life situation. The course was required for students majoring in food and resource

economics.

 The faculty member who taught Class H was a 42 year-old male. He had five

years of collegiate teaching experience at the University of Florida. This faculty member

also reported teaching experiences during his two years of serving in the Peace Corps and

two years at an agricultural technical college. Instruments were administered and

completed by students during class time. Students were given extra-credit for

participating in this study.

 Class H consisted of 122 students of which 70 responded. Of the participating

students 98.5% (n=67) were enrolled as full-time students. One (1.5%) student was

determined as a part-time student while two (2.9%) students did not answer the question

specifying enrollment status. Males held a slim majority of the respondents at 55.1%

(n=38) with female respondents of Class H accounting for 44.9% (n=31). One student did

not respond to the question regarding gender.

 Nine academic majors were reported in Class H. The majority of the respondents

(81.2%, n=56) majored in food and resource economics. Four (5.8%) students declared a

major in animal science. The academic majors of agricultural communication and

mechanical engineering each had two respondents (2.9%). The remaining five academic

majors consisted of only one student each. There was one student who did not answer the

question on the subject of academic major.

 For ages of respondents in Class H the mode age was 21 years old (31.9%, n=22).

There was an equal number of participants reporting 20 and 22 years of age (18.8%,

n=13). Ten students (14.5%) reported the age of 23 years. One student did not answer the