Academic Exchange Quarterly articles from June 2001

Academic Exchange Quarterly archives from June 2001

Seeing Education Through the Eyes of Students.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Those who trust us educate us. -- George Eliot As educational professionals, we often pride ourselves in our ability to clearly articulate the latest knowledge gleaned from academic research. We especially pride ourselves on our ability to...

Student Perceptions: Agents of Interaction in Distance Classes.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract The use of ethnographic research methods to explore graduate students' perceptions of interactive televised distance classes showed a connection between students' perceptions and students' patterns of interaction as they related...

Enhancing Students' Sensibilities of Membership, Connection, Responsibility, and Purpose.(service education)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Service-learning is a particularly conducive means of creating settings with great potential for students to come of age. This research draws on multiple modes of ethnographic data gathered during the International...

Student Stories of Ideal Science Lessons.
June 22, 2001... Abstract The purpose of this interpretive research is to examine the beliefs of two high school students concerning their ideal learning environments. The paper contains two student stories and accompanying interpretations addressing the...

Students' Perceptions of Special Education Service Delivery Models.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Studies about the most appropriate service delivery model for students with learning disabilities (LD) have focused on the opinions and practices of teachers, school administrators, legislators, and parents. This study focuses on...

Creating a First-Year Seminar In Business.
June 22, 2001... Abstract Many colleges are using First-Year seminars to ease the transition to college for high school students and enhance student retention. Each year, both the popular press and academic journals report that an increasing number of...

Factors Influencing Student Understanding of Computer-Supported Classroom Activities.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract This paper reports on a qualitative study involving fourth grade students, and two teachers in an urban, technology-rich school. The study focused on students' experiences with computers and perceptions of computers, and the...

Key Factors in Adolescent Distributed Learning.
June 22, 2001... Abstract The paper examines work regarding adolescent self-esteem, self-efficacy, perceived control, self-determination and self-regulation, and argues for their importance in constructing adolescent distributed learning environments....

Passing the Torch: Developing Students' Professional Identity through Connected Narratives.
June 22, 2001... Abstract This article examines the effectiveness of personal narratives on novice and aspiring teachers' professional identity development. It does so by looking specifically at the preprofessional program at the University of...

Preadolescents' Expectations for the Timing of Responsibilities and Privileges.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract In our society, responsibility is a valued element of human development and competence. This study explores preadolescents' expectations regarding at what age they should be awarded privileges and responsibilities. The sample was...

Composition, Critical Thinking, and Social Constructs: Writing about Gender.
June 22, 2001... Abstract The assignment and theoretical basis delineated below was designed for use in an English Methods course, but it could also be used in an Education and Culture course, an Educational Psychology course, or a senior secondary...

Attitudes and Perceptions about Diversity among Counselor Education Graduate Students.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract Counselor education graduate students' attitudes about racial diversity and gender equity were assessed using the Quick Discrimination Index (QDI, Ponterotto et al., 1995) and compared to data obtained from the QDI development and...

A comparison of high achievers' and low achievers' attitudes, perceptions, and motivations.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare high achieving and low achieving adolescents' attitudes toward school, attitudes toward teachers, goal-valuation, motivation, and general academic self-perceptions. Specifically, we sought...

Intentional Forgiveness in Experiential Education: A Technique for Reconciling Interpersonal Relationships.
June 22, 2001... Abstract Experiential education, the process of acquiring knowledge through direct experience, has the power to positively affect individuals. Does it have the ability to positively affect society? We believe it does. We believe...

Maintaining Students' Sense of Community in a Multiversity.
June 22, 2001... Abstract Colleges and universities are constantly dealing with issues of access, quality, and diversity that have the potential to divide faculty, staff, and students. The University is dedicated to developing intellectual and cultural...

From a Grammar of Sentences to a Grammar of Texts: Thoughts and Impressions on Grammar and Writing.
June 22, 2001... Abstract Throughout his ten years of teaching writing and literature at the college level, the author observed with great interest the paralyzing effect that the lack of preparation in grammar has on students when they are given writing...

Examining Poor and Affluent Students' Perceptions of Academic Achievement.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract This paper examines perceptions of academic achievement of students from two high schools, Independent High, a prominent private school with an affluent enrollment, and McLean High, a public school with an impoverished student...

Mathematics Autobiographies: A Window into Beliefs, Values, and Past Mathematics Experiences of Preservice Teachers.
June 22, 2001... Abstract This paper explores the usage of a Mathematics Autobiography to investigate the beliefs, attitudes, and experiences that preservice teachers have had while learning mathematics in order to inform instruction. The following were...

