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The Connection between Interfaith Engagement and Self-Authored Worldview Commitment
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Mayhew, Matthew J.; Rockenbach, Alyssa N.; Bowman, Nicholas A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between interfaith engagement and self-authored worldview commitment among 13,776 students enrolled at one of 52 institutions. Results indicated an association between formal and informal interfaith engagement and that this relationship was conditioned upon self-identified worldview.…
Descriptors: Intergroup Relations, Religion, Individual Development, Religious Factors
The Effect of Solution-Focused Groups on Self-Regulated Learning
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Fitch, Trey; Marshall, Jennifer; McCarthy, Wanda – Journal of College Student Development, 2012
Student affairs professionals seek innovative methods to enhance academic achievement for students. A recent study highlighted the need to bridge student development work with course curricula (Kilpatrick, Stant, Downes, & Gaither, 2008). This study also linked the importance of nonacademic cognitive variables, such as locus of control, to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Support Services, Student Personnel Services, Student Development
Generativity in College Students: Comparing and Explaining the Impact of Mentoring
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Hastings, Lindsay J.; Griesen, James V.; Hoover, Richard E.; Creswell, John W.; Dlugosh, Larry L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Preparing college students to be active contributors to the next generation is an important function of higher education. This assumption about generativity forms a cornerstone in this mixed methods study that examined generativity levels among 273 college students at a 4-year public university. MANCOVA results indicated that college students who…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Role of Education, Mixed Methods Research