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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"College students--Washington (State)--Cheney--Attitudes"”.
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"Drunk and hot chick": the effects of stereotype-consistent priming on stereotypes regarding social sorority and fraternity members
<p>"Although members in social sororities and fraternities have historically been praised for contributing to the development of leadership skills and striving for excellence, they have also been the target of negative stereotypes and prejudice (Barlow, 1996; Wells & Corts, 2008). The present study …
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Who would you want in your life?: Discrimination against morning and evening people
… people. One hundred fifty-six undergraduate students from Eastern Washington University were- asked to rate how likely they would be to choose to do certain activities with a morning person or an evening person. Participants were also given a self-report measure of their own circadian …
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Credibility of female sportscasters: college students' perceptions of women in the field
… becoming more accepted as athletes in the United States today and are making big strides of improvement in proving themselves as competitors, but women will not truly earn their place in the sports world until they are acknowledged as being an intelligent, credible voice of sports information as …
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Extracurricular adventure programming in higher education: student motivations at a university climbing wall
<p>"Colleges and universities across the United States continue to struggle with student retention (Wolfe & Kay, 2011; Tinto, 1993; Astin, 1993). The use of extracurricular activities in higher education has been one route in addressing this issue (Tinto, 1993; Lang, 2001-2002; Hall, 2006). Many …
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Social pressure to speak English and the effect of English language learning for ESL composition students in higher education
… community of practice. Pressures on these students to converge to English occur because of the faulty notions that make the basis of current language policies. This study looks at the implications of the pressure to converge within two sections of an ESL composition course at a state …