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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"first year college students"”.
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Ecological literacy in a context of first-year college students
… literacy as it pertains to a sample of first-year students at a large land grant university. Specifically, a four-point typology of environmentally responsible behaviors for first-year college students was identified that included dimensions related to consumer, disposal, reuse and …
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First-Year College Students and Faculty: A Comparison of Expectations for Success
… social, and career-related expectations that first-year college students believe lead to their collegiate success as defined by their perception of persisting in higher education. Further investigation determines how these expectations align with faculty expectations of student success. Eight …
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The Relationship Between Wellness and Academic Success in First-year College Students
… Although social and economic benefits of a college education are well documented (Baum & Ma, 2007; Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2004), during the last 100 years the college graduation rate has remained at approximately 50% (Education Policy Institute, 2004). While prior academic …
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Using Academic Advising To Increase Motivation And Engagement In First-Year College Students
… Services (2010), more than one-third of college freshmen will not progress to their sophomore year. Several states, including Michigan, have proposed higher education performance funding models, which directly correlate state funds to student retention and graduation rates (Jesse, 2012). …
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Examining and Supporting Domain Identification and Student Interest in First Year College Students
Students entering college with a pre-selected major have often developed some beliefs and knowledge related to their major. Domain identification (DI) and interest are two constructs that could be particularly useful to researchers and practitioners examining the first year experiences of college …
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High School Hazing: A Study of the Autobiographical Memories of Entering First Year College Students
… between autobiographical memories of entering first year college students of their high school hazing experiences and demographic variables. Hazing is defined as any humiliating or dangerous activity expected of students when joining a high school group, regardless of their willingness to …
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The Role of Residential Learning Communities in the Faith Development of First Year College Students
… nor support the spiritual development of college students. One approach that has been proposed for facilitating the faith development of college students is Residential Learning Communities. Unfortunately, the assertion that Residential Learning Communities are a promising method of …
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USING A RISK PREDICTION MODEL WITH FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS: EARLY INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
… warning system and subsequent intervention with college freshmen, which addressed both the academic viability and retention of first-year students. The population of interest was first-semester students who were predicted to succeed by standard admissions criteria, but fail to achieve minimum …
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Cyberbullying In Higher Education: The Experiences and Perceptions of First-Year College Students and University Administrators
… the policies regarding cyberbullying on college campuses in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the experiences of first year students with cyberbullying at the University of South Carolina. The descriptive research aimed to discover what policies are currently in place to protect …
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The Relationship of Parental Attachment, Peer Attachment, and Self-Concept to the Adjustment of First-Year College Students
The transition to college is usually the first time many late adolescents live apart from their parents for an extended period, making it an important developmental task (Kenny, 1987) that requires a variety of adaptational resources. Bowlby's (1969/1982, 1973, 1980) attachment theory has been …
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The Efficacy of Residential Learning Communities on First Generation, First-Year College Students' Success at a Rural Regional University
… learning communities on the success of first-generation first-year students. Using the theoretical framework of Tinto’s Conceptual Schema this study looked at the social and academic integration factors of living in a residential learning community through fall-to-fall retention rates …
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Investigating Sense of Community and Academic Success in First Year College Students in the Department of Natural Resources Management
… community, and the effect of academic success of first year students in the Natural Resources Management Department at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. An adapted version of the sense of community index was used to collect data from first year students (n=90) in the Natural Resources …
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An Exploration of Changes in First-Year College Students' Writing Skills Between High School and the Conclusion of the Composition Course
… writing skills are important for success in college, work, and for society. Although there is little argument about the importance of communication skills, there is more debate about whether or not students and graduates are actually attaining these skills. An examination of the impact of …
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Becoming a functioning member of the collegiate culture: how cellphone communication affects first-year college students' self and identity in college transition.
… of cellphones and cellphone communication of first-year college students during their college transition and how such newly populated human communicative conducts affect their sense of self and identity during this life period. The findings from this study suggest that participants' …
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The process of ethnic identity formation for second-generation Mexican-American first-year college students: Exploring peers’ role in ethnic identity development
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Evaluation of the <i>Process of Learning</i>: an educational programme engaging first year college students in critically reflecting upon how they learn
This thesis evaluates the effectiveness of having students reflect upon their experiences of learning and use of critical thinking in their first year of study at University. Specifically, it responds to the debate on whether teaching a general course on critical thinking skills constitutes a …
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More Moments with Others Matter for Emotion Regulation and Well-Being: A Study of First-Year College Students’ Daily Life During COVID-19
… COVID-19 pandemic disrupted emerging adult, first-year college students’ daily lives and well-being. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) recognizes that effective and adaptive emotion regulation can be improved by training skills for managing contextual (ABC) and physiological (PLEASE) …
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Between two worlds : an exploration of privacy management issues arising from first-year college students dealing with a mother's breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
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