This paper explores how students adjust to life at universities outside their home countries. Much of the current body of research was conducted prior to the 9/11 tragedy and focuses primarily on studies within a single U.S. institution. This project expands the boundaries by including multiple institutions from around the globe post-9/11. The…

This paper uses two stories to illustrate the political attitudes of today's youth. The first story, about a group of young people in a working class area of St. Paul, Minnesota, who were part of the youth civic engagement initiative called Public Achievement, suggests ways to re-engage young people with politics. Through this initiative, students…

A five-question Web-based summer school survey was designed to measure student motivation for taking summer classes. Web technology has several advantages, such as no printing, electronic notification, high student access potential, and automatic collection of data in digital form. Notification was sent to all enrolled students (N=19,837) based on…

The characteristics and attitudes of students and their reasons for enrolling were studied at a new institute of technology being established in Malaysia. The Swinburne University of Australia, in cooperation with Yayasan Sarawak, has established the Swinburne Sarawak Institute of Technology to provide industry training and trade/skills…

When used proactively and comprehensively, assessment can be a powerful tool for evaluating the effectiveness of existing programs and practices and for identifying areas for institutional enhancement. This paper describes using the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) and Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) surveys for campus…

Factors in high school students motivation for school and homework were studied, and other factors that may correlate with achievement motivation were explored. The project was designed in a framework of self-determination. A total of 372 high school students aged 13 to 20 years from 2 high schools completed the survey. Students also reported…

This study sought to identify predictors of satisfaction with first sexual intercourse. A survey of 292 undergraduates at a large rural midwestern university revealed that the majority of respondents received inadequate sex education. Most of their school sex education covered reproduction and disease prevention, to the exclusion of human sexual…

In this study social work instructor and student reactions to a behavioral instructional method called mastery learning were examined using qualitative methods. Mastery learning utilizes additional learning time and repeated testing opportunities to increase student learning. Students rated how helpful seven instructional elements of mastery…

This practicum report evaluates student perception of the conversion to a semester academic calendar at Snead State Community College (Alabama). A survey instrument was used to record the responses of students at Snead about whether they viewed the conversion to a semester academic calendar to be a positive experience. Results of the study showed…

This paper reports on a survey conducted in 2001 by the American Bar Association, Division for Public Education of high school students who were participating in a week-long civic education program in Washington, DC, sponsored by the Close Up Foundation. The focus was twofold: first, the survey mapped the knowledge and opinions of high school…

This report presents findings reported in the follow-up survey of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) (Virginia) graduates of the class of 1998-99. Graduates were surveyed during the spring of 2000 to determine what jobs they had obtained, which schools they were attending, how much they earned, how satisfied they were with their employment…

For Australians the issue of globalization adds a new dimension to the complex of concerns around questions of national identity. This year has seen wide coverage of issues of citizenship and the rules whereby entry of refugees is permitted. Yet another indication of growing concern at the way Australia is understood came through educational…

As part of the ongoing effort to provide and maintain quality educational programs and services for students, the San Diego Community College District conducted a comprehensive student satisfaction survey during fall 2001. This article provides a brief summary of this survey research including instrumentation, data collection, data analysis,…

The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) conducted a survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students affiliated with local youth service organizations around the United States. A total of 496 youth from 32 states completed the survey fully. Over 90% reported that they sometimes or frequently hear homophobic remarks in…

This study was conducted to explore the views of the absentee partner by examining students' perspectives of education reform, specifically with regard to their experience with instruction in a school district committed to K-12 mathematics reform. Survey data for this study were drawn from the responses of 1,176 elementary and secondary education…