Self-regulation of learning refers to the actions that students perform before, during and after their learning processes take place and has a social and collaborative component. This article analyses key dimensions of learning regulation in a sample of 697 students from different subject areas (Education, Engineering, Economics and Law studies)…

Examined the stability of prestige rankings for 25 occupations and determined whether business, education, and law students (N=162) differ in their rankings of specific occupations. Results indicated that prestige rankings of these occupations have remained stable over time and that students differed in their rankings of occupations. (BH)

A study compared the attitudes toward change held by students preparing for careers as teachers, nurses, medical doctors, and lawyers. It was hypothesized that: (1) education majors are less likely to be open to change than other students; (2) education and nursing ("semi-professions") majors are less likely to be open to change than other…