Abstract:
A significant element of advising and working with freshman is assisting them in the development of their sense of identity and with it their perceptions toward academic work and a career. This study sought to describe an intact population of the freshman student population in a College of Agriculture. It is recognized that the data collected from respondents cannot be generalized to any population on a statistical basis. However, the findings may have practical implications for college of agriculture faculty and administration, and should direct researchers to further examine academic work issues in colleges of agriculture.
College of Agriculture freshmen had different perceptions of 15 academic work categories. Best predictors of some categories of academic work include gender, grade point average. and expected salary upon completion of high school. Females were found to have less positive perception of their analytical ability and creativeness when compared to their male peers. High school size was also found to differentiate respondents regarding their perception of academic work. Grade point average was found to influence the respondents' perception to their Quantity of Work category. Students with higher Grade Point Averages may see themselves producing more, but not necessarily quality, academic work.
Keywords:
academic work ethic, freshman
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