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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"At-Risk College Students"”.
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Examining How Individual Approaches to Learning Support Mentorship Relationships and Greater Well-Being for At-Risk College Students
<p>A large body of research suggest positive educational contexts may buffer against negative effects of childhood trauma for some individuals (Bessey, 2017). However, to date, only a small body of research has examined the characteristics of students’ approaches to learning that may interact with …
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Educationally At-risk College Students From Single-parent and Two-parent Households: an Analysis of Differences Employing Cooperative Institutional Research Program Data.
… factors of low income, parents' levels of education, and family composition as determinants of educationally at-risk status, study investigated differences between first generation, undergraduate college students from families in lowest quintile of income in the U.S, One group consisted of …
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The Relationship Between Patterns of Relating and Academic Self-Concept
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between patterns of relating to both parents and academic self-concept. Also, this study examined the differences between academically high-achieving college students and academically at-risk college students in patterns of relating and …
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Brain Activity in College Students with the Broad Autism Phenotype
… <p>This study examined brain activity in college students with the broad autism phenotype (BAP) while viewing facial expressions. Quantitative Electroencephalogram assessments were conducted in the temporal lobe area in the brains of 38 college students declared as Science, Technology, …
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How Teaching At-Risk Students Affects Faculty Engagement
The purpose of this dissertation in practice study was to describe the engagement levels and challenges of faculty teaching at-risk students to better understand support strategies that may enhance the classroom experience for students and instructors. The aim of this study was to create a set of …
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Reaching students in a remedial college mathematics course: the roles of a teacher's care
… topic in the K-12 classroom setting, and it relates to the academic achievement of at-risk students. However, the K-12 caring literature tends to focus on relational aspects and not on subject matter. Moreover, little attention has been given to the communication and expression of teacher care …
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Social and Academic Factors that Contribute to Resiliency for At-Risk Students in Georgia Universities
… this study was to examine resiliency factors in at-risk college students to provide insight and strategies for college administrators who have a genuine desire to attract and retain these students. The researcher focused on college students who were minority, low-income and first generation. This …
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Resilience : a case study of the post-secondary experience of Trio Program students
… study was to describe the resilience in adult at-risk college students who had overcome adverse circumstances and the role resilience played in the post secondary experience in formal education. This qualitative study examined the characteristics and behaviors of resilience within the framework …
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Psychological Birth Order and Career Adaptability in an At-Risk College Population
… birth order and career adaptability of college students who were at-risk academically. Psychological birth order is a main construct from the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler (1927, 1946). Adler posited that individuals discover life differently when they perceive the world from …