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This study focuses on the misbehaviors of university students, and more specifcally,
it investigates university lecturers’ perspectives of these problems along with their coping strategies. The study also investigates the factors associated with these behaviors and diferences in cultural motives behind American and Turkish lecturers’ perceptions. The data consists of interviews and classroom observations of 38 lecturers from two universities, one American and
one Turkish. The results revealed that problems encountered were cell phone use, inappropriate
talking, inatentiveness, lack of participation and tardiness. In general, verbal warnings and the outlining of expectations were identifed as the main coping strategies by both groups. Misbehaviors were atributed to parents and students themselves by American and Turkish lecturers. However, some American lecturers emphasized these misbehaviors might have
stemmed from lecturers themselves.
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