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Landgraf, Ellen L.; Stanko, Brian B.; Jinkerson, Darcia – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
This paper provides a detailed description of a unique program focused on preparing students for entry into the accounting profession. The program, Preparing for the Profession, consisted of four distinct workshops provided to accounting majors during fall semester 2010. Planning for the program began a year earlier during a meeting of Accounting…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Majors (Students), Career Readiness
Ciudad-Gómez, Adelaida; Valverde-Berrocoso, Jesús – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
This paper presents the phases involved in the design of a methodology to contribute both to the acquisition of competencies and to their assessment in the field of Financial Accounting, within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) framework, which we call MANagement of COMpetence in the areas of Accounting (MANCOMA). Having selected and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Student Evaluation, Competency Based Education
De Luna Velasco, Laura E.; Hernández Fernández, Antonio; Ferrándiz Vindel, Isabel María – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
The present article is based on research carried out in three universities, the University Center South (Cusur, Mexico), Jaen and Cuenca (Spain) on the influence of university practice in the development of sensitivity towards inclusive education in our students the first years of the Diploma in Education, using the subject "pedagogical basis…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Universities, Inclusion
Hsu, Amy; Malkin, Fran – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
This article will discuss the traditional college format and its recent transformation. It will address the changing role of both the college professor and the 21st century college learner. As society evolves, curriculum develops and new standards are introduced, there is a call for a shift from teacher-directed instruction to student-centered…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Role, College Students
Rondon-Pari, Graziela – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
This study reflects a social constructivist theoretical framework in which the zone of proximal development (ZPD) is a central element, as two teaching approaches, communicative language teaching (CLT) and explicit focus on form (FonF) are examined. Research questions include: Are CLT and explicit FonF conducive to reaching the ZPD? Is there a…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Livermore, Jeffrey A.; Wiechowski, Linda S.; Scafe, Marla G. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate faculty perceptions of student credibility based on email addresses. The survey was conducted at an upper division business school in Michigan where all students have completed at least two years of college courses. The survey results show that a student's selection of an email address does influence the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, College Students, Relationship
Guerrero, Robin; Tiggeman, Theresa; Edmond, Tracie – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
The Tax Relief Act of 1997 created an important tax provision which helped taxpayers offset the cost of higher education. This provision was in the form of education tax credits. Because a tax credit is a dollar for dollar reduction in tax liability, these education credits were designed to reduce the amount of tax due for college students or…
Descriptors: College Students, Tax Credits, Access to Education, Federal Programs
Kulturel-Konak, Sadan; D'Allegro, Mary Lou; Dickinson, Sarah – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
Women have made great strides in baccalaureate degree obtainment, out numbering men by over 230,000 conferred baccalaureate degrees in 2008. However, the proportion of earned degrees for women in some of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses continues to lag behind male baccalaureate completions (National Science…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Cognitive Style, Gender Differences, Females
Nguyen, Dat-Dao; Zhang, Yue – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
This study investigates to what extent student attitudes toward acceptance of online instruction and Distance Learning are affected by determinants such as demographics, learning environment, learning domains, delivery methods, and web-based instructional technology. Logistic Regression and Discriminant Analysis use statistically significant…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Online Courses, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction
Higbee, Jeanne L.; Schultz, Jennifer L.; Sanford, Thomas – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
A previous study conducted a decade ago determined that there can be considerable disagreement--not only between students and faculty, but also among students and among faculty--regarding behaviors that constitute cheating. This article reports the results of a research study that replicated the student survey administered for the previous study,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Cheating, Student Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
Santos, Arnold Nicholas E. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
This paper explored the pedagogical preparations taken by the researcher in integrating blogs to the traditional classroom experience as well as its use in online classes as a tool for students to write about what they have learned in class and relate it to everyday life. The researcher utilized web blog, combined Facebook and Multiply blogsites,…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Online Courses, College Students
Walsh, Vonda K.; Bush, H. Francis; Squire, James C.; Sullivan, Gerald A. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
In a climate of shrinking educational budgets, online learning courses offer many advantages; however there are several possible problems associated with electronic learning. There may be problems associated with learning style preferences, student apathy, instructional support, accessibility, and problems with technology. This paper examines a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes
Stokes, Anthony; Wright, Sarah – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
In a period of student loan scandals and U.S. financial market instability impacting on the cost and availability of student loans, this paper looks at alternative models of higher education funding. In this context, it also considers the level of financial support that the government should provide to higher education.
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Paying for College, College Students
Zinger, Lana; Cohen, Andrea – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
Colleges throughout the country are bracing for a large influx of returning veterans over the next couple of years and the question is whether they can meet the needs of this population. There is a paucity of empirical literature on Iraqi and/or Afghan veterans' adjustment in the college arena and the factors that mitigate the attrition rate and…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, College Students, Qualitative Research
Sayadian, Sima; Lashkarian, Anita – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
This paper discusses the attitudes and motivation Iranian learners have toward learning EFL at their university level. Although research of a similar nature has been done in other countries, the present study complements others by following 500 university learners and it provides another avenue for examining the language situation in Iran. To…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning