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Pérez-Macías, Noemí; Fernández-Fernández, José- Luis; Rúa Vieites, Antonio – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
There is a scarcity of research on the influence of structural -network ties (NT)-, cognitive -shared languages (SL) and shared visions (SV)- social capital (SC) dimensions on online students' entrepreneurial intentions (EI). This paper, drawing on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), examines this influence on a sample of 302 Spanish online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Capital
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Shafaei, Azadeh; Nejati, Mehran; Abd Razak, Nordin – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
This study investigates the influence of length of stay in a foreign country on international students' adjustment and attachment attitude and examines the relationship between such acculturation attitude with psychological and sociocultural adaptations in a host country. Moreover, it investigates whether psychological and sociocultural…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Attachment Behavior, Student Attitudes
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Gu, Jibao; He, Changqing; Liu, Hefu – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Based on social cognitive theory and leadership theory, the current study tests a theoretical model linking supervisory styles (i.e. supportive and directive) with graduate student creativity via psychological cognitive factors (specifically, creative self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation). Results from a sample of 216 graduate students of 1…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Creativity, Self Efficacy, Motivation
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Nguyen, ThuyUyen H.; Charity, Ian; Robson, Andrew – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
This study investigates students' perceptions of computer-based learning environments, their attitude towards business statistics, and their academic achievement in higher education. Guided by learning environments concepts and attitudinal theory, a theoretical model was proposed with two instruments, one for measuring the learning environment and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
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Wilkins, Stephen; Butt, Muhammad Mohsin; Kratochvil, Daniel; Balakrishnan, Melodena Stephens – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of social and organizational identifications on student commitment, achievement and satisfaction in higher education. The sample comprised 437 students enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme in business or management. A model was developed and tested using structural…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Self Concept, Academic Persistence, Undergraduate Students
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Arambewela, Rodney; Hall, John – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The article investigates the interactional effects of internal and external university learning environments, and the influence of personal values, in the satisfaction formation process of international postgraduate students from Asia. Past research on student satisfaction has been narrowly focused on certain aspects of the university internal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Environment, Asians, Satisfaction