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Surendran, Shelini; Hopkins, Sam; Aji, Arif Sabta; Abubakar, Salisu; Clayton, Toni; Dunuwila, Tharaka; Goss, Lyndsay; Hatch, Robert; Horst, Maria Aderuza; Rathnayake, Kumari M.; Rosenberg, Stacey; Shatwan, Israa M. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), first recognised in Wuhan City, China, has spread rapidly around the world. As a result, record numbers of students are not attending University due to temporary closures mandated by governments in an attempt to reduce the number of cases. The COVID-19 outbreak has created challenges for…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
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Lee, Dohyun – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The study examined gender differences in the relationship between physical activity (PA) and psychological distress in college students. Participants: The participants were recruited at a university in the U.S. (91 subjects) and another university in South Korea (164 subjects) in November 2016. Methods: The subjects participated in an…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, College Students, Correlation, Physical Activity Level
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Brunsting, Nelson C.; Mischinski, Megan; Wu, Wenjin; Tevis, Tenisha; Takeuchi, Risa; He, Yueying; Zheng, Yihan; Coverdell, Travis L. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2019
Despite the increase in methodological sophistication and complexity of models being tested for international student adjustment to universities in the United States (U.S.), researchers often do not test or control for salient demographic differences between students, including their educational status (i.e., graduate or undergraduate) and country…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Student Adjustment
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Heng, Tang – Teachers College Record, 2018
Background/Context: One in three international students in the U.S. comes from China, propelled by a steep increase in undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges. This phenomenon has been accompanied by negative media discourse that portrays them as needy, passive, and unable to cope with their new educational demands. Purpose/Objective: Using a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Adjustment
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Alharbi, Eman S.; Smith, Andrew P. – International Education Studies, 2018
This review aims to address the major sources of stress experienced by international students, the role of individual differences, the chronology of their stress levels and wellbeing over time, and gaps in the existing literature. Two electronic databases (PubMed and Psych Info) were searched for English peer-reviewed articles using eight search…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Well Being, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
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Morgan, Joseph J.; Mancl, Dustin B.; Kaffar, Bradley J.; Ferreira, Danielle – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
Adolescence is an important time in human development. Teenagers spend much time questioning their core belief structures and developing the foundations of their identity. For students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), this path of development is difficult in American schools because of strongly held homophobic…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Individual Development, Educational Environment
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Shaunessy, Elizabeth; Suldo, Shannon M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2010
Individuals respond to threats to affiliation and achievement needs through drawing on a repertoire of coping strategies specific to a given situation. Gifted adolescents in college-preparatory high school programs may be faced with novel stressors, and may have unique coping strategies to manage these challenges. The current study considers…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Focus Groups, Coping
Evivie, Loretta Gbemudu – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The number of international students coming to the United States has increased from 48,486 in 1959-1960 to 623,805 in the 2007-2008 academic years (Open Doors, 2008). These students contributed $15.5 billion to the United States economy, making education the nation's fifth largest service export (Open Doors, 2008). The literature has focused on…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Economic Development, Research Universities, Racial Discrimination
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology