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Lin, Ching-Hui – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of financial aid policies on student persistence between the first and second year at a private four-year postsecondary institution in Taiwan. A two-phase sequential research design was employed with priority was given to the quantitative data-structural equation modeling (SEM). While the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Financial Aid, Academic Persistence, Undergraduate Students
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Liu, Yi-Lin; Liang, Chaoyun – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
Using science majors as an example, we analyzed how generative cognition, organizational culture, and personality traits affect student imagination, and examined the mediating effects of generative cognition and organizational culture. A total of 473 undergraduates enrolled in physical, chemical, mathematical, and biological science programs…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Imagination, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables
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Wu, Kun-Chang; Shein, Paichi Pat; Tsai, Chun-Yen; Chou, Ching-Yang; Wu, Yuh-Yih; Liu, Chia-Ju; Chiu, Houn-Lin; Hung, Jeng-Fung; Chao, David; Huang, Tai-Chu – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2012
The purpose of this quantitative study is to understand the attitudes of Taiwanese adult citizens over 18 years of age toward science and technology. A theoretical model is constructed and evaluated to identify factors that affect public attitudes. Differences in citizens' gender, age, and educational level are also examined to determine whether…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Opinion, Scientific Attitudes, Technology