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Sander, Libby – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
When it's not staging any Final Four match-ups, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the powerful governing body critics love to hate. The association's 11-year, $6-billion contract with CBS to televise the tournament has become a lightning rod for critics who say the association is all about making money off athletes. Not so,…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Professional Associations, Criticism, Money Management
Bear, Anne A. Ghost – Journal of Adult Education, 2012
The learning needs for adults that result from the constant increase in technology are rooted in the adult learning concepts of (a) andragogy, (b) self-directed learning, (c) learning-how-to-learn, (d) real-life learning, and (e) learning strategies. This study described the learning strategies that adults use in learning to engage in an online…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Literacy
Sauer, Juergen; Sonderegger, Andreas – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2011
An empirical study examined the effects of two influencing factors in usability tests on user performance and usability ratings. Product aesthetics (high vs. low) as the main independent factor and prior usage event (positive vs. negative) as a subsidiary independent factor were varied in a between-participants design. 60 participants took part in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aesthetics, Design, College Students
Pontikis, Kyriakos; Martin, Allen; Cai, Yi; Kim, Jongeun; Cao, Wei; Giordano, Angie; Torabian-Riasati, Setareh – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a large comprehensive family and consumer sciences unit has incorporated sustainability into its curriculum and research agenda. It summarizes how each area within the department (Interior Design, Apparel Design and Merchandising, Consumer Affairs, Family Studies, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Interior Design, Dietetics, Seminars
Sullivan, Pauline; Collier, Billie J.; Goldsmith, Elizabeth B. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
Merchandising and consumer economics traditionally have been part of family and consumer sciences (FCS) within the ecosystems framework. The purpose of this article is to examine progress of this sub-system within FCS. Specifically, the authors explore the relevance of the systems approach for merchandising programs and conclude that this model is…
Descriptors: Consumer Science, Consumer Economics, Systems Approach, Merchandising
Cox, Ron – School Business Affairs, 2010
For the past two years, superintendents and school boards have directed school budget managers to "contain costs" wherever possible, to remove the wants and needs from their budget requests, and to focus on the essentials. Given the condition of the federal and state economies, this request is understandable. In Missouri, legislators…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, School Districts, Recycling, Institutional Survival
Hastwell, Kim; Strauss, Pat; Kell, Catherine – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
This paper reports on an ethnographically based study of entry level supermarket work. The study, carried out in a large suburban supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, focused on the literacy and numeracy practices of supermarket assistants, all who had English as an additional language. It found that skills such as oral communication, personal…
Descriptors: Workplace Literacy, Vocational Education, Numeracy, Foreign Countries
Wells, Victoria K.; Chang, Shing Wan; Oliveira-Castro, Jorge; Pallister, John – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2010
A segmentation approach is presented using both traditional demographic segmentation bases (age, social class/occupation, and working status) and a segmentation by benefits sought. The benefits sought in this case are utilitarian and informational reinforcement, variables developed from the Behavioral Perspective Model (BPM). Using data from 1,847…
Descriptors: Social Class, Reinforcement, Psychology, Behavioral Science Research
Stegemann, Nicole; Sutton-Brady, Catherine – Journal of Marketing Education, 2009
Poster sessions provide a creative and stimulating alternative to traditional assessment methods in marketing. Poster sessions, as a means of assessment, have long been used in science fields. This article presents the successful implementation of poster sessions as a means of assessment in a postgraduate unit of study. Poster sessions in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Visual Aids, Graduate Study
Lee, Young Jin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Tremendous growth in online consumer participation has facilitated new business models by firms trying to leverage User-Generated Content (UGC). As a type of the outcomes of UGC, social media is one of the fastest-growing media forms and may significantly affect firm's economic actions or performances. My dissertation investigates several…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Essays, Internet, Social Networks
Kelly, Colette; Clerkin, Pauline; Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic; Mulvihill, Maureen – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: Schools are thought to represent a growing marketing opportunity for food advertisers in many countries. Marketing of unhealthy food to children is linked to the increased prevalence of obesity worldwide. This paper aims to explore ways in which schools respond to commercial activity around food marketing. Design/methodology/approach: A…
Descriptors: Obesity, Merchandising, Foreign Countries, Marketing
Jones, Roger; Currie, Lamar; Clayton, Sheila – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Food Processing Occupations, Merchandising, Marketing, Postsecondary Education
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2009
In this article, the author discusses how several institutions are turning to popular technologies to streamline and facilitate fundraising efforts. These popular solutions include social networking websites and other Web 2.0 tools, e-mail marketing products, and a new look at enterprise-level solutions. At Monmouth College, web professionals…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Internet, Social Networks, Web Sites
Mari, Carlo – Journal of Marketing Education, 2008
This article examines why and how transformative consumer research (TCR) can become a relevant perspective in doctoral programs. The article draws selectively from studies published in consumer behavior, marketing, and marketing education that theoretically or empirically address this topic. It discusses the meaning and background of TCR together…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Doctoral Programs, Merchandising, Business Education
Gaffney, Michael; Rafferty, Pauline – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate users' knowledge and use of social networking sites and folksonomies to discover if social tagging and folksonomies, within the area of independent music, aid in its information retrieval and discovery. The sites examined in this project are MySpace, Lastfm, Pandora and Allmusic. In addition,…
Descriptors: Music, Program Effectiveness, Social Networks, Information Retrieval