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Edwards, Kirsten T. – Curriculum Inquiry, 2020
While university-based study abroad programs have become a core component of multicultural education, I argue that in many ways the dominant model of study abroad is rooted in a white masculinist episteme predicated on anthropological consumption of the "Other" without, and largely opposed to, meaningful examinations of the self. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Study Abroad, Multicultural Education, Self Concept
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Montauti, Sara Barrows; Bulmer, Sandra Minor – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Despite prevention efforts of colleges and universities across the nation, there have been no substantial decreases in heavy episodic drinking among undergraduates over the past 2 decades. Purpose: This study provides an update on correlates of heavy episodic drinking for a recent cohort of undergraduate college students. Methods: A…
Descriptors: Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Zarate-Hoyos, German A.; Larios-Meoño, Fernando – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of universities and other institutions in successful entrepreneurship. Insights are obtained following a literature review approach. Case studies from the United States (New York startup), Spain (Mondragon), and Germany provide strong evidence that universities are very instrumental in the creation,…
Descriptors: Institutional Role, Universities, Entrepreneurship, Literature Reviews
Cook, Donna M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Mentoring has been used in various fields as a professional development and acculturation tool (Kram, 1991) and is used extensively in higher education (Cunningham, 1999). However, despite numerous studies based on faculty mentoring, those conducted at Christian institutions of higher education have been limited. The study was framed by several…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mentors, Institutional Mission, Focus Groups