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Duran, Antonio; Dahl, Laura S.; Stipeck, Christopher; Mayhew, Matthew J. – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
Guided by Astin's I-E-O model and critical quantitative inquiry, we examined institutional environments that contributed to belongingness, especially for students from different racial groups, college generation statuses, and the intersection of both. Using multiple linear regression analyses, we analyzed data from 7,888 students and found that…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Interpersonal Relationship, College Environment, Minority Group Students
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Garton, Paul M.; Wawrzynski, Matthew R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2021
Student affairs and student engagement are becoming important mechanisms for social change within South African tertiary education. We explored the relationship between student involvement in cocurricular activities and learning outcomes related to collective leadership for social change. Data were collected via a survey of 1,309 students that…
Descriptors: Social Change, Student Personnel Services, Learner Engagement, Higher Education
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Bettencourt, Genia M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
Attending college can create dissonance for working-class students as they experience tension between their home communities and the norms and values of higher education. In this study, I explored how working-class students make meaning of their social class identity at public research institutions. Through a critical constructivist narrative…
Descriptors: Working Class, College Students, Self Concept, Social Status
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Perez, Rosemary J. – Journal of College Student Development, 2019
The perspectives undergirding student development theory have evolved over time, yet few scholars have examined how various paradigms influence a specific developmental theory. In this literature review, I explored how constructivism, social constructionism, critical paradigms, and critical constructivism have shaped the study of self-authorship.…
Descriptors: Models, Individual Development, Constructivism (Learning), Student Attitudes
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Johnson, Alandis A.; Quaye, Stephen John – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
We used queer theory to encourage readers to think differently about previous theories about Black racial identity development. Queer theory facilitates new and deeper understandings of how Black people develop their racial identities, prompting more fluidity and nuance. Specifically, we present a queered model of Black racial identity development…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Social Theories, College Students, African American Students
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Fish, Jillian; Syed, Moin – Journal of College Student Development, 2018
As a result of the U.S. government's involvement in Native American education, the current experiences of Native American college students are characterized by educational disparities. Higher education professionals are in an ideal position to meet the needs and interests of Native American students; however, most of the literature concerning this…
Descriptors: College Students, American Indian Students, Student Experience, Ecological Factors
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Cho, Jaehee; Lee, Seungjo – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Considering the continuous increase of international students, the main goal of this study was to examine how international students' proactive behaviors, particularly information seeking behaviors, would impact key emotional outcomes including communication satisfaction with instructors and school-life satisfaction. For this investigation, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Prediction, Student Behavior, Information Seeking
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Williams-Klotz, Denise N.; Gansemer-Topf, Ann M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
We examined how the experiences--academic, financial, social, and personal--and relationship factors of military-connected students attending a 4-year institution are associated with their academic success. This multi-institution study highlights the demographic characteristics, experiences, and campus relationships that are associated with…
Descriptors: Military Service, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Student Characteristics
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Johnston-Guerrero, Marc P.; Pizzolato, Jane Elizabeth – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
In a qualitative study we examined the constructs "race" and "ethnicity" and their relative importance in the multidimensional identities of 52 Asian American undergraduates across 2 universities. Findings suggest these constructs are useful for Asian American students' identity claims and that multiple contextual influences…
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Asian American Students, Qualitative Research
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Satici, Seydi Ahmet – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
I investigated the mediation impact of stress on subjective vitality via hope and loneliness. Participants included 417 undergraduates (211 females and 204 males) from 2 universities in Turkey. A proposed theoretical model was explored and tested using structural equation modeling which indicated that the effects of stress on subjective vitality…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Well Being, Undergraduate Students
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Branand, Brittany; Mashek, Debra; Wray-Lake, Laura; Coffey, John K. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Consistent with predictions derived from the self-expansion model, this 3-year longitudinal study found that participation in more college groups during sophomore year predicted increases in inclusion of the college community in the self at the end of junior year, which further predicted increases in satisfaction with the college experience at the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Prediction
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Smith, Virginia J.; Kearney, Kerri S. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
US third culture kids (TCKs), or those who spend a significant amount of their developmental years in other countries, often repatriate for college. However, the TCK population is typically invisible on US campuses, and understanding of their journeys is lacking. Using as lenses Erikson's stages of development (1963, 1968, 1997) and the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Cultural Differences, Self Concept, College Students
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Grunschel, Carola; Schopenhauer, Lena – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
In light of the drawbacks of academic procrastination, it is surprising that not all students want to decrease academic procrastination. To find out why students are motivated (or not) to change academic procrastination, we investigated the characteristics of 377 German students with different motivations to change based on the Transtheoretical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), College Students, Student Motivation
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Vaccaro, Annemarie; Newmand, Barbara M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
This article reports findings from a constructionist grounded theory study with 51 first-year college students. We explored student definitions and development of a sense of belonging during their first year of college. Belonging for all participants was shaped by 3 themes: environmental perceptions, involvement, and relationships. Yet, there were…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Sense of Community, Advantaged, Minority Group Students
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Johnston, Marc P. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
Despite the widely documented benefits associated with racial diversity in higher education, less is known about why and how race matters. A potential answer may be found in how students conceptualize race. This qualitative study explores students' underlying racial conceptions, which have been shown to influence various attitudes and…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Racial Attitudes, Campuses
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