College Student Journal

African American College Students Opinions of Media Messages On Hiv/Aids Awareness: Students' Attitudes Toward the Disease

This study is motivated by other studies conducted at colleges on the HIV/AIDS, particularly ones pertaining to African American students attending HBCUs in the southern region of the country. Although previous studies also focused on the same topic, this study primarily investigates mainly the effect of information dispersed by the media on the students' knowledge and awareness of the HIV/AIDS. The students' level of knowledge is as measured with their perceptions of how media messages have ...

Development of the Sexual Attitudes and Experiences Scale (Saes)

Despite a rich history of measuring sexual attitudes and behaviors, few scales allow for a direct comparison of sexual attitudes with sexual experiences. The Sexual Attitudes and Experiences Scale (SAES) was developed for academia, counselors and health professionals for use with undergraduate populations. Upon completion of pilot work and a preliminary study of 202 undergraduate students and a final analysis of 455 undergraduate students, the SAES was found to exhibit sufficient reliability ...

Disordered Eating Behaviors, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among Malaysian University Students

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between depression, anxiety and stress with disordered eating among university students. The Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) were administered on 584 Malaysian university students (59.4% females and 40.6% males). About one in five participants (18.2%) were at risk of eating disorders. Females had significantly higher proportion of at risk of eating disorders (21.3%) compared to males...

Examining the Relationship Between the Self-Directed Search and a Work Values Inventory: An Exploratory Study with Implications for Career Counselors

This exploratory study, using a single-subject case design, attempted to analyze the degree of similarity between the results from Holland's Self Directed Search and a work values inventory. Implications for career counselors are discussed.

Exercise Intervention at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Physical inactivity is a major contributing factor to prevalence of obesity and diabetes along the Texas-Mexico Border. Walking has been identified as a popular activity, but appropriate distances are seldom attained. This investigation was performed to evaluate self-monitored pedometer use, stage of change movement, and psychosocial mediators using walking as the physical activity. Seventy students enrolled in university kinesiology activity classes (age 22.53 ± 4.5, percent M/F 8/92) volunt...

Exploring Effective Support Practices for Doctoral Students' Degree Completion

The increase in time-to degree and attrition rates of students in doctoral programs highlight the importance of identifying challenges students face and developing support services to address them. This study explored the barriers and challenges Ed.D. students face while pursuing their degree along with the effectiveness of a doctoral support center (DSC) in assisting doctoral candidates. A survey administered to 103 students inquired into participants' experiences with their program, dissert...

Insecurity, Control and Disinterest Behaviors Are Related to Breakup Distress in University Students

University students listed behaviors that led to their recent romantic breakups and reached consensus on 16 behaviors that led to breakup, categorized as insecurity, control and loss of interest. These behaviors comprised the Breakup Behaviors Scale which was administered to a larger group of students. The scale was used to divide the breakup sample into high and low breakup distress groups and then compared to determine which breakup behaviors contributed to greater breakup distress. The hig...

Mentoring in the Social Studies

Quality social studies instruction is salient for all pupils What happens on the local, state, national, and international levels affect each person. Then too, social studies should emphasize good citizenship in school and in society. A knowledgeable person with needed skills to function well in relating to others is important. People possess different values, beliefs, and cultures which indicate that each person must be accepting of others and stress a caring society. The social studies ment...

Potential Pitfalls of Ethnocentricism in a Globalizing World

This research was designed to evaluate ethnocentrism among college business students in a public U.S. university. Subjects were asked to complete a modified Descriptive Index instrument (Schein 1973, 1975) that asked them to describe American managers, British managers, Chinese managers, Indian managers, post Olympic Chinese managers, and managers in general. Significant similarities in subjects' perceptions were found between American managers and managers in each of the other groups. When d...

Reflections of Student Government Association Leaders: Implications for Advisors

Through participating in student organizations, college and university students can gain leadership skills and become engaged with the campus community. One such organization is a student government association. Student governments, which represent the needs of students to faculty and administrators, are considered high profile organizations and are charged with many responsibilities. The purpose of the current study was to describe the experiences of presidents of student government associat...

