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?alika Knissarina; Salima Seitenova; Mukhamejan Tusseyev; Akkenzhe Ussenova; Aigul Syzdykbayeva; Bolat Khassenov – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: The study aims to analyze opportunities for the intensive growth of youth well-being in Western Kazakhstan, focusing on factors like education, employment, technology, infrastructure, and social activity. This research addresses the regional challenges and prospects for youth development, contributing to policy-making and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Development, Well Being, Interviews
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Muñoz, Alejandra; Alleman, Nathan F. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
This qualitative study examines the role of college in how undocumented students make meaning of their identity through the concept of status ownership. Using a sociological framework that drew upon Kaufman and Feldman's (2004) work, this study calls attention to the social context in the college experience and offers insight into this student…
Descriptors: Social Status, Undocumented Immigrants, Qualitative Research, College Students
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Fisher, Dara R.; Bagiati, Aikaterini; Sarma, Sanjay – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2017
As nations have sought to keep pace with rapid technological innovation, governments have renewed their focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, with emphasis on developing both technical and non-technical skills in STEM students. This article examines which engineering-relevant skills may be developed by…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Skill Development, Professional Education
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Minzhanov, Nurlan A.; Ertysbaeva, Gaukhar N. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The paper is aimed at studying the features of pedagogical culture formation in future social workers and developing methods to improve the professional and pedagogical preparation quality of students in the "Social work" specialty. In the study, a survey of students in the "Social work" specialty (n = 400), and a standardized…
Descriptors: Social Work, Professional Education, Student Surveys, College Students
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Parks, Elinor – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This paper explores the unique contribution of content modules towards the development of criticality (Barnett, 1997) and intercultural competence (Byram, 1997) in Modern Languages (ML). It draws upon the findings of a PhD study investigating the implications of the division between language and content, as experienced by German Studies students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Intercultural Programs, Interpersonal Competence
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Johnston-Guerrero, Marc P.; Pizzolato, Jane Elizabeth – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
In a qualitative study we examined the constructs "race" and "ethnicity" and their relative importance in the multidimensional identities of 52 Asian American undergraduates across 2 universities. Findings suggest these constructs are useful for Asian American students' identity claims and that multiple contextual influences…
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Asian American Students, Qualitative Research
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Laliberté, Nicole; Waddell, Charlene – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2017
The terms "solidarity" and "ethical travel" were used to frame a one-week study abroad program to Guatemala. The students involved came from a Canadian university and were primed through pretrip meetings and program materials to expect their trip to produce good feelings of connection and support. However, many of the students…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Global Approach, Global Education, Study Abroad
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McAdams, Dan P.; Guo, Jennifer – New Directions for Higher Education, 2014
This chapter applies the concept of narrative identity to college student development. The authors describe a narrative interview method that can be used to promote the development of a purposeful life story in the college years.
Descriptors: College Students, Student Development, Interviews, Personal Narratives
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Castro, Diego; Rodríguez-Gómez, David; Gairín, Joaquín – Education and Urban Society, 2017
Access to higher education has increased substantially in Latin America, but inequalities in access to and completion of higher education still remain. In this regard, identifying vulnerable groups and exclusion factors is a priority in Latin America's university systems. The aim of this article is to understand in depth governing board…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Equal Education, Governing Boards
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Robinson, Jessica A.; Glanzer, Perry L. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
This article presents the findings of a 75-participant phenomenological study that examined the relationship between students' expectations of their university experience and their perception of purpose development. A clear dichotomy emerged between those who had a "holistic" mindset and understood their university as a place to develop…
Descriptors: Expectation, Student Educational Objectives, Phenomenology, College Students
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Sattler, Brook; Turns, Jennifer – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2015
In this work, we engaged engineering undergraduate students in constructing an ePortfolio. The purpose of the research presented here was to explore the question, "If and in what ways do students report experiencing the construction of a preparedness portfolio in a portfolio studio as an opportunity to develop into self-authoring…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students
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Demetriou, Cynthia; Meece, Judith; Eaker-Rich, Deborah; Powell, Candice – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
This qualitative study describes the experiences of 16 successful first-generation college students (FGCS) utilizing a theoretical lens, informed significantly by bioecological systems theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), which guided our qualitative analyses of interview transcripts to examine the activities, roles, and relationships of these students…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, First Generation College Students, Interviews, Success
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Khanna, Monica; Jacob, Isaac; Yadav, Neha – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2014
In today's instantly interconnected world, sectors like higher education, which were once considered safe havens, are now being exposed to competitive forces. Education is an experiential service where the active involvement of both the service provider (higher education brand) and the consumer (student) is important. This research paper…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Marketing, Admission (School)
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Swingler, Maxine V.; Armour, Sarah; Bohan, Jason; Cleland-Woods, Heather; Curry, Gordon B.; Roy, Archie W. N. – New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 2016
There is increasing emphasis on the importance of making Graduate Attributes (GAs) explicit to students as part of their degree programme and the role of students themselves in proactively developing GAs. The aim of the present project was to encourage students to actively develop and reflect upon curricular and extra-curricular attributes at an…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Honors Curriculum, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
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Dominguez-Whitehead, Yasmine – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
This article situates food at the heart of the fundamentals of student development, based on qualitative case study research. Food acquisition and food-related struggles in the context of the South African university are examined. Three overarching themes emerged from the analysis of the data, and are discussed in detail: depletion of food funds,…
Descriptors: Food, Foreign Countries, Student Development, College Students
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