership opportunities, union staff, various entertainment activities, and food areas. (EV)

Investigates the effectiveness of different types of supervision (large group, small group, combined group, individual supervision) with counseling students (N=64). Analyses revealed that all supervision formats resulted in similar progress in counselor effectiveness and counselor development. Participants voiced a preference for individual…

Many high-school students responding to a teacher's in-class literacy survey are frustrated, unprepared readers lacking metacognitive knowledge and comprehension monitoring. Respondents own few books, avoid libraries, and cannot name a favorite book title. They must be taught to question, predict, summarize, and clarify until meanings emerge. (MLH)

Revised the Community College Student Experiences Questionnaire for Australian university students. Tested the new Australian Quality of Student Experiences Scale on first-year students using a Rasch measurement model. Although 58 items were discarded, the final scale of 62 items had excellent psychometric properties. (EV)

Study investigated relationship between access to firearms and parental monitoring on rural youths' exposure to gun violence, and examined the effect of gun violence exposure on mental health. Results indicated a substantial number were exposed to gun violence. Exposure was related to firearm access and parental monitoring. Implications for social…

Examines aspects of self-esteem measures and major life events using the 10-item Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) with Hawaiian, part-Hawaiian, and non-Hawaiian high school students (N=816). There was a lack of consensus regarding the dimensions of RSES as previously reported. Measurement equivalency findings concerning RSES caution against…

This study assessed the relationship between college students' identity development and their levels of academic achievement in an introductory psychology course. Results demonstrated the validity of Erikson's position that formation of identity continues into young adulthood. Study raises the issue of how intervention programs that assist…

Based on the survey responses and transcripts of students with disabilities, examines these students' representation in, access to, and persistence in post-secondary education. Also includes early labor outcomes and graduate school enrollment rates among college graduates with disabilities. (Author)

Describes how Penn State solved the problem of finding out about students' habits, concerns, preferences, and thoughts on college services by utilizing a phone survey. With the creation of Penn State Pulse, educators had an ongoing way to survey students' opinions and to communicate results. The key factor to the project's success is the quick…

Presents findings of a 1999 survey of 200 recent graduates (Generation X) and current undergraduates (Generation Y) of the Hofstra University Zarb School of Business. Participants ranked the top six of 25 factors that they consider most important in motivating them to do their best work. Results were compared with the rankings by two groups of…

Addresses the motivating factors that led to research and collaboration efforts to uncover issues pertaining to transfer students at Santa Monica College (SMC) (California). Reports on SMC's five-year research project, which involved querying transfer students about their experience. The answers helped SMC adjust its curriculum, modify transfer…

As colleges, universities, and schools move to offer more classes in the popular online format, both teachers and students should be aware of what may be absent in class: the routine benefits of humor. For years, student surveys on the characteristics of the most effective teachers routinely have placed humor as one of the top five traits (Hart…

In this research, the authors examined accounting and nonaccounting majors' impressions of accountants through a survey listing 58 characteristics. The results show that many students stereotypically perceived accountants as numbers crunchers and that nonaccounting majors held more negative perceptions of accountants than did accounting majors.…