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Yang, Lili – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2022
Higher education has long established primary importance to the formation of students, manifest in ideas such as Confucian "xiushen" (self-cultivation) and "Bildung." However, despite the shared focus on the idea of humans becoming humans, "xiushen" and "Bildung" are built on divergent philosophical…
Descriptors: Student Development, Higher Education, Confucianism, Comparative Analysis
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Ma Yin; Xiangang Hu – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2024
As the cradle of cultivating talents, universities are facing great opportunities and challenges in their education. Among them, IPE (ideological and political education), as an important foundation for the future growth of university students, is of great significance. This paper discusses the relationship between IPE and psychological fitness…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Political Science, Ideology, Political Attitudes
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Krista M. Soria; Stacey E. Vakanski – NACADA Journal, 2024
We examined whether the odds of experiencing academic, financial, or health-related obstacles during the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly (p < 0.05) different between students attending rural and suburban/urban colleges. We used data from a multi-institutional survey of 31,575 four-year college/university students attending seven rural and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Rural Colleges, Rural Urban Differences, COVID-19
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Edward J. Balleisen; Laura Howes; Erik Wibbels – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
A growing body of research suggests that "high-impact practices" such as project-based and experiential learning make important contributions to undergraduate student development and outcomes. However, most attempts to evaluate such programs are based on qualitative or self-reported data generated from small samples. This study examines…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Student Projects
Cuishan Shi – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In light of the lack of research on intercultural learning and acculturation in the music education field, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore international graduate music education students' (IGMES') perspectives on their intercultural learning experiences while studying at two Midwestern universities in the United States. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Music Education, Learning Experience
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Julio Bertolin; Orlanda Tavares; Cristina Sin – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2024
This article analyses whether Brazilian graduates feel that their higher education programmes have contributed to the development of civic competences (ethics, critical thinking and respect for diversity), necessary to become active citizens in a democratic and fair society. The analysis considers disciplines and students' socioeconomic and…
Descriptors: Ethics, Democratic Values, Social Justice, Citizen Participation
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Markle, Gail; Stelzriede, Danelle Dyckhoff – Innovative Higher Education, 2020
This study examined how factors associated with student development and persistence differ between first-generation and continuing-generation students and how participation in a learning community influences development and persistence. The findings show that first-generation students were less involved in academics and had lower gains in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, First Generation College Students, Intellectual Development, Academic Persistence
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Buzdar, Muhammad Ayub; Jalal, Hina; Mohsin, Muhammad Naeem – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Purpose: The major purpose of the present study was to identify the gaps between acquired and required graduate attributes of pass out graduates of teacher education programs in Pakistan and investigate the influence of program accreditation on these gaps. Research Method: A quantitative research method was used to achieve the research objectives.…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs
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Iqbal, Zafar – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2019
This study compares two marketing-focused short-term study programs in Asia (India and Japan) and highlights reasons as to why students perceive that they learn more in one country than the other. Research to date has sparsely assessed the impact of study abroad programs on students' perceived growth. The existing literature has rarely focused on…
Descriptors: Marketing, Study Abroad, Program Descriptions, Student Attitudes
Tisdale, Whitney Camille – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Today, millions of high school students are taking the opportunity to gain higher education credits as well as a sample of the college experience through dual or concurrent enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or middle and early colleges. Essentially, dual or concurrent enrollment, as well as AP and IB courses,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, College Freshmen, Dual Enrollment, College Credits
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McMahan, Sarah K.; Garza, Rubén – Current Issues in Education, 2017
Given the benefits associated with authentic field experiences (Edwards, 1996; McMahan et al., 2015; Siwatu, 2010), it is not uncommon to include early field experiences prior to student teaching as a way to engage university students with teaching diverse students in an authentic school setting. This study explored preservice teachers'…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Field Experience Programs, Student Development, Qualitative Research
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Ganguly, Sohinee; Kulkarni, Mrinmoyi; Gupta, Meenakshi – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2017
There are two dominant strains in the literature on academic performance, the attribution studies and the self-efficacy studies. The present study attempted to incorporate these two strains while examining the academic performance of engineering undergraduate students in India. Time management and perceived stress were included in the model to…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students
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Mach, Kane P.; Gordon, Sarah R.; Tearney, Katie; McClinton, Leon, Jr. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2018
Living-learning programs (LLPs) can have a positive influence on student success. The purpose of this study is to provide an example of an LLP that effectively involves faculty and college academic staff as well as to understand student experiences in the LLP related to personal, professional, and academic growth. The LLP at the focus of this…
Descriptors: Living Learning Centers, College Freshmen, Student Experience, Program Effectiveness
Torres, Amanda – Independent School, 2016
Every year, the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA conducts The Freshman Survey, a national longitudinal study that covers a wide range of student characteristics--from secondary school achievement and activities to educational and career plans to values, attitudes, beliefs, and self concept. To identify the academic and personal…
Descriptors: College Preparation, National Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, College Freshmen
Singh, Anupma – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Despite the fact that international students face challenges at the United States (U.S.) universities and colleges, little research exits on these student's sense of belonging. This study investigates the factors of sense of belonging for international students and provides insights on factors like academic adjustment, homesickness, peer…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Structural Equation Models, Student School Relationship, Social Integration
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