Three experiments investigated the impact of anchors on students' estimates of personal alcohol consumption to better understand the role that this form of bias might have in social norm intervention programs. Experiments I and II found that estimates of consumption were susceptible to anchoring effects when an open-answer and a scale-response…

Purpose: This paper sets out to highlight conclusions from computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) research, which are relevant to e-learning environments, in this case, WebCT. Design/methodology/approach: The paper analyses the CSCW literature and identifies the main findings relating to the use and acceptance of collaborative technologies.…

The creation of an effective learning environment requires cultural competency--the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. Cultural competency means knowing and understanding the people that you serve. This study compares American and Chinese student's readiness and willingness to use innovative technology by assessing…

In order for graduate programs to be considered genuine, four conditions need to be met: academic quality, time to fiddle, a baggy idea of truth, and a sense of community. (JN)

Campus events of recent years teach that we need to reaffirm ideas of decency, charity, and respect rather than academically fashionable notions of diversity advocated without regard for the rights and feelings of others. Speech and behavior codes are enforcing a hierarchy of campus groups that favors the politically left. (SLD)

This article examines the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's gender-segregated higher education system and how it is used to transmit the Kingdom's traditional societal expectations to the employment sector. With Saudi Arabia's current need for economic change, the education system is retarding instead of accelerating reform. A background consisting of…