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Malin, Heather – Applied Developmental Science, 2023
Purpose is an indicator of healthy human development and believed by some theorists and educators to be an important outcome of college. The aim of this study was to test the potential for assessing purpose using a person-centered analysis, thereby providing more individual-specific understanding of students' purpose development, and second by…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Experience, Student Experience, Goal Orientation
Ben Cronkright, Compiler; Susan Shebby, Compiler; Joe Simpson, Compiler; Amanda Peterson, Contributor; Rachel Tabler, Contributor; Katie Tamburrino, Contributor; Tracie Crowl, Contributor; Nathan Pope, Contributor – Region 11 Comprehensive Center, 2024
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) uses a three-pillar approach to school renewal efforts: build relationships, cultivate opportunity, and inspire growth. A key product of this approach is the North Dakota School Renewal Guide, which includes practitioner-friendly school improvement strategies grounded in evidence-based…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Improvement, Interpersonal Relationship, Educational Opportunities
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Reilly, Anne H. – Management Teaching Review, 2018
Reflective practice supports critical thinking and assessment skills through analyzing one's own life experiences, and the role of reflection in learning has been long recognized. However, drawbacks of many reflective practice assignments are their broad scope and lengthy written requirements. I propose that the reflection process is robust enough…
Descriptors: Management Development, Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience, Reflection
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Buzzetto-Hollywood, Nicole A.; Mitchell, Bryant C.; Hill, Austin J. – Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce, describe, and document the methods involved in the preparation of a mindset intervention built into a freshmen development course, and established after years of longitudinal research, that is designed to have a positive impact on the outlook, achievement, and persistence of first generation…
Descriptors: Intervention, College Freshmen, First Generation College Students, Academic Achievement
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Higdon, Rachel Delta; Stevens, Jayne – Research in Dance Education, 2017
This paper explores dance students' understanding of employability and their views about their dance futures in order to inform higher education curricula and workforce development. The investigation focuses on the student experience on a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree course in Dance at an English university. First and final year undergraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Dance Education, Undergraduate Students
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Pope, Jennifer A.; Sánchez, Carol M.; Lehnert, Kevin; Schmid, Alexandra S. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2014
We propose that Generation Y college students' motivations to study abroad are rooted in the desire for individual growth, which, combined with other motivation factors--gender, parents' educational level, prior international experience, age, and household income--drives the intent to study abroad. The study samples juniors and seniors in business…
Descriptors: College Students, Age Groups, Generational Differences, Young Adults
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Bonk, Curtis J.; Lee, Mimi Miyoung – Journal of Learning for Development, 2017
This research targeted the learning preferences, goals and motivations, achievements, challenges, and possibilities for life change of self-directed online learners enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC) related to online teaching hosted by Blackboard using CourseSites. Data collection included a 40-item survey, of which 159 MOOC…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Independent Study, Open Education
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Buchanan, Tom – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2011
In this study, the psychological well-being of college students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was analyzed. A survey was administered to a convenience sample of undergraduates aged 18-25 at a Southern university (N = 317). Well-being was measured using Ryff's (1989) 6 likert scales of psychological well-being. Students with…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Students, Likert Scales, Well Being
Peace Corps, 2013
The "Life Skills and Leadership Manual" is designed to be used by Peace Corps Volunteers and their counterparts who work with youth worldwide to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes integral to three Youth in Development sector competencies: (1) Support healthy lifestyles and prepare youth for family life; (2) Prepare youth for…
Descriptors: Voluntary Agencies, Volunteers, International Organizations, Daily Living Skills
Bai, Wenyu – 2003
This study interviewed five philosophically precocious individuals (PPIs), four Chinese and one American, to examine their development. Theoretical frameworks used to evaluate data were the Transcendence Evolution Model and the taxonomy of developmental strategies. The Transcendence Evolution Model posits that children's different developmental…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Goal Orientation, Individual Development
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Chandras, Kananur V. – 1980
Black graduate students (N=30) in a predominantly black state college in the southern part of the United States were surveyed regarding their personal aspirations and personal concerns. The aspirations of these black graduate students revolve around employment, a decent standard of living, owning a house, and having modern conveniences.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Expectation, Failure, Goal Orientation
Taylor, Valorie – 1999
The majority of employment and training programs are designed as one-size-fits-all, leaving approximately 85 percent of participants unsatisfied, unmotivated, or forced back into a job with no chance of advancement. In targeting a clientele of single parents and dislocated workers, an action research project, called Chance to Advance, conducted in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students