College Student Journal articles from March 2007

College Student Journal archives from March 2007

Discerning the reliability of the personal attribute inventory as a measure of students' "self-concepts" and "ideal self-concepts".
March 1, 2007... The present study sought to examine how reliable the "Personal Attribute Inventory" (Parish, Bryant, & Shirazi, 1976) is in terms of reliably discerning college students' "self-concepts," as well as their "ideal self-concepts." These students...

Ten recommendations regarding how to become a better student.
March 1, 2007... The authors list and discuss ten recommendations designed to make better students. ********** Students today are much like boats. Some know where they are going, they know the route to get there, and they are prepared to do what they...

The various P's of social interactions.
March 1, 2007... How do you perceive things? What perspective do you have on a particular situation? What these questions are pointing to is that our attitudes are like our mind's paint brush, because they can COLOR any situation. Well, in this paper it...

Examining the enigmatic Einstein.(Albert Einstein )
March 1, 2007... Albert Einstein is the icon of scientific genius. His is one the most recognizable faces in the history of mankind. This paper takes a cursory look at the man who is commonly perceived to be the epitome of eccentricity. We manage to sum up his...

Factors influencing achievement in Junior School Certificate Examination (JSCE) in Home economics in Nigeria.
March 1, 2007... This study was undertaken to assess the contributions of teachers' knowledge of Curriculum Characteristics, value internalization and commitment, perception of adequacy of facilities, equipment and materials, and degree of performance of...

Does interest in watching the night-sky correlate with morning-evening orientation? A brief report.
March 1, 2007... This article reports two studies investigating the relationship between noctcaelador (psychological attachment to the night-sky), and morning-evening preferences. Study 1 examined the relationship between the Noctcaelador Inventory (Kelly,...

"I've studied so hard for this course, but don't get it!" Differences between student and faculty perceptions.
March 1, 2007... One of the continual challenges of college teaching and learning is that students must adapt to academic demands that differ from high school. Students say: "I studied hard, but didn't get it!" and professors grumble: "Why don't they get it!"...

Professors' irritating behavior study.
March 1, 2007... Would some power the Giftee g'ie us To see ourselves as others see us. Robert Burns The Research Question What behaviors of professors do students experience as irritating. A study conducted at Le Moyne College in the spring...

Personality preferences of college student-athletes.
March 1, 2007... College student-athletes face many unique role strains during their academic and athletic career, which may impact the way in which they understand themselves. This study was designed to explore whether college student-athletes have a different...

Electronifying oral communication: refining the conceptual framework for online instruction.
March 1, 2007... This essay examines three issues that emerge from the literature on computer-mediated instruction and from the experience of teaching online oral communication courses: (1) To what extent can online courses realize economies of scale to reduce...

Stimulant use as correlate of abusive behaviour among Nigerian undergraduates.(Table)
March 1, 2007... Stimulant use and abusive behaviour have been associated with the phenomenon of 'out of control' tendency with the potential for self-destruction. This study present report on frequency of use by Nigerian undergraduates of five stimulants:...

Perceptions of accounting practitioners and educators on e-business curriculum and Web security issues.(Table)
March 1, 2007... This research examines, through survey administration, the perceptions of accounting practitioners and educators with respect to the multi-faceted security issues of e-commerce payment systems as well as e-business curriculum issues. Specific...

Perceptions of career and technology and training and development students regarding basic personal computer knowledge and skills.(Table)
March 1, 2007... A sample of 58 students in career and technology teacher education and training and development was surveyed to determine self-perception as to their competency in five constructs containing 43 elements related to personal computer knowledge...

Technology's impact on graduate level reading: using technology to improve student assignment completion rates.
March 1, 2007... This paper discusses the critical relation between professor, student and technology in the process of encouraging graduate students to read required textbook sections. It discusses how using online management software, graduate students are...

