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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"University Experience"”.
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Mature Women Students and Their University Experience
… least 10 years, from the same mid-sized Canadian university. All of the women were at least 30 years of age at the commencement of their program. This research study utilized qualitative interviews and examined the lived experiences of these 12 mature women for their experiences, barriers, and …
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A Summative Evaluation of Southwest Texas State University's African-American Freshman Leadership Conference
… of satisfaction with various aspects of their university experience. The results and implications are discussed.
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Access to academic literacy : a study of the economics language and communications tutorial at the University of Cape Town
… of study. In order to address these needs at the University of Cape Town, many disciplines now require a first-year course which aims to equip learners with the language and communication skills, which are necessary in order to successfully complete a university degree. Students in the Economics …
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‘It’s a bit of a clan really, you either feel part of [it] or you don’t’. Transitioning to university: perceptions of students and staff at a UK university
Transition to university is considered problematic for students and institutions. This has led to examination of the institutionally controlled elements of transition. Despite intervention, students, and universities in the United Kingdom (UK) still experience transition related issues. This, …
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International students' sense of belonging
… increased retention rates and satisfaction with university experience. However, international students may be experiencing low levels of belonging, especially with American students. From a survey that asked students about their sense of belonging to the university, with American students, and …
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What’s it like to come to college: Exploring the experience of female students in University.
This thesis set out to examine the experience of female students in university and how their experience impacts on their understanding of their concept of identity. This qualitative research study explores, through in-depth interviews, the experience of five current undergraduate female students in …
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Queer Heterotopias in Higher Education: LGBTQ Student Identity in Web Logging
… as LGBTQ navigate their school and daily life experiences in relationship with their identity on web logs; and (b) how these students reinforce or disrupt heteronormative assumptions regarding sexuality on web logs, potentially creating queer heterotopias online. The public domain web logs of …
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Exploring Social Identity and the Acculturation Process of Venezuelan Undergraduate Students at a Midwestern U.S. University
… from Venezuela studying at a Midwestern U.S. university. This study analyzed the personal experiences of three male and three female participants who have been studying from 1-4 years in a Midwestern university. Findings explicated that all participants experienced some degree of acculturative …
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The Impact of Simulation-Based Learning in Aircraft Design on Aerospace Student Preparedness for Engineering Practice: A Mixed Methods Approach
… that engineers create that which never was. The university experience is a key component in preparing engineers who support the creation of products and systems that improve the world we live in. The way in which engineers have been trained in universities has changed throughout history in …
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First Year University Students and Their Parents: Conjoint Experiences of University
… this thesis is an examination of the first-year university experience as seen through the eyes of students and their parents. Through the thick descriptions of conjoint interviews conducted in eight family homes on three different occasions during the students’ first-year, the thesis offers a …
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Motherhood first: An interpretive description of the experience of mature age female students with dependent children at one regional university campus in Australia
This study explored the experience of mature age female students with dependent children at one regional university campus in Western Australia, Edith Cowan University South West (ECUSW). These students are one of many student groups whose experience differs to that of more traditional students …
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Validating the Experiences of Male Mexican American Community College Transfer Students Studying at Catholic Universities
… study uncovered the validating and other university experiences of male Mexican American CCTSs. This qualitative study included individual interviews of six CCT students, six CCT alumni, and nine university administrators within the divisions of student and academic affairs from two …
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Widening participation in Higher Education: an investigation of the experiences and views of students, parents, teachers, and higher education staff of a pre-entry programme
… education [HE] by investigating the views and experiences of students, their parents, teachers and University staff, in a pre-entry to HE programme.<br/><br/>The research focussed on researching the influence of a Pathway Opportunity Programme [POP] on students’ aspirations, preparedness and …
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Black clinical psychology interns at a 'white' university : their experience of colour during training
… black clinical psychology interns at a "white" university experience issues during training which they perceive to be colour-related, and suggests ways of dealing with these issues as part of training. The results are based on 22 one-hour semi-structured interviews conducted with four male and …
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Embodying the Canadian University Dance Transition Experience: A Collective Case Study
… of dance majors transition from multiple pre-university learning environments into their current Canadian university dance program. Three of Canadas largest university dance degree granting programs were chosen as field sites based on their relative size, urban location and common core …
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New Pentecostal churches, politics and the everyday life of university students at the University of Zimbabwe
… has been a concerted ‘Pentecostalisation’ of university spaces in Africa. Despite enormous growth in Pentecostal Charismatic Church membership and activities on African university campuses, and its attendant implications for academic and everyday life, there is hardly any study that explores …
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Mindfully Impacting Transformation: Mindfulness Strategies for an Adult Leadership Academy in a Low-Income Community
… courses free of charge at a local private university. These CLA members, who live on annual family incomes below the poverty line, are from a community center in the heart of an impoverished immigrant neighborhood that borders the university. As a means of offering ongoing support for their …
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Exploring the Impact on Students of Western Universities on Foreign Soil: A Case Study of Qatar
… native students respond to attending a Western university that has been transplanted from the West into their country. This case study/cross case research investigated what is leading native students in Qatar to attend one of the branch campuses of American universities that have been …
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Perceptions of Beginning General and Exceptional Education Teachers of their Preparation and Importance of Skills Associated with Collaboration and Co-teaching
… offered to pre-service teachers as part of their university experience, and identify specific strategies, programs, and field experiences in which pre-service general and exceptional education teachers can engage in to better prepare them for their first co-teaching/collaborative teaching …
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Multiple Selves, Marginalised Voices: Exploring Black Female Psychology Students' Experiences of Constructing Identity in UK Higher Education
… Minority Ethnic students. Black female students’ experiences are not fully explored among accounts of university experience. As an under researched group, their ‘stories’ risk being lost. This research learned from individual and collective voices of Black women enrolled on an undergraduate …
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