JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

A Cross National Comparison of College Student Perceptions and

Preferences for Instructional Orientations

Author(s): Jo Ann Duffy, Gary Baker, Gabi Eissa, Joseann Knight, Anne Mathieu, Silvia Ines Monserrat

Citation: Jo Ann Duffy, Gary Baker, Gabi Eissa, Joseann Knight, Anne Mathieu, Silvia Ines Monserrat, (2012) "A Cross National Comparison of College Student Perceptions and Preferences for Instructional Orientations," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.12, Iss. 5, pp. 27 - 39

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

In this cross national study, 846 university students’ preferences and perceptions of two instructional orientations--Student as Product and Student as Customer--were contrasted. Students from Argentina, West Indies, Canada, Egypt and the US were included. Overall, academic major, gender, and age were not significantly related to student preferences and perceptions of their educational experience. The results indicate that students from the Western Hemisphere share many educational preferences and perceptions for the two instructional orientations not shared by Egyptian students. However, students from all five countries were in agreement that their instructors did not treat them as customer.