Georgia College & State University

About: Georgia College & State University is a education organization based out in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Higher education. The organization has 950 authors who have published 1591 publications receiving 37027 citations.

The Textbooks-in-College-Libraries Mystery

Abstract: This article investigates whether textbooks are appropriate for a college library collection. Collection development policies and other professional commentary offer little clear direction since they do not define what a textbook is. Evidence and opinion suggest that it would be wise to eliminate the ''textbook'' label, treat these resources as ''books,'' and apply to them the standard collection development criteria.

Foreign Language Requirements For Business Students: An Update

Abstract: Most undergraduate students who study business in the United States are not required to learn a foreign language at their college or university. The overwhelming majority of Business School deans at both AACSB and non-member schools believe in the usefulness of foreign language study. Furthermore, the AACSB has mandated that global and cultural diversity become part of the business curriculum. However, over the past seven years, these survey results find that business schools have not increased the requirements for foreign language courses at all.

Media Freedom, Socio-Political Stability and Investment

Abstract: Using a panel of 138 countries over 1994-2005 we identify a channel through which a media free from government control promotes domestic investment. We hypothesize that as media becomes freer socio-political stability is enhanced due to the creation of a favorable business climate that attracts investment. A simultaneous equation model (SEM) where investment and socio-political stability are jointly determined, tests this hypothesis. Our analysis implies that as the media becomes freer, socio-political stability rises, by making the government more people-oriented. Socio-political stability, in turn, provides a favorable business climate and, thus, investment is enhanced. The SEM model points to significant correlations, but does not imply any causation.

Using online self-assessment in introductory programming classes

Abstract: When the Computer Science faculty changed from covering control structures before using classes to an objects-first approach in an introductory programming course, students struggled to learn the material. The end-of-semester grades were notably lower than past years. To help students understand the concepts introduced in the new format, the faculty began requiring students to use two different online self-assessment tools to enhance their learning.

A behavioral study of bilateral middle cerebral artery hemorrhagic ischemia in rats.

Abstract: The middle cerebral artery was severed bilaterally (bMCA) in adult rats, and controls experienced sham operations. Tactile sensorimotor and gross locomotor functions, measured by the tape test and a rod walking test, were initially impaired in the injured animals. However, these deficits had resolved within 9 and 30 days respectively. The animals were trained in a multiple T water maze task to find the location of a hidden escape platform at the rate of one trial per day for 30 days. Analyses of the number of errors committed and latency to find the escape platform revealed that the bMCA injured rats suffered deficient reference memory, but no decline in working memory. These data support further the use of the bMCA preparation as a model of stroke.