Religious Commitment, Social Support and Life Satisfaction Among College Students

This study examined the relationship between life satisfaction, religious commitment and social support among African American and Caucasian American college students. The students were administered the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Salience of Religious Commitment scale. The Social Support survey was used to assess several domains of social support including emotional/informational support, tangible support, affectionate support and positive social interaction. Results revealed a s...

Roots and Wings: Recognizing and Accommodating the Needs of Undergraduate Students

The present study was conducted to address two series of questions, to better understand college students' responses to the challenges and opportunities before them. Examining self-report data from a sample of 310 undergraduates collected at the beginning and end of a semester, we found systematic differences in how hard students were willing to work in different contexts, and how much and why they did or did not seek help from their instructors, depending on the reasons they cited for attend...

Students' Aggressive Communication Traits Andtheir Motives for Communicating with Their Instructors

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between students' aggressive communication traits (i.e., argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness) and their motives (i.e., relational, functional, participatory, excuse-making, and sycophantic) for communicating with their instructors. Undergraduate student (N = 245) completed a series of self-report instruments. In general, the results of correlational analyses indicate that student argumentativeness is related positively to favora...

Taxonomy for Assessing Conceptual Understanding in Algebra Using Multiple Representations

Algebra students may often demonstrate a certain degree of proficiency when manipulating algebraic expressions and verbalizing their behaviors. Do these abilities imply conceptual understanding? What is a reliable indicator that would provide educators with a relatively trustworthy and consistent measure to identify whether students learn algebraic concepts beyond procedures? The article introduces taxonomy for assessing middle school algebra students' levels of understanding of linear equati...

Teacher Education Students' Experiences in the Course On Counseling Theory and Practice

The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of learning and consequent development of twenty-seven students enrolled in a Teacher Education Program. The students' ages ranged from 21 to 27 years. Participants described their learning experiences one month after taking a two-credit semester-long course on counseling theory and practice. An experiential learning theory served as the framework of reference, and a qualitative method of phenomenology was adopted. Results revealed par...

The Growth of Public Universities in Malaysia

This paper gives us a glimpse of the higher education scene in Malaysia especially from its historical perspective. The rather even distribution of university campuses in Malaysia is meant to cater for the need of Malaysians nationwide. The recent influx of foreign students to Malaysian campuses lends heterogeneity to the campus scene. Many are drawn here because of a conducive learning environment and lower costs.

The Level of Student Incivility: The Need of a Policy to Regulate College Student Civility

Maintaining civility among college students is a great concern among many academics although many regulations exist in this area. This study examined the level of students' incivility at Kuwait University. The researcher developed a Student Incivility Questionnaire (SIQ) consisting of 21 items to describe students' perceptions of the spread of student incivility in the classroom. Five hundred and five students participated and reported that the spreading of college student incivility is in th...

The Professional Needs of English Language Teachers at Amman 1st and 2nd Directorates of Education

This study surveyed the professional needs of a randomly chosen 125 English language teachers from Amman (1st and 2nd ) directorates of education. By using a close questionnaire, the study revealed different professional needs demanded by EFL teachers which embodied the need for effective organization of the EFL curriculum and welcoming teachers' remarks on it, securing instructional media and facilities for effective English language instruction, raising students' motivation and attitudes to...

The Thinner the Better? Competitiveness, Depression and Body Image Among College Student Women

The present study examined the role of competitiveness and depression in the development of body image dissatisfaction. College student women were presented with the image of a thin, attractive model. After comparing their own body shape to the woman in the picture, participants expressed significantly higher negative feelings about their own body image than the control group. The results of this study indicate that competitiveness and depression are important contributing factors to the deve...

Using Dialogue Journals to Strengthen the Student-Teacher Relationship: A Comparative Case Study

Caring and supportive student-teacher relationships can contribute to positive outcomes for students at risk for academic failure, social isolation, and school dropout. In fact, young adolescents want rewarding relationships at school that are characterized by compassion, respect, personalization, fellowship, and friendship (Doda & Knowles, 2008). The current study compared the benefits and challenges of implementing dialogue journals between behaviorally and academically challenged middl...

Why College Students Sell Back Their Textbooks

We analyzed 30,941 decisions to sell a used textbook. The most important factor was price. Higher prices increased the probability of selling. Age, credits completed, in-major status and being male all reduced the probability of selling. Ethnicity and financial aid status were insignificant.