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Wofford, Annie M. – Research in Higher Education, 2021
Given the significant need to increase and diversify graduate enrollments within computing fields, it is vital to understand what shapes students' pathways to computing graduate school. This study examines the predictors of undergraduate students' self-confidence in being admitted to computing graduate school among students who enrolled in an…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Computer Science Education, Predictor Variables, Structural Equation Models
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Netz, Nicolai; Jaksztat, Steffen – Research in Higher Education, 2017
We identify factors influencing young scientists' plans for research stays abroad by embedding theories of social inequality, educational decision making, and migration into a life course framework. We test the developed model of international academic mobility by calculating a structural equation model using data from an online survey of…
Descriptors: Scientists, Structural Equation Models, Online Surveys, College Faculty
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Kim, Young K.; Lundberg, Carol A. – Research in Higher Education, 2016
Using structural equation modeling, this study attempted to untangle the underlying mechanisms among student-faculty interaction, classroom engagement, and cognitive skills development by examining the role played by students' academic self-challenge and sense of belonging on the relationships among the variables. The study utilized data from the…
Descriptors: Interaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
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Kember, David; Leung, Doris Y. P. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
Comparisons of large samples of course and teaching evaluation questionnaire data show consistent disciplinary differences. The current study examined the disciplinary differences in a theoretical model positing the impact of the perceived nature of teaching and learning environment on the development of generic capabilities by testing of (1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment