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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"College Student Development"”.
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The relationship of service learning and college student development
… learning in teaching and selected dimensions of college student development. The research was guided by the question, "To what extent do three levels of experience in community service, including participation with and without reflection about the service and no participation, affect students' …
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"It takes a village to raise a child - It takes a campus to graduate a student" Exploring the Cultural Relevance of Student Development Models for African Americans in Higher Education
… the literature related to cultural identity and college student development among African Americans in higher education. Racial and cultural identities for African American college students are an integral part of their student development and have been connected to a variety of positive outcomes …
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The Role of Perceived Parental Influences on the Career Self-Efficacy of College Students
… influences and the career self-efficacy of college students. Previous research related to college student development, parental influences, and career development is presented in order to assess the current body of literature and provide rationale for the present research project. In …
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Epistemological development in pre-ministry undergraduates attending confessional Christian liberal arts colleges and universities
The research explores the epistemological development of pre-ministry undergraduates in confessional Christian liberal arts colleges and universities. The Perry Scheme is the basis for the evaluation. This is a replication study of a 2012 Perry Scheme analysis of pre-ministry graduates in a …
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Evaluating the Epistemological Development of Pre-Ministry Undergraduates at Bible Colleges According to the Perry Scheme
Bible institutes and colleges were originally established to train men and women for vocational Christian ministry, and many contemporary Bible colleges continue with that focus. In addition to practical ministry training, they seek to help students grow just as Jesus did: intellectually, physical, …
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Reporting Methods and Analyses in Higher Education Research: Hierarchical Linear and OLS Regression Models
… Review of Higher Education, Journal of College Student Development, and Research in Higher Education.</p><p>This study provides some of the first empirical evidence of how scholars communicate the tools of research in the published literature of the field. It also identified the reasons …
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Role conflict, uncertainty in illness, and illness-related communication avoidance: College students facing familial chronic illness
… study was on examining possible differences in college students' adjustment based on residency status (i.e., international Asian vs. domestic students) and illness status (i.e., having a family member with a chronic illness vs. not having a family member with a chronic illness). The study also …
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The Effects of Asian American Studies on Asian American College Students' Psychological Functioning
Because Asian American college students are commonly perceived to be highly achieving and functioning, psychosocial outcomes other than academic achievements are understudied. Nonetheless, stereotypes and racism have consistently been shown to be detrimental to Asian American students' …
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Campus Internationalization Initiatives: From Policy to Practice in Study Abroad Programming
As U.S. colleges and universities prepare students to enter an ever-increasing global society, the pressure on higher education institutions to graduate globally competent and culturally sensitive students is growing. To respond to this demand, many colleges and universities are participating in …
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Developing purpose as a psychosocial task related to college students' perceived tendency to seek help from counseling centers
This study examined the relationship between college students' level of "developing purpose" as a psychosocial task and their tendency to seek help from a professional counselor at a university counseling center for a variety of personal and vocational concerns. Chickering's (1969) theory of …
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The Development of Intercultural Maturity in Second Year College Students
<p>Globalization and the development of cultural competence have become increasingly important in our pluralistic society. The ability to effectively interact with, understand, and make meaning of our experiences in a global setting is a critical learning outcome in order to address the complex …
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Leadership and the first-year experience: a study of outcomes from student involvement and the FLIP Program
… they discussed their involvement and leadership development at Rowan since leaving the program. The FLIP program resulted in the overwhelmingly positive experiences of the participants. It was learned that students involved in FLIP discovered their niche at the university and found involvement in …
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Intersections of embodiment and racism : the impact of a student's identity on their interactions with others.
… analysis to study the relationship between college students' personal levels of embodiment and the ways in which students think about and interact with racially and ethnically diverse others. The data from this research show that bodily responsiveness has a positive effect on both a …
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Making the examined life worth living: The ethics of being a liberal educator
… and world. This practice is thought to enable students to reconstruct their lives with views they have deliberately and autonomously chosen and to thereby lead flourishing lives. Moreover, within the Socratic ideal, the educator’s job is to unsettle students by provoking them to question and …
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Latter-day Saint Undergraduate Students' Interfaith Engagement: A Post-Intentional Phenomenological Study
… population in the United States and on most college and university campuses (Rockenbach, Bowman, et al., 2017). Recent studies highlight the negative characteristics of campus environments that affect Latter-day Saint undergraduate students' experiences. Furthermore, non-Latter-day Saint …
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Resilience Theory and Christian Formation: A Mixed Methods Study
… resilience and Christian formation in first-year college students. The study took place at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. A convergent design was used to quantify the variables of spiritual maturity and resilience using pre-existing assessments. Themes from Scripture, precedent literature …
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Academic advising, eh : a profile of undergraduate academic advising at Ontario universities
Despite its importance to postsecondary students' success, there is little known about academic advisement in Canada. Academic advising can be a very intensive and demanding job, yet it is not well understood what duties or student populations of advising make it so. On a practical level, this …
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The whores left behind: Black sex workers’ college navigation & loneliness
This thesis explores how registered student organizations (RSOs), the collegiate version of K-12 extracurricular programs, designed for Black students’ enrichment and retention on college campuses may constrict, exclude, and disregard Black college sex workers and their identity. Through a Black …
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Empowerment in the Transition to Adulthood: Supporting Career Exploration in College Using Participatory Design
Developmental challenges in the transition to adulthood call for a process of empowerment that supports young people in guiding themselves and building capacities toward adult commitments and roles. The purpose of this study is to investigate empowerment in emerging adulthood, aiming to develop …
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