Business students' perceptions of arrogance in academia.(Table)
March 1, 2007... Arrogance exists at some level among those in every occupation. This multi-university study assessed more than 500 business students' perceptions of arrogance in academic, business, and professional (non-business) environments. Analyses of...

Influence of an academic workshop on once-undeclared graduates' selection of a major.(Table)
March 1, 2007... This study determined the influence of an academic workshop on appropriate declaration of a major for students who graduated, but were previously undeclared, at one small, private, urban, coeducational, religiously-affiliated, four-year,...

"Mythical realities": college students' constructions of the South Pacific.
March 1, 2007... In 2002, the geographic knowledge of college-age students in the North was highlighted in a survey sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Students in the U.S. ranked second to last among those surveyed on questions assessing basic...

College daughters' relationships with their fathers: a 15 year study.
March 1, 2007... Data collected from 1990 until 2004 from 423 college women show that, although the majority felt they had a loving relationship with their fathers, the vast majority felt that the mother-daughter relationship was more communicative, more...

Dysfunctional relationship beliefs in parent-late adolescent relationship and conflict resolution behaviors.(Table)
March 1, 2007... The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of dysfunctional relationships beliefs on both the perceptions of their relationships with the parents and conflict resolution behaviors of late adolescence. The sample was consisted of 372...

A two-generation study of body mass index, energy balance and specific physical activity of college students and their respective parents living in the same household at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.(Table)
March 1, 2007... The purpose was to compare the differences in body mass index (BMI), energy balance (EB) and specific physical activity (SPA) between 30 CSULA college students (Y) and their respective parents(O) living in the same household at Los Angeles,...

Developing an intervention bridging program for at-risk students before the traditional pre-freshman summer program.(Table)
March 1, 2007... This paper reports the development and implementation of a multi-year program targeting a cohort of at-risk pre-freshmen. The program, called BOSS Camp (Business Opportunities for Success School), was designed to motivate, acculturate and...

The road to a doctoral degree: co-travelers through a perilous passage.
March 1, 2007... Graduate studies and particularly doctoral work are often described as extremely challenging and demanding. Graduate students experience lofty academic demands, high levels of stress and anxiety and conflicts between various responsibilities....

Perceptions of classroom belongingness among African American college students.
March 1, 2007... Research shows that students of color have college experiences markedly different from their majority peers. The present study examined African American college students' perceptions of their college classrooms as communities. Results of...

A study in Kuwait of health risks associated with using cell phones.(Table)
March 1, 2007... Previous studies have suggested a link between cell phone use and various symptoms. Analysis of 3,274 completed questionnaires from throughout Kuwait show a significant effect of exposure to cell phones for burning sensation on the ear,...

African American alumni feelings of attachment to a predominately white research intensive university.(Table)
March 1, 2007... The authors examined African American alumni opinions of their experience at a predominately white research intensive university from the development office's perspective. Research on decades of African American alumni opinions of their alma...

Physical activity, disordered eating risk, and anthropometric measurement: a comparison of college female athletes and non athletes.
March 1, 2007... Opportunities for women in sport have expanded, whereas the media-driven ideal female continues to have a slender body. To attain the body that society has promoted, college-age females are vulnerable to psychological disordered eating risk....

A study of Machiavellian orientation among marketing students in Egypt.
March 1, 2007... This study examines Egyptian society's attitudes towards Machiavellianism held by a sample of 482 students majoring in marketing. The respondents completed the widely used Mach IV scale. The study validates the scale for the first time in an...

Restructuring music's role in the middle school curriculum.
March 1, 2007... Curriculum is more than the syllabus, the required reading list, schedule of test, papers, or homework assignments. It is the manner in which the world enters the school. Curriculum encodes the social relations and the power of these relations...

Students' positive and negative experiences in hybrid and online classes.(Table)
March 1, 2007... As higher education institutions struggle to meet the growing demand for education from non-traditional students, many are turning to hybrid and online courses. These courses, free up classroom space, allow faculty to reach a wider audience...