College Student Journal articles from December 2008

College Student Journal archives from December 2008

An assessment of barriers and strategies for recruitment and retention of a diverse graduate student population.(Report)
December 1, 2008... The purpose of this exploratory qualitative investigation was to: a) describe the barriers of recruitment and retention of diverse-graduate student population at one of the predominantly white universities (PWUs) in the Midwestern US as...

An expressed preference determination of college students' valuation of statistical lives: methods and implications.(Report)
December 1, 2008... I wish to thank the USU Office of the Provost and the Department of Economics for providing financial support. I would also like to thank Cris Lewis and Paul Jakus for reading earlier drafts of the manuscript and providing invaluable...

An examination of underage drinking in a sample of private university students.(Report)
December 1, 2008... The present study provides further empirical support for the relationship between alcohol use and behavioral, academic, and health-related problems among underage college students. The intentional focus upon underage drinking in a small,...

Modern school mathematics.(Essay)
December 1, 2008... There was much enthusiasm when the phrase "Modern School Mathematics" was coined shortly after the 1958 National Defense Education Act was passed. Many federally funded study groups such as the The Greater Cleveland Mathematics Project, The...

Definitions of insanity in college students.(Report)
December 1, 2008... The legal concept of insanity has had many definitions throughout the years, and the precise definition used is critical in determining the status of a person in the legal system. Past research has demonstrated that different professions...

Partnership that works: a study of the educational-web in school management.(Report)
December 1, 2008... Educators are becoming aware that between the school, government and the home is an important link, which must be utilized or harnessed for children's learning and educational development. The situation of teaching and learning in most public...

Students' perspectives on materials posted On faculty office doors.(Report)
December 1, 2008... Undergraduates (N = 459) completed a survey in which they rated the appropriateness of various materials that might be posted on the outside of faculty office doors. Results indicated that students considered school-related items to be the most...

"Men are dogs": is the stereotype justified? Data on the cheating college male.(Report)
December 1, 2008... Analysis of data from 1394 undergraduates at a large southeastern university were used to assess the degree to which the stereotype that "men are dogs" (sexually-focused cheaters) is justified. Results suggest that this stereotype is...

Effects of Enron on future Russian business leaders: a time line survey.(Report)
December 1, 2008... Russia has emerged as a new capitalistic country with a prior history of corruption under the state controlled regime. Will word of corruption in America stop efforts for an ethical business climate in the new Russia? Has the Enron scandal...

Evaluating knowledge and critical thinking in international marketing courses.(Report)
December 1, 2008... In view of the increasing business globalization trend, the development and implementation of teaching/learning strategies appropriate for the international marketing curriculum is a critical factor for the success of international business...

Understanding campus climate through the voices of Filipina/o American college students.(Report)
December 1, 2008... The purpose of this article is to discuss findings that investigate the experiences of Filipina/o American college students at a large, research I institution in southern California. Qualitative data was collected through one-on-one interviews...

Student governance: toward effectiveness and the ideal.(Report)
December 1, 2008... College students have been engaged in various aspects of campus governance since nearly the beginning of the academy. This governance was formalized greatly by the academic freedom movement of 40 years ago, and the current system of shared...

Enhancing a curriculum: a focus on the development process.(Report)
December 1, 2008... Many academic departments, concerned with providing curricula that are both current and targeted to student and employer needs, are tailoring their curricula to target specific skill sets. This in turn generates students who graduate more...

Variation in the prediction of cross-cultural adjustment by ethnic density: a longitudinal study of Taiwanese students in the United States.(Report)
December 1, 2008... This study was partially supported by a faculty research grant from the University of California, Berkeley to the first author. The study examined variation in the prediction of adjustment in Taiwanese students by ethnic density. A total of...

Cognitive and personality factors in relation to timely completion of a college degree.(Report)
December 1, 2008... The timely completion of a higher education degree and the enhancement of academic performance are concerns of students as well as parents and college administrators. The current study assesses the impact of cognitive and affective factors as...

Measuring learned resourcefulness in college students: factor structure of the self-control schedule (SCS).(Report)
December 1, 2008... Rosenbaum's Self-Control Schedule (SCS) has been used as a unidimensional measure of Learned Resourcefulness (LR) in previous research. In this study we clarified the factor structure of the SCS among college students (N = 583) by conducting a...

Status of participation in physical activity among international students attending colleges and universities in the United States.(Report)
December 1, 2008... This study examined the status of participation in physical activity among international students attending colleges and universities in the United States. Participants for the study were 521 international students from five universities in the...

A comparison of eye-health nutrients, lutein (L)/zeaxanthin (Z) Intakes and L/Z rich food choices between college students living in Los Angeles and Taiwan.(Los Angeles, California)(Report)
December 1, 2008... Lutein and zeaxanthin (L/Z) were related to macular health. With respect to increasing life expectancy, age-related macular disease (AMD) has become a concern on public health. The objective was to investigate dietary L/Z intake and its related...

Are light and ultra-light cigarettes safer: perceptions of college students.(Report)
December 1, 2008... The reported study investigates college students' perceptions of light compared to regular and ultra-light compared to light cigarettes, and whether perceptions vary by smoking status (nonsmoker, former smoker, social smoker, or regular smoker)...

Preliminary examination of first year female university students: smoking practices and beliefs in a city with no-smoking legislation.(Report)
December 1, 2008... Young adults between the ages of 20 to 24 are reported to have the highest smoking rates of any other age group. A questionnaire was used to assess the smoking practices and beliefs of 323 female university students. All participants were first...

Predictors of breast cancer screening in Asian and Latina University students.(Report)
December 1, 2008... Preventative screening in the form of clinical breast examinations remains among the best protections against breast cancer. Despite the benefits that regular examinations confer, many women fail to obtain screening tests. Because ethnic...

Junior college experience and students with learning disabilities: implications for success at the four year university.(Report)
December 1, 2008... There are an increasing number of students with learning disabilities attending college. Several factors and programs have been suggested as helpful to the success of students with learning disabilities in the college setting. One of the...

Assessment of teacher dispositions.(Report)
December 1, 2008... In the recent years, teacher quality has become a top priority of our national education policy. There is empirical evidence that suggests that teacher inputs have impact on student outcomes. It is also believed that teacher dispositions are as...

Serendipity in physics research.(Report)
December 1, 2008... This paper relates several serendipitous discoveries in physics in the 19th and 20th centuries. They are all experimental in nature and the places range from reputable universities to modern research laboratories. The discoverers could be...