This report contains results of one of the largest research studies of its type ever conducted. For the study, 1,802 students at 11 high schools and several continuation schools of the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District were surveyed on a range of issues related to their experience with violence, their own and their friends'…

The structures/systems required to ensure the quality of individual learning programs in further education (FE) in Britain and the coherence of learner achievement were examined through a study in which data were obtained from a survey of students in individual learning programs at two FE colleges and a literature review. At both colleges,…

One hundred forty-three Eastern Kentucky University college students majoring in education and enrolled in an introductory education course were surveyed to determine their understanding of and knowledge about multicultural education and to discern the extent to which these students appreciated and valued multicultural education. The study also…

Under the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Act, institutions of higher education are required to review the effectiveness of their alcohol and drug prevention programs biannually. This guide offers a method for gathering and interpreting student survey data on alcohol-related problems based on the methodology of the College Alcohol Survey developed…

Many hundreds of hours have gone into the preparation of the multimedia system for the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) unit, Introduction to Management Science. This multimedia system is placed at the heart of a total technology approach to teaching (TTAT) which interlinks various technologies in delivering unit material to both internal…

Hiring is an enormous challenge in today's Information Systems (IS) organizations due to the heavy demand for graduating students. This paper reports on a study to determine what factors IS students consider important in evaluating potential employers. Initially using an open ended survey approach, 28 upper level IS students were asked to identify…

Active learning is an important element of course design. It has, however, not been integrated in the conduct of class lectures as they have evolved from early, chalkboard-based discussions to newer, multimedia presentation styles. The sophisticated, multimedia presentation styles have forced some rigidity, and have often unintentionally relegated…

This report (Volume I), with accompanying appendices (Volume II), was developed as part of the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources' (NCSR) efforts to upgrade the curriculum for natural resource technicians in associate degree programs. The primary purpose of revising the program was to increase technicians' knowledge and skills in…

"Task Analysis" is a required course in the Communication, Education, and Training Department at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. A research study was designed to assess the effectiveness of a World Wide Web-based instruction program in the delivery of task analysis content. The program was presented and delivered on the Internet…

This Chabot College (California) Student Satisfaction Survey sampled 1,149 students in 59 course sections. Conducted in fall 1997, the five-page survey focused on the following factors: educational goals and reasons for attending Chabot, satisfaction with the college and its facilities and services, campus safety, campus climate, course…

This report describes a plan that was developed for improving middle school student writing skills and attitudes toward writing. The targeted population consisted of seventh and eighth graders in a low to middle class community located in western Illinois. The problems of weak writing skills, ineffective use of the writing process, and poor…

This report presents findings of a longitudinal study of student experiences and how they relate to college outcomes. The study was begun in 1994 and followed approximately 550 students attending the six daytime faculties at York University (Ontario) to the end of 1998. Data included yearly student surveys, focus group meetings conducted with…

The purpose of this study was to compare Interactive Televised Video (ITV) student satisfaction in performance and its predictors for two settings--one with two sites connected, each seeing the other simultaneously (point-to-point), and one with three to five sites connected, each seeing only one of the other sites at a time (multipoint). Subjects…

This paper reports on a study undertaken to examine student usage of course webs (i.e., course materials and resources on the World Wide Web) in classroom situations in which computers are readily available and students are comfortable using hypertext systems. The author prepared course webs for two computer science courses at Grinnell College…

This paper reports a research project designed to improve collaboration among Georgia's schools, colleges, and universities and raise educational standards for pre-K through college education. The researchers, who had developed a course in secondary-level classroom behavior management for preservice teachers, examined the opinions of secondary…