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Han, Cheon-woo; Farruggia, Susan P.; Solomon, Bonnie J. – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
High school students' academic preparation (e.g. high school GPA, ACT composite score, AP credits earned) predicts and helps explain their academic performance at college. However, the effects of noncognitive factors on college success is less clear. This study examined the effects of adding high school students' (N = 2279) self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Characteristics, Predictor Variables, College Students
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Denovan, Andrew; Dagnall, Neil; Macaskill, Ann; Papageorgiou, Kostas – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Student engagement is a key prognosticator of success, retention and perseverance in higher education. This study used structural equation modelling to evaluate a gain cycle of future time perspective (FTP), positive emotion and student engagement, derived from the broaden-and-build theory (BBT). A further objective was to examine changes within…
Descriptors: Time Perspective, Positive Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students
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Baltaru, Roxana-Diana – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Universities are increasingly engaging with non-academic professionals in facilitating performance outcomes, reaffirming themselves as purposive organisations, i.e. institutions with the ability to organise strategically in the pursuit of goals and standards. However, there is little empirical evidence for the impact of professional staff on…
Descriptors: Professional Personnel, Reputation, Universities, Strategic Planning