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York, Travis T.; Fernandez, Frank – Journal of College Student Development, 2018
More than 1 in 3 undergraduate students transfers from one college or university to another, but many do not go on to graduate. Literature suggests that service-learning pedagogy supports both social and academic integration; therefore, we examined whether transfer students' participation in service-learning courses is related to sense of…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Transfer Students, Sense of Community, Undergraduate Students
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Niehaus, Elizabeth – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
Drawing from the theory of academic momentum, the purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between what happens before, during, and after an alternative break (AB) experience and students' reported gains in diversity and social justice orientations 1 year after their AB. Findings point to the importance of considering how these types…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Social Justice, Program Implementation, College Students
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Guo, Fangfang; Yao, Meilin; Zong, Xiaoli; Yan, Wenfan – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the development characteristics of Chinese college students' engagement during a service-learning project with a case study method: 273 reflective journals from 31 college students who participated in service-learning were analyzed. Results indicated that students' overall engagement showed 4…
Descriptors: Service Learning, College Students, Case Studies, Journal Writing
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Ribera, Amy K.; Miller, Angie L.; Dumford, Amber D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
In this study we examined the role that high-impact practices play in shaping first-year students' sense of belonging as it relates to peers and institutional acceptance. We used data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (N = 9,371), and results revealed troublesome gaps for historically underrepresented populations in their sense of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Peer Acceptance, Student School Relationship, College Seniors