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Robb, Elizabeth; Voorhees, Terry Tuvi – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2023
Colleges are currently involved in an epic struggle to keep students enrolled. One reason for student attrition involves non-academic issues such as executive functioning. In the present study, we investigated how journaling helped influence paradigm shifts in students' thinking regarding a growth mindset towards their educational performance. We…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Schools, Community College Students, Journal Writing
Albertson, Trinity – Online Submission, 2022
Limited entrepreneurial training programs are offered in higher education that address the hurdles, issues, knowledge, and experiences of female entrepreneurs. In addition, few opportunities are available for the intrapersonal skill and self-efficacy development needed by female entrepreneurs to be successful. Few theoretical studies on female…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Self Efficacy, Females
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Yamashita, Takashi; López, Erick B.; Soligo, Marta; Keene, Jennifer R. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2017
In recent years, volunteering has received increasing attention as a unique form of learning, one which may complement lifelong learning programs for older adults. This study examined the underlying volunteer motivations as well as formal volunteer behaviors among older adult lifelong learners. Data from 277 members of the Osher Lifelong Learning…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Lifelong Learning, Volunteers, Motivation