Describes the design of the secondary and continuing education institution named in the title, including the educational context and design goals. Offers a brief post-occupancy evaluation describing which aspects of the buildings meet users' needs and which have not lived up to expectations. (EV)

Examined satisfaction with body image in sample of 18 male college hockey players, 18 male college body builders, and 18 college students in a psychology class using measures of body image distortion and body image dissatisfaction. Found marked levels of distortion and dissatisfaction in body builders, but not in other two groups. (Author/ABL)

Explores parents' perspectives of elementary school assessment in Clark County (Nevada) School District, using data gathered from indepth telephone interviews. Generally, parents were highly satisfied with the current system for reporting student progress, although many were concerned about subjectivity and meaning of letter grades. A majority…

Surveyed 200 university students to assess subjective quality of life within university community. Findings indicated that social life and friendship domains were strongest predictors of overall well-being. Satisfaction with academic life did not correlate as strongly with overall well-being. Satisfaction with housing or university services did…

Reports findings obtained as part of a larger exploratory study about satisfaction and success of students who transferred from two-year colleges to a large university. Results indicated higher student satisfaction with the two-year college experience than with the university experience, and college faculty were more frequently cited than…

Data from 2,226 patients were used to determine dimensions of satisfaction with medical care, the relationship between direct and indirect methods of assessing care, and the extent to which visit-specific and global satisfaction with care covary. Results support the multidimensionality of satisfaction ratings but show some covariation. (SLD)

Examined relationship satisfaction and commitment among African-American (n=34 couples) and white (n=61 couples) dating heterosexual couples. Found that extent to which variables from interdependence, individual differences, and problem-solving models were linked to both relationship satisfaction and relationship commitment did not differ for…

Investigates relationships among students' engagement in five selected programmatic practices in 62 Missouri middle schools and student satisfaction with school. Although a curriculum based on young adolescents' developmental needs predicts students' satisfaction with school, more specific program concepts do not correlate with student…

Investigates differences in the endorsement of six love styles among four family life groups: college-age singles, young childless married couples, married couples with children at home, and married couples with launched children. Significant differences in the groups' endorsements were found, with most differences occurring between nonmarried and…

Presents findings of a study that suggest that the relationship between college experiences and progress are quite similar for minority and nonminority students. Reinforces the need to further explore how minority and nonminority students interpret their college experience and whether satisfaction with their college experience emanates from…

Examines group cohesiveness and client satisfaction for clients in homogeneous and heterogeneous counseling groups. Results of questionnaire reveal a significant relationship between group cohesiveness and client satisfaction. Homogeneous counseling groups reported higher cohesiveness and satisfaction than heterogeneous group members. Discusses…

Determines the language children use to express their feelings of satisfaction with private music lessons. Offers a list of statements from children about private music lessons to be used to assess those feelings. Discusses the effects of age, gender, and musical instruments on satisfaction for music educators. Includes references. (DAJ)

In this study, the authors employed a novel, dual approach toward the delivery of course material to assess students' satisfaction with distance learning and their perceptions of its efficacy. Students in two sections of an Introduction to Financial Accounting course received instruction that alternated between traditional, live lectures and live…

Aim: To explore the perceptions of institutional directors on the preventive health strategies for people with intellectual disabilities in institutions. Methods: A structured questionnaire was conducted by a cross-sectional postal survey in all registered institutions in Taiwan in 2002. A total of 157 questionnaires were mailed, of which 121…

This research examined communication and parent-adolescent understanding, including understanding about family conflicts, adolescent self-concepts, and immediate thoughts (or "empathic accuracy"). Fifty parent-adolescent triads completed questionnaires, held a discussion, and reported on immediate thoughts during the discussion using…