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McGarvey, Alice; Karivelil, Deepak; Byrne, Elaine – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2021
European medical schools are recruiting increasing numbers of international students. This study explores the impact of cultural backgrounds and language on the transition of international medical students to the clinical years of their training when they are predominantly based in hospitals and interacting with health professional staff and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Medical Students, Medical Education, Clinical Experience
Li'thelya Young – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The numbers of African American males and females entering higher education continue to soar. Research shows that African American women are the most educated group within the United States; however, compared to their European and Hispanic male counterparts, African American males report the lowest outcomes in higher education. Educational…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation
Closson, Leanna M.; Bond, Takara A. – Educational Psychology, 2019
Previous research suggests that students often use social network sites (SNS) as academic distractors, though little is known about the association between students' use of individual SNS and university adjustment. The present study examined academic outcomes associated with using Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. University…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Social Media, Student Adjustment, Correlation
Grund, Axel; Brassler, Nina K.; Fries, Stefan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
Research on motivational conflicts indicates that students' difficulties during studying may result from tempting alternatives in the leisure domain. In the present set of studies, we addressed the question of whether academic motivation inversely has negative spillover effects on students' leisure-related functioning, too. In the first 2 studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Motivation, Conflict
Holt, Laura J. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
Although numerous studies have documented an association between parent attachment and college student adjustment, less is known about the mechanisms that underlie this relation. Accordingly, this short-term longitudinal study examined first-year college students' attitudes about academic help-seeking as one possible mechanism. As predicted,…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Longitudinal Studies
White, Susan W.; Richey, John A.; Gracanin, Denis; Coffman, Marika; Elias, Rebecca; LaConte, Stephen; Ollendick, Thomas H. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The number of young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) enrolled in higher education institutions has steadily increased over the last decade. Despite this, there has been little research on how to most effectively support this growing population. The current study presents data from a pilot trial of two novel intervention programs…
Descriptors: College Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Pilot Projects
Norvilitis, Jill M.; Sun, Ling; Zhang, Jie – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
This study examined ADHD symptomatology and college adjustment in 420 participants--147 from the United States and 273 from China. It was hypothesized that higher levels of ADHD symptoms in general and the inattentive symptom group in particular would be related to decreased academic and social adjustment, career decision-making self-efficacy, and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Social Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Study Skills
Walahoski, Jill – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed methods case study was designed to assess the preparedness of former Nebraska 4-H participants to successfully transition and adjust to college. The study also sought to understand the way that students' experiences in Nebraska 4-H may have influenced their readiness to transition to college. The initial quantitative stage of this case…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies, College Preparation
Larose, Simon; Duchesne, Stéphane; Boivin, Michel; Vitaro, Frank; Tremblay, Richard E. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2015
Using a 17-year longitudinal design, this study examined the role of personal and family factors assessed early in life, and also academic and social experiences assessed in the first year of college, in predicting college completion. We followed a sample of 444 French-speaking Canadian children from middle to upper socioeconomic backgrounds (66%…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Experience, Longitudinal Studies, Socioeconomic Background
Rienties, Bart; Luchoomun, Dharma; Tempelaar, Dirk – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
In Europe there is a growing concern among educators and policy makers that students are not well-prepared to start a Master programme. This study draws on longitudinal research conducted at four universities in the Netherlands and a follow-up exploratory purposively chosen from one of the study sites. In Study 1, differences in academic…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries, Social Integration, Foreign Students