Relevance of General Education: An Assessment of Undergraduate Business Students

Autor/inn/en	Walters, Hannah D.; Bockorny, Kristi M.
Titel	Relevance of General Education: An Assessment of Undergraduate Business Students
Quelle	In: e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching, 12 (2018) 3, S.34-43 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1835-9132
Schlagwörter	Relevance (Education); General Education; Undergraduate Students; Business Administration Education; Student Attitudes; Interest Inventories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Relevance; Relevanz; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Schülerverhalten; Interest profile; Interessenprofil
Abstract	In this study, the relevance of general education among undergraduate business students is assessed. Zaichkowsky's (1985) personal involvement inventory (PII) is used to assess perceived relevance. Data are collected via a survey administered to undergraduate business students at a Midwest, regional state university. The cognitive dimension of the involvement construct was evaluated with 7-point semantic differential-type scales measuring five items: important, relevant, means a lot to me, valuable, and needed. The affective dimension of the involvement construct was evaluated with exciting, appealing, and fascinating items also measured on a 7-point semantic differential-type scale. The results suggest strong support for the reduced set of eight-items from Zaichkowsky's (1994) scale modification. The proposed scale reduction appears to capture both affective and cognitive dimensions within the context of higher education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01