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Li, Susan Tinsley; Albert, Arielle Berman; Dwelle, Deborah G. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
We investigated the relationship between parent support and peer support as predictors of depression and self-esteem in college students. Several competing models of parental and peer influence were compared including a mediational model in which peer support was hypothesized to mediate the effects of parental support on adjustment. The results…
Descriptors: College Students, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables
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Seifert, Tricia A.; Goodman, Kathleen; King, Patricia M.; Baxter Magolda, Marcia B. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2010
This study details the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data from a national multi-institutional longitudinal mixed methods study of college impact and student development of liberal arts outcomes. The authors found three sets of practices in the quantitative data that corroborated with the themes that emerged from the qualitative data:…
Descriptors: Student Development, Liberal Arts, Content Analysis, Data Interpretation
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Witcher, Ann E.; Jiao, Qun G.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Collins, Kathleen M. T.; James, Terry L.; Minor, Lynn C. – Teacher Educator, 2008
This mixed methods study investigated the extent to which preservice teachers' discipline orientations are consistent with their perceptions of what makes an effective teacher. The study's first purpose was to determine whether preservice teachers tend to possess a predominant discipline style. The second purpose was to ascertain the degree to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Discipline, Teacher Characteristics
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Fastre, Greet; Gijselaers, Wim H.; Segers, Mien – Journal of Education for Business, 2008
The authors report relations between entrance criteria and study success in a program for a master of science in business. Based on the admission criteria broadly used in European business schools and the findings of prior research, the present authors measured eight criteria for study success in the master's degree program. The authors applied…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Masters Programs