Examines social event risk reduction practices currently in place at sample colleges. Results indicate that the majority of colleges studied do have some sort of social event risk management practices in place. Results are described and recommendations for development of a campus social event policy are provided. (Contains 17 references and 2…

Reports on a survey concerning thirteen recommended sexual harassment preventive/protective practices at U.S. colleges and universities. A majority of responding institutions had formal sexual harassment policies, offered counseling to student victims, and investigated all complaints. Relatively fewer schools provided student access to faculty…

Contemporary implications of student press censorship were explored using the case study of "The Catalyst," an underground student publication at Texas Tech University during 1969-1971. Recommendations include a proactive administrative approach toward building rapport with student publications, establishing constitutionally based uniform policies…

Examines changes in moral reasoning among college students and seeks to determine whether there are gender differences in the process. Women scored higher than men on both Principled moral reasoning and Davison's moral index and graduating students scored higher than first-year students on Davison's moral index. Discusses whether Kohlberg's theory…

Focuses on the campus involvement of African American students on small, predominantly white college campuses. The results represent a portion of larger study, which intended to describe the experiences of African American students who persisted to their junior or senior years. Highlights the element of student involvement as a persistence factor…

Examines how members of the academic community are affected by the use of term paper mills, how institutions and states have responded to these term paper mills, and the implications for student affairs administrators and faculty members. (Contains 24 references.) (GCP)

To date there has been no content analysis undertaken of the "College Student Affairs Journal." Therefore, this study was conducted to answer questions regarding the journal's trends over the last 20 years. Results indicate that the journal has become more professional in appearance, the breadth and depth of topic coverage has increased, and a…

Roman Catholic college students (n=277) completed the religious orientation scale and the student alcohol questionnaire. Findings indicated that for females there was a significant inverse relationship between intrinsic religiosity and both alcohol consumption and problems experienced due to drinking. There were no significant relationships…

Fifty-two Caucasian and 51 African American college students completed the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal and the Inventory of Learning Processes. Analysis of variance indicated that Caucasian students had significantly higher mean scores on the total critical thinking score and on four subtest scores of critical thinking. There were no…

College students (n=387) completed the "attitudes toward rape" questionnaire and the rape empathy scale. Analysis found that prior experience as a rape survivor and gender were significantly related to rape intolerant attitudes and empathy toward rape survivors. Rape tolerant attitudes and lower levels of empathy were more commonly found among men…

A survey of study habits was conducted with entry-level mathematics students at the University of Louisville (Kentucky). Students also tracked their study, work, and leisure activities for one week. Findings indicated that students have sufficient time available but choose not to spend the time studying. Regular collection and grading of homework…

A survey of undergraduate students (n=473) from a small liberal arts university evaluated several independent variables (gender, community service, membership in campus organizations, and out-of-class experiences) in terms of goals associated with a liberal education. Analysis indicated that gender and type of extramural activities (i.e., student…

The study activity questionnaire (SAQ) was administered at the beginning and end of the term to 83 college students enrolled in either an introductory research methods course or an introductory statistics course. Findings indicated study activities varied as a function of reference course, time in the course, and context. (DB)

A questionnaire was developed and administered to 111 undergraduate students to assess the influence of religiosity on their attitudes toward science as a career and their belief in scientific evidence and concepts. Results indicate that religiosity does influence these attitudes and is a factor to be considered in planning science instruction.…

Examined the occurrence of codependency in 165 college students. Most respondents were categorized at the "high middle" level of codependency. There was no significant difference in level of codependency between age and ethnic groups. More males than females were classified in the two highest categories of codependency. Implications for counseling…