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Direct linkMcCoy, Kimberly; Oliver, Justin J.; Borden, D. Scott; Cohn, Scott I. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to test a nudge, or intervention, designed through behavioral insights at a university campus to discover cost-effective means for increasing recycling participation and methods for estimating waste removal cost savings. Design/methodology/approach: A series of studies were conducted demonstrating the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Wastes, Recycling, State Universities, Intervention
Vanderplank, Robert – Language Learning Journal, 2019
Watching foreign language programmes and films with captions (same-language subtitles intended for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) has been shown to assist learners in phonetic retuning, vocabulary acquisition and listening comprehension [e.g. Mitterer and McQueen, 2009. Foreign subtitles help but native-language subtitles harm foreign speech…
Descriptors: Films, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Italian
Bowman, Nicholas A. – Review of Educational Research, 2011
In recent years, American colleges and universities have seen greater diversity among their undergraduate students and greater civic interest and action among these students. In fact, many have argued that meaningful engagement with diversity constitutes an important means of preparing college graduates to participate and flourish in a globalized…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Democracy, College Graduates, Student Diversity
Jeynes, William – Education and Urban Society, 2010
A meta-analysis is undertaken, including 11 studies, to determine whether there is a relationship between Bible knowledge on one hand and academic and behavioral outcomes on the other among those living in urban areas. The results indicate that increased Bible knowledge is associated with higher levels of student academic achievement and positive…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Statistical Significance, Urban Areas, Religious Education
Goleman, Daniel – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
Schools are beginning to offer an increasing number of courses in social and emotional intelligence, teaching students how to better understand their own emotions and the emotions of others. It sounds warm and fuzzy, but it's a trend backed up by hard data. This article discusses what new studies reveal--that teaching kids to be emotionally and…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Academic Achievement, Emotional Development, Student Development
Peer reviewedKeating, Xiaofen Deng; Guan, Jianmin; Pinero, Jose Castro; Bridges, Dwan Marie – Journal of American College Health, 2005
The authors reviewed studies on college students' physical activity (PA) behaviors and found that previous research on this topic focused on describing college students' PA patterns and their determinants. Researchers reported that about 40% to 50% of college students are physically inactive. More important, health and PA professionals in higher…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Student Behavior
