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Houghton, Stephen; Carroll, Annemaree; Odgers, Peta; Allsop, Stevan – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1998
Presents information about children's and adolescents' views toward alcohol risk social situations, reputation enhancement, self-concept, and other related issues. Results show that individuals with the highest levels of orientation to alcohol risk believe that they are liked by their families, are physically attractive, have greater confidence in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Drinking
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Casiglia, Amedeo C.; Lo Coco, Alida; Zappulla, Carla – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Administered Revised Class Play to Italian children to explore cross-cultural differences from North American studies on social reputation. Administered sociometric nominations to examine association between social reputation and peer acceptance-rejection. Found that original Leadership-Sociability factor was split into separate dimensions. Also…
Descriptors: Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
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Abbott, Andrew; Leslie, Derek – Education Economics, 2004
Using a data-set published by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, patterns of demand and supply for higher education courses from 1996/97 to 1999/2000 are analysed. Most universities saw a fall in applications and enrolments following the introduction of tuition fees, although this effect varies across institutions and regions of the…
Descriptors: Reputation, Tuition, Higher Education, Enrollment Trends
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Meadmore, Daphne; Meadmore, Peter – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2004
This paper examines how prominent private schools in Australia are performing in a market context according to the tenets of performativity. From a discourse analysis of promotional materials that include prospectuses, advertisements, and school publications, it considers the "value-addedness" that these schools purport to offer. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Accountability, Reputation
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Holgerson, Ronald – College Quarterly, 2005
Since inception of the Ontario college system in 1967, the quality of a diploma or certificate in comparison to a university degree has been perceived as an inferior rather than alternative academic credential. As public institutions, community colleges are mandated to respond to regional labour force needs, and to provide graduates who will…
Descriptors: Careers, College Curriculum, School Choice, College Graduates
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Page, Stewart; Cramer, Ken – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2003
An analysis of ranking data, taken from "Maclean's" magazine's 2001 rankings of the 47 Canadian universities, is presented. Consistent with previous research, the rank data show that the specific measures and indices used by the magazine are inconsistently related to each other and to the universities' final assigned rankings. Some…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Universities, Higher Education, Reputation
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Brandt, Deborah – College English, 2007
Drawing on her interviews with professional ghostwriters who work primarily in organizations, the author examines what this practice implies about society's current attitudes toward authorship, written work, and literacy in general. She also examines the ethical arguments that various critics of ghostwriting have made. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Global Approach, Social Values, Social Psychology, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Tippeconnic, John W. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2006
Leadership, like diversity, is often used in education as an all-encompassing notion, applied to a wide variety of situations, or at times, used rather loosely. The danger with such an approach is the lack of specificity. Yet, specificity can set the boundaries so narrow that one is led to believe one approach is better than another or that "one…
Descriptors: Reputation, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Leadership Training
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Woodbum, Stephen M. – History Teacher, 2006
In this article, the author shares the views of his undergraduate students regarding elder female agency and their answers to the question: "Do old ladies make world history?" Because his undergraduate students mostly view the past in terms of the Great Man theory of history, which holds that those who make history are necessarily great,…
Descriptors: Females, Older Adults, Age Differences, Age Discrimination
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Stapleton, Paul; Helms-Park, Rena; Radia, Pavlina – Internet and Higher Education, 2006
This study examined 68 Web sources selected by 19 second-language (L2) students while preparing to write research papers. Students submitted an annotated bibliography consisting of ten sources from print or electronic media. Each Web source was classified according to type (e.g., news or advocacy). Of the 68 sites, 29 were considered conventional,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Research Papers (Students), Reputation, Rating Scales
Alfred, Richard L.; Weissman, Julie – 1987
Institutional stature, its development and determination, and strategies for its enhancement in colleges and universities are discussed. Focus is on the fundamental dimensions of stature, how it is affected by the external environment, and what colleges can do to improve it. Chapters are as follow: "Definition and Dimensions of Stature" (higher…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning
Roper Organization, Inc., New York, NY. – 1984
Views of members and key pension plan administrators concerning the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) were assessed. Attention was focused on perceptions of the organization's strengths and weaknesses, and the importance of these characteristics in creating its reputation. Telephone interviews…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Faculty, Higher Education
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Leventhal, Les; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
A questionnaire containing items on personal history, reasons for section selection, and sources of information about the instructor was administered to undergraduate students. The time at which class was scheduled and teacher reputation were the primary reasons for section choice. Other variables, considered less important by students, also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biographical Inventories, College Students, Courses
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Cole, Jonathan R.; Lipton, James A. – Social Forces, 1977
The characteristics of medical schools that predict their ratings are associated with basic science and clinical research performance: faculty productivity, eminence of the leading members of the faculty, and resources available for research. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
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Webster, David S. – Change, 1986
Quality rankings of undergraduate institutions and programs do exist although they are hard to find and often ignored. The accuracy of these ratings and how they can be improved are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Educational Quality
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