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Showing 1 to 20 of 557 for “"College student"”.
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The college student as mother : a phenomenological examination of community college student experiences
… the participant data: support systems, lack of college preparation, family as a priority, education as self-fulfillment, and balance. The themes were consistent with the findings in the literature. Each of the participants had full and busy lives with multiple responsibilities necessitating, for …
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First-Generation College Student Baccalaureate Attainment: Investigation of a Psychological Model of College Student Retention
… graduation for first-generation (FG), first-year students at a selective, private, residential university in the northeastern United States. The theoretical framework was Bean and Eaton's (2000, 2001/2002) Psychological Model of College Student Retention. The purpose of the study was to test the …
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Aesthetic attitudes in the college student
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1969 M62
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Understanding multiracial college student virtual community
… role of social media in the lives of Multiracial college students as they build and maintain community. A phenomenological approach enabled answering the research question: How do Multiracial students use social media to build and maintain community? Informed by critical multiracial theory and …
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Mathematics anxiety and the college student
… anxiety is correlated to choice of major in college, the need to be enrolled in a remedial math course and average mathematics grades. Types of mathematical problems, statements and situations were also viewed to determine which of the latter caused the greatest anxiety among volunteers. …
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Decision Making at College Student Newspapers
… review of presidential leadership styles, how college presidents communicate with constituencies, shared student governance and independence of student newspapers. The study involved two surveys: one to Pennsylvania college public relations directors and a second to Pennsylvania college student …
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LGBTQ+ College Student Academic Persistence Outcome Expectations
LGBTQ+ college students remain largely invisible in national postsecondary data systems due to identities such as sexual orientation and gender identity not being systematically or consistently reported. Much of the existing research on LGBTQ+ college students focus on campus climate and social …
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College student understanding of informed consent terminology
… The purpose of this research was to evaluate students' understanding of terminology commonly used in the ICF. An online research survey was sent to active students of Eastern Michigan University (EMU) during the winter 2015 semester. Questions were asked to evaluate the students' understanding …
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Group Counseling The Underachieving New College Student
… study will deal with underachievement on the college level. A critical examination of the progress and process of underachievers in a group setting will be attempted. The major difference will be this experiment will be geared to help underachievers before they become probationaries.
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An examination of college student athletes' academic achievement
… growing concern over the academic performance of student athletes in today’s institutions of higher education. Across all media, the public is constantly reminded that the success rate of student athletes is not what it should be. One hypothesis for this poor performance is that athletes are not …
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Decolonizing Institutional Practices: Supporting Aboriginal College Student Success
… post-secondary institutions support Aboriginal students and to make them feel welcome and that they belong. This dissertation takes an in-depth look at the experiences of Aboriginal students at a northern Ontario college. It examines the challenges faced by students as they prepare for and …
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Time, Schedules, and the College Student with ADHD
… I explored the everyday lived experiences of college students diagnosed with ADHD as they worked to adhere to the schedule and time expectations of their college coursework. I also the explored institutional policies and processes of the community college they attended to determine if, and …
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Identifying and overcoming barriers to college student success
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Community College Student Motivation and Persistence to Goals
<p>Community colleges in the United States serve a vital educational role in job training, preparation for transfer to a four-year institution, granting academic degrees and certificates as well as offering opportunities for personal growth and development. Persistence has traditionally been …
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A Predictive Model of Canadian College Student Retention
… literature for within-year retention at 2-year colleges range from 57% to 83.9%. This indicates that a large proportion of students who attend 2-year colleges may not be retained beyond the first semester of their studies. Attrition potentially represents a major loss to the student, to the …
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Assessing experienced discrimination in a college student population.
… experience) is critical to assess among the college student population given its relationship to six key components of the college student experience. Investigating this variable requires the use of a psychometrically sound scale that demonstrates adequate validity and sensitivity; however, …
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Outcome and efficacy expectancies in college student drinking
goals of this study were to modify efficacy and outcome expectancies related to moderate alcohol consumption through written communications and determine subsequent changes in behavioral intentions to consume alcohol. Furthermore, two theoretical models which have attempted to conceptualize the …
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College Student Adjustment: Examination Of Personal And Environmental Characteristics
<p>This study used a multi-dimensional model of college adjustment to examine the relationships between multiple layers of personal influences and college adjustment (academic, social, personal/emotional, attachment to the institution, and overall adjustment) among emerging adults in a large urban …
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Examination Of College Student Achievement Within An Ecological Framework
… study examined the extent to which variance in college student achievement was explained by self-efficacy, motivation, study habits, extracurricular activity involvement, perceptions of social support, and perceptions of support from faculty and the university as a whole. Participants were 195 …
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