In this paper, the author explores the views of a group whose perspectives have not often been included in discussions of new directions for foreign language education--students. Drawing from a larger ethnographic, discourse-analytic study of the nature of culture learning for one group of college students and their teacher, this paper presents…

Administrators of 157 schools of nursing were surveyed regarding employment of nurse and nonnurse faculty, roles of nonnurse faculty members, and anticipated changes and preferences. Despite the increased number of nurses with doctorates and the emphasis on nursing as a distinct discipline, nonnurses continue to play important roles. (CH)

Discusses the gender gap in technological literacy and stresses the need for equity training in preservice teacher education programs. Reports the results of a survey of preservice teacher education programs that was conducted to determine whether gender and technology awareness training is being included in required coursework. (LRW)

A national study of geriatrics in baccalaureate nursing programs (n=480) found that gerontological content was integrated in 63%; stand-alone courses were typically electives for nursing students. Full integration of geriatric content into nursing programs was recommended. (JOW)

This longitudinal study explored change in teachers' knowledge of subjects they teach from preservice training through 17 years of professional experience. It followed secondary school science teachers in Australia, through sequences of individual interviews in which change in content knowledge (mainly energy-related) was probed primarily via…

Do students change as a result of completing their general education requirement? This question was examined by using a pretest/posttest design with five different cohorts of students required to complete a general education program in American history and politics. Differences among various groups in Cohen's d (the standardized difference between…

Using a social cognitive framework, the present study investigated the relations between two motivational constructs, prior experience, and several adaptive outcomes. Participants (n = 204) completed a survey that assessed their perceived task value, self-efficacy, prior experience, and a collection of outcomes that included their satisfaction,…

Findings are reported from a survey to determine the status of physical education activity programs in 273 colleges and universities. Data on required and elective course offerings, grading methods, and participation levels is included. (IAH)

Discusses Ron Smith's article, "The Composition Requirement Today: A Report on a Nationwide Survey of Four-Year Colleges and Universities" (published in this journal in 1974) that presented survey findings gathered about the state of the writing requirement in United States four-year colleges and universities. Determines whether the status of…

Investigated the status and practices of basic instruction programs in physical education (PE) at American four-year colleges and universities. Surveys sent to the chairperson of the PE department at 600 institutions provided data on institutional characteristics, PE as a required or elective program, curricular offerings, program features, and…

Undergraduate students are required to study the chemical balance in supramolecular assemblies constituting two or more interacting species, by using proton NMR spectrometry. A good knowledge of physical chemistry, fundamentals of chemical balance, and NMR are pre-requisites for conducting this study.

This paper examines how differences in curricular design of undergraduate accounting programs influence pass rates on the Business Environment and Concepts Section of the CPA Exam. The association of the pass rate of a school's accounting graduates to the design of the schools accounting program and to other school characteristics was examined…

Introductory Statistics is a required course for most college students in order to graduate. Research has been conducted for determinants of achievement in college mathematics courses; however, there has been little investigation for statistics courses. In this exploratory study, data concerning students' grades received in this course, the…

To date few studies have been conducted to assess the preparation of health educators in the area of cultural sensitivity and competence. The purpose of this study was to assess efforts and opportunities offered by health education professional preparation programs to prepare health educators in the area of cultural competence. One hundred…

A survey of all states and territories indicated that 45 had increased high school graduation requirements during 1984-85, while 15 increased enrollments in vocational education and 22 experienced decreases. Factors affecting increased enrollments included funding allocations changes, variable time periods for vocational courses, and increased…