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ERIC Number: EJ568866
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
Student Participation and Instructor Gender in the Mixed-Age College Classroom.
Howard, Jay R.; Henney, Amanda L.
Journal of Higher Education, v69 n4 p384-405 Jul-Aug 1998
A study investigated students' classroom interaction in 16 courses at a small extension campus of Indiana University Purdue University Columbus. Results indicate attendance patterns, student age, week in the semester, course level, and time of day were significant predictors of student interaction level. Impact of gender and instructor gender was mixed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attendance Patterns, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Faculty, College Students, Heterogeneous Grouping, Higher Education, Interaction, Nontraditional Students, Predictor Variables, Scheduling, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics, Student Participation, Teacher Characteristics, Time Factors (Learning)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Indiana Univ Purdue Univ at Indianapolis Columbus