Communication, Humor, and Personality: Student's Attitudes to Learning Online.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract This qualitative study of 400 responses from students enrolled in 72 online courses offered by 15 different institutions examined students' attitudes to online teaching and learning. Results suggest that students emphasized the...

College Students' Utilization and Perceptions of Disability Support Services.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine students with disabilities' knowledge of services available on campus and whether or not they viewed the services as adequate. Surveys were distributed to all students registered with the...

TEACHING MINDFULLY.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Teaching with Authority "Every Sabbath day he went into the synagogue and taught the people. They were amazed at his teaching, for he taught as one who had real authority." (Mark 1:21 b-22) After yet another discouraging class session...

Program Completion Barriers Faced by Adult Learners in Higher Education.
June 22, 2001... Abstract This article identifies characteristics of the adult learner and briefly reviews literature on the attrition and retention of adult learners in higher education programs. A summary of that research shows that adult learners focus...

Cooperative Education within a Liberal Arts Tradition.
June 22, 2001... Abstract The authors argue that the combination of a liberal arts classroom curriculum and a cooperative education program is a powerful one to prepare students for the workplace. Data are presented from a lifespan study of graduates of...

Dramatic History or Historical Drama?
June 22, 2001... Abstract This article is meant to illustrate the difficulty that historians face in attracting students to their discipline and then holding their attention. Yet it is one of the ironies of this era that historical topics remain quite...

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Distance Education.
June 22, 2001... Abstract The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's initiatives on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOT&L) holds great promise for discussing the many complex pedagogical issues surrounding web-based education in...

A Learning Styles View of Success: Perceive and Achieve!
June 22, 2001... Abstract The Dunn and Dunn Model of Learning Styles advocates individualized instruction. By teaching youngsters through their perceptual strengths, achievement and resulting perceptions of classroom success can be increased. ...

Teacher-Student Interactions and Teacher Competence in Primary Science.
June 22, 2001... Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument to assess teacher-student interactions in the primary science classroom and to use it to examine associations between these interactions and teachers' perceived...

Taking A Stand: Students Choose "Community Based Learning".
June 22, 2001... Abstract This article is a case study of a course evaluating the component of service-learning in an applied social science degree program. The process of the course included five study groups: a literature review, student surveys, faculty...

Students' Perspectives and Merit Pay Systems for K-12 Teachers.
June 22, 2001... Abstract With the recent increased emphasis on educational reform, one suggestion is to consider merit pay, or pay for performance programs, for teachers in grades K through 12. While such plans have been implemented, there has been one...

Mathematics Self-efficacy Performance Discrepancies of Underprepared (Developmental) and Regular Admission College Students.
June 22, 2001... Abstract Forty-eight regular admission (RA) and 42 underprepared (DEV) college students estimated their own ability to solve 10 mathematics problems and then attempted to solve the same 10 problems. The average difference between each...

Science Autobiographies: What non-science majors tell us about science education.
June 22, 2001... Abstract Scientific literacy is essential in an age where science impacts life on a daily basis. Consequently, science education (K-16) is critical to provide all with the background they need to be educated in an increasingly...

Perspectives of Adult Learners on Returning to College: A Study of Tenacious Persisters.
June 22, 2001... Abstract Persistence in higher education has been an extensively researched phenomenon. As important as the concept is, however, student persisters are notoriously difficult to identify. In this study, we examined a strand of persistence...

The Organization of he Concept of Knowledge.
June 22, 2001... Abstract The purpose of this pilot study is to find out how first-year university students who are majoring in communication studies organize their own concept of knowledge. A card sort procedure was used in gathering data. Each of the 113...

Path to Lifelong Learning: A Case for Preservice Teacher Research.
June 22, 2001... Abstract The Professional Inquiry Project is one component of an undergraduate junior level teacher education course. It provides a structure for junior level preservice teachers to develop and conduct self-directed learning assignments....

Notes from the Literature Core Curriculum Trenches.
June 22, 2001... Since sometime in the 1960s, when literary scholarship went into theoretical overdrive, we members of the college educational proletariat increasingly found ourselves in deeper and deeper distress. This is not necessarily because literary...

Technology and the Human Factor: Providing The Personal Touch.(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
June 22, 2001... Innovation Abstracts, edited by Suanne D. Roueche, a publication focusing on the practical aspects of teaching and administration in higher education, originates with the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin as an...