AIMS To examine the prevalence rates and correlates of non-medical use of prescription stimulants (Ritalin, Dexedrine or Adderall) among US college students in terms of student and college characteristics. DESIGN A self-administered mail survey. SETTING One hundred and nineteen nationally representative 4-year colleges in the United States. PARTICIPANTS A representative sample of 10 904 r...

Community colleges offer many students open, affordable access to postsecondary training. However, as they have become a more prominent entry point for students who intend to eventually complete a bachelor's degree, there are growing concerns about the transfer function of these institutions. While previous research has highlighted the diversion effects of community colleges, most of this work ...

BACKGROUND The Government of Pakistan identified 4 medical Colleges for introduction of COME, one from each province. Curriculum was prepared by the faculty of these colleges and launched in 2001 and despite concerted efforts could not be implemented. The purpose of this research was to identify the reasons for delay in implementation of the COME curriculum and to assess the understanding of th...

There has been surprisingly little rigorous research on institutional effectiveness in community colleges. Even the much larger body of research on institutional effectiveness among baccalaureate-granting institutions in general tells us more about the student characteristics and institutional features (e.g., selectivity, size, resources) associated with positive student outcomes than about the...

transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission in writing of the publisher nor be issued to the public or circulated in any form other than that in which it is published. In the UK there has historically been a clear demarcation between the academic and vocational routes through education post-16. Generally vocational study is taken either on a part time basis or full time...

American Council on Education [2] American Council on Education Department Chair Services [3] American Council on Education Office of Women in Higher Education [4] Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) [5] Association of American Universities (AAU) [6] Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) [7] Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and...

According to Hardin, Stebbings wants plans from the committees so that a decision to integrate the colleges could be implemented as quickly as possible. The college committees are not to rule whether or not integration is desirable, but rather how integration would best work. A m o n g t h e i s s u e s t h e committees will consider are whether single-sex floors should be retained in the colle...

Based on the new technology development direction of “high, difficult, beautiful, new” of the Taolu competition in Chinese martial arts, this paper analyses the current situation to the development of the competitive Wushu Routine at colleges in Jiangxi province by way of questionnaires, inquires and comparison. It discovers that the development level of the competitive Wushu Routine at college...

American Council on Education [2] American Council on Education Department Chair Services [3] American Council on Education Office of Women in Higher Education [4] Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) [5] Association of American Universities (AAU) [6] Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) [7] Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: assessing educational environment is vital in determining the success or failure of any institute. a positive environment leads to achievements of students in learning while a negative one would hinder their accomplishments. the aim of this study was to evaluate the medical students’ perceptions of their educational environment and to id...