Examines the relationship between student measures of teaching quality and institutional revenue sources. Results indicate that a greater reliance on private subsidies is associated with higher measures of teacher quality. A greater reliance on public subsidies, however, leads to lower teacher-quality ratings. Implications for public policy are…

Compares undergraduate college students' attitudes regarding student motivation, student perceptions of teacher verbal and nonverbal immediacy, and student perceptions of teacher credibility in two different instructional formats: mass-lecture/lab versus self-contained. Finds comparable perceptions across both instructional formats and concludes…

A preliminary evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program at four San Francisco middle schools found no significant statistical evidence on academic achievement. The program successfully implemented its first-year objectives: positive perceptions among parents and students and solid student participation. Influential factors…

Examines the effects of school size on 945 middle school students' perception of school satisfaction, teacher support, and school safety using data from a national probability sample. Findings suggest that the negative relationship between school size and student outcomes may be from the effect of high enrollments on the school environment.…

Investigated students' perceptions of teachers pupil-control behavior, classroom robustness, and student self-control, highlighting possible differences between public and military secondary schools. Humanistic approaches had more positive, interrelated effects among these variables. Military (custodial) classrooms were perceived as less robust,…

Although regents and administrators may be well versed in student outcomes assessment, many faculty members remain unaware--or skeptical at best--of this recent change. Document offers a review of assessment's brief history and presents one department's attempts to involve faculty in all stages of the assessment process. Contains 12 references,…

Finds that while students (studying broadcast journalism or advertising) and practitioners (station news directors and agency media directors) were in agreement on the majority of opinion statements discussing advertising's influence on broadcast news content, except students were less bothered by advertising's influence on news content than were…

Examines the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in the college classroom using survey data from 89 undergraduate sociology students. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of conferencing systems, either through local area networks or Internet-based systems; preferred uses of CMC; and results of regression analyses. (Author/LRW)

Describes a study on time management that involved 57 third-year university students who first estimated, then recorded how they allocated weekly time between work, maintenance (sleep, meals, etc.) and leisure. Finds that students spent a mean of 40 hours per week on schoolwork. Offers suggestions on allocating student time. (Contains 19…

Assesses the net effects of community college attendance on moral reasoning and critical thinking skills, examining the conditional effects of age and off-campus employment on the two dependent measures. Finds that sophomores scored significantly higher than freshmen on both measures, and that students with longer work schedule hours had…

Surveys of 510 Chinese-Canadian adolescents attending 3 Chinese language schools in Calgary (Alberta) found that older immigrant children maintained or developed the native language better than younger ones, and limited teaching hours and insufficient reinforcement for using Chinese outside school hindered development of literacy in Chinese.…

Korean undergraduates living in the United States and in China were administered the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure to assess their ethnic identity. Korean Americans had higher scores on ethnic identity and were more likely to be classified as bicultural, indicating that they were able to retain their cultural heritage while incorporating…

A survey of study habits was conducted with entry-level mathematics students at the University of Louisville (Kentucky). Students also tracked their study, work, and leisure activities for one week. Findings indicated that students have sufficient time available but choose not to spend the time studying. Regular collection and grading of homework…

Examined determinants of "service quality" as perceived by 139 potential students of a western university. Respondents identified dimensions of the university's quality such as assurance and reliability, empathy, and responsiveness. There was no statistical difference in the expected quality rating between potential students who decided to attend…

This study investigated changes in student attitudes toward computing in three different university introductory computing courses. Describes the attitude survey used and discusses the results of interviews and focus groups that were held to better understand why attitudes changed in one course but not the others. (Author/LRW)