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Using the Classroom to Cultivate Student Support for Participation in Campus Life: The Call for Civic Education Interventions
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Strachan, J. Cherie – Journal of Political Science Education, 2008
Extracurricular campus activities mirror the effects of associational life on political participation (Kuh 1995; Pascarella, Ethington, and Smart 1988; Verba, Schlozman, and Brady 1995). As encouraging student participation in such activities can be difficult (Kuh, Schuh, Whitt, Andreas, Lyons, Strange, Krehbiel, and MacKay 1991), this project…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Students, Class Activities, Self Efficacy
Auditing the Student Activity Program.
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Vornberg, James A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
Offers recommendations about how to evaluate student activity programs. (JM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Extracurricular Activities, Objectives, Organization
The Coming Assault on Student Activities: A Principal's Response.
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Sandfort, James A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Student activities were overlooked in the recent national reports on education indicating the possibility that they are not considered significant. Provides a seven-step agenda for ensuring that such programs retain their position in the schools. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Individual Development
Success in College: The Role of Personal Qualities and Academic Ability.
Willingham, Warren W.; And Others – 1985
The relationship among preadmission characteristics of students, admission policies, and different measures of success during college was studied at nine colleges: Bucknell University, Colgate University, Hartwick College, Kalamazoo College, Kenyon College, Occidental College, Ohio Wesleyan University, University of Richmond, and Williams College.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Effects of Hall Residence on Leisure Activities and Student Activism in the 70's.
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Fung, Yee-wang – Chinese University Education Journal, 1990
Reports of a 1974 study that examined the influence of dormitory residency on student leisure activities, especially student activism. Using questionnaires from 760 University of Hong Kong resident and nonresident undergraduates, demonstrates that living in dormitories increased likelihood of becoming activist through increasing social interaction…
Descriptors: Activism, Dormitories, Educational History, Educational Research
A Student Activity Fee Primer: Current Research on Collection, Control and Allocation.
Meabon, David; And Others – 1985
The past and current status of the student activity fee is reviewed from the perspectives of the legislature, state agency or state board of control, case law, and institutional trends. The analysis is based upon four national studies, a review of case law, and a campus model for the administration of student activity fees. Various states have…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, College Administration, College Students, Constitutional Law
College of Saint Teresa: Design for Choicemakers. An Operations Manual for Faculty and Staff.
Batell, Susan; And Others – 1983
The College of Saint Teresa's value-based educational program, known as "Design for Choicemakers," is described. The program is designed to foster students' holistic learning and personal development, based on cooperation among the academic affairs, student affairs, and pastoral affairs offices. The links between the curriculum and…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Programs, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation