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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"First Year Experience (FYE)"”.
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Recreating Resistance: Rape Culture Resistance Through Human Rights Education
… created as a pedagogical tool for educators in First Year Experience (FYE) programs on college campuses. Recreate Resistance looks to address rape culture resistance within a human rights context and attempts to provide a framework for cultural change. Educators reviewing this will be able to …
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First-year seminars and student persistence in selected 4-year institutions: a study from the 2006 national survey on first-year seminars
… of transitioning students. Students in their first year of college face change the transition to being independent and meeting people from diverse backgrounds. Colleges and universities recognize the first year of college as one of the most impressionable aspects of student life. Colleges and …
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First Year Experience Seminars: How Contrasting Models Impact the College Transition and Retention
Most institutions of higher education utilize First Year Experience (FYE) coursework to facilitate college adjustment and student retention. FYE courses are designed to support the college transition by introducing freshman to campus resources that can help them achieve their educational and career …
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Student Physical Activity and Nutritional Behaviors
… themed Residential Interest Group (n=22) and a First Year Experience (FYE) course (n=23) with a physical activity focus similar to the intervention group's FYE course. Questions regarding exercise and nutrition from the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment, …
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A study of the relationship between a college success course and student perception of the self-regulatory skills of concentration, motivation, and time management
… (2009), only 20% of students who start at a two-year institution graduate within three years and about 40% of four-year students graduate in six years. As the ranks of new undergraduates swell, many of these hopeful students enter universities academically unprepared for the rigors of …
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Student's perceptions of meaningfulness in first year experience courses : a case study
… in the literature and the knowledge base of a first year experience (FYE) academic program at a large, urban university regarding freshmen perceptions of meaningfulness in their courses. Existing studies identify concepts related to meaningfulness, but do not shed light on attributes which may …
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Evaluating the University of Cape Town's pilot discover commerce programme
Background First year experience (FYE) programmes are standard offerings across a number of higher education institutions (HEIs), both locally and internationally. The increase in FYE programmes has been due to the fact that many first-year university students struggle with the academic and social …
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Models of success: African American males and their pathways toward enrollment in doctoral programs at a predominantly white institution
… American males who do gain entrée into four-year institutions of higher learning – the results are discouraging: literature indicates high dropout rates (Tinto, 1993) and many report a lack of socialization into the campus community. At the post-baccalaureate stage - the enrollment of African …