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Ana M. Martínez-Alemán; Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon; Adam M. McCready – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
To mark ACPA's 100th anniversary, this paper will review what we currently know about the impact of one of the most consequential technologies for this generation of college students: social media. Social media have had significant effects on the lives of college students today and will continue to shape college student life going forward.
Descriptors: College Students, Social Media, Student Personnel Services, Self Concept
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Genia M. Bettencourt; Rachel E. Friedensen; Megan L. Bartlett – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
Advisors play an important role in the success of all doctoral students, but particularly so in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, where advising relationships determine funding structures and lab work possibilities. In cases where there is a mismatch between advisors and advisees, conflict can hinder students'…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Doctoral Students, Student Attitudes, Academic Advising
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du Toit, Nadia; Naudé, Luzelle – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
This article describes through the lens of self-authorship development the meaning-making processes of South African postgraduate psychology students who are expected to undergo significant growth as they journey towards becoming mental health professionals. Reflective writing tasks and individual interviews of 4 postgraduate students were…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Graduate Students, Psychology, Foreign Countries
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Malcolm, Zaria T.; Mendoza, Pilar – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
Afro-Caribbean international students (ACIS) often become engrossed in a complex racial and ethnic dialogue wherein they are thrust into homogenous categorizations forcing them to negotiate their Afro-Caribbean self with other identities perceived by others such as African American, first- and second-generation Caribbean immigrant, African, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Ethnicity, Racial Identification, Undergraduate Students
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Gehrke, Sean – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
In this study the differences in ecumenical worldview development are examined by race for 3,300 college students from 135 institutions. Results indicate that all students exhibited significant growth through college in ecumenical worldview, and students of color (Black, Asian, and Latino students) exhibited significantly higher levels of…
Descriptors: World Views, College Students, Individual Differences, Racial Differences
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Bowman, Nicholas A.; Seifert, Tricia A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2011
Informal (and sometimes formal) assessments in higher education often ask students how their skills or attitudes have changed as the result of engaging in a particular course or program; however, it is unclear to what extent these self-reports are accurate. Using a longitudinal sample of over 3,000 college students, we found that students were…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Cognitive Development