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Shivani Naipal; Taitem Wagner; Asmaa Solwa; Noxolo Ngubane; Sabeehah Mogalia; Anovuyo Mapoli; Mfanufikile Shezi; Sithembile Biyase; Nishanee Rampersad – Transformation in Higher Education, 2024
Academic motivation enables students to face challenges in their studies and is important for student performance. Academic self-concept refers to students' perceptions of their competencies and ability to learn. The goal of the study was to evaluate academic motivation and self-concept of undergraduate optometry students. We used a mixed methods…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Optometry
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Christina M. Ambrosino; Jonathan Callan; Tresa M. S. Wiggins; Michael X. Repka; Megan E. Collins – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
The burden of childhood visual impairment and disparities in access to pediatric vision care remain pressing issues in the United States. School-based vision programs (SBVPs) serve as one approach to advancing health equity. Operating at the intersection of schools and healthcare, SBVPs can increase access to pediatric vision services, improve…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Vision Tests, Access to Health Care, Partnerships in Education
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Turnbull, Philip R. K.; Petersen, Lynne; Collins, Andrew V. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2021
At a time of transition into adulthood, tertiary study places additional stresses on the mental wellbeing of students. The continual assessment, long teaching hours, and expectation of professionalism that is expected from students within clinical programmes places even more burden on these students. Then in 2020, with the COVID-19 lockdown, there…
Descriptors: Well Being, Medical Students, Optometry, Pharmaceutical Education
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Chattu, Vijay Kumar; Sahu, Pradeep Kumar; Seedial, Neela; Seecharan, Gerlisa; Seepersad, Amanda; Seunarine, Melina; Sieunarine, Shivanna; Seymour, Kahamaron; Simboo, Samantha; Singh, Arissa – Education Sciences, 2020
Subjective well-being is defined as a person's cognitive and affective evaluations of his or her life. This study aims to investigate the differences in the domains of subjective well-being based on gender, type of school, and academic performance. Additionally, the study aimed to determine the factors (socio-demographic variables, including the…
Descriptors: Well Being, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average
Joyce, Sharon T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
What happens when former first-generation college (FGC) students successfully graduate from college and then aim for post-undergraduate education? The purpose of this dissertation is to compare differences between FGC students and non-FGC admissions profiles regarding end-of-first-year performance at UC Berkeley's School of Optometry. The aims of…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Optometry, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average