WHAT THE COLLEGE STUDENT WANTS

What a reviewer wants.

Understanding what a reviewer wants helps authors write better papers and design better research studies. Central to any research study is the research question. This is the first thing the reviewer looks for. The question, or research aim, should be relevant, original and very clearly defined. The paper should also be scientifically valid; the methods should achieve the aim by addressing the q...

What Do College Ranking Data Tell Us About Student Retention?

What the patient wants from patient participation.

In a general practice with an existing patient participation group, a survey of patients was undertaken to ascertain knowledge of and interest in the group. It was hoped that this might avoid the failure that had befallen other groups of this type. Analysis of the questionnaire provided useful information: there was interest in the group, with a potential attendance of almost three-quarters of ...

Hitting what one wants to hit and missing what one wants to miss

When an observer gazes directly at a rigid spherical object moving at constant speed along a line directed at the head, both monocular and binocular retinal image correlates of time to collision (TTC) are available provided that the object is not too small. The monocular correlate is not available for very small objects and is invalid for rotating aspherical objects, while the binocular correla...

Care of the college student.

There are approximately 20 million students in U.S. colleges and universities. Although this population is characterized as having good health, 600,000 students report some form of disability or some type of medical problem, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, psychiatric disorders, and chronic illnesses, among others. Physicians can enhance youth transiti...