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ERIC Number: EJ542967
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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An Invitation to the Ethnographic Study of University Examination Behavior: Concepts, Methodology, and Implications.
Albas, Cheryl; Albas, Dan
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v26 n3 p1-26 1996
Reports a series of ethnographic studies of student behavior concerning examinations, conducted in a Canadian university since the mid-1980s. Describes techniques of data gathering and the link between methodology and theory. Examines implications for higher education, including dealing with students' exam-related stress, factors influencing cheating behavior, and differential behavior of student personality types. (MSE)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Data Collection, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Personality Traits, Research Methodology, Stress Management, Stress Variables, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Testing, Theory Practice Relationship, Universities
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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