The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationships between culture and creativity from the perspective of individualism and collectivism (I/C). Specifically, we compared cultural differences in I/C as well as creativity between two major economies, namely China and the US. We also examined how specific dimensions of I/C are…

Despite recent developments in diversity climate research, few studies have explicitly examined perceived multicultural norms within educational contexts. This paper describes the construction and validation of the Normative Multiculturalism Scale for Educational Institutions (NMS-EI). Grounded in social, political, and acculturation psychology,…

One of the most important goals in a statistics class is to develop students who are statistically literate and can reason with statistical concepts. The REALI instrument was designed to concurrently assess statistical literacy and reasoning in introductory statistics students. This paper reports a measurement analysis of the statistical literacy…

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is a simulated global exchange experience that utilizes technology to bridge the gap between classrooms worldwide. Past research suggests that COIL may be useful in facilitating intercultural communication effectiveness and cultural humility for adult learners. As such, this quantitative study…

A scoping review of qualitative, quantitative, and systematic reviews published between 2011 and 2021 was conducted on strategies to educate college students and studies investigating students' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about sexually transmitted infections (STI). This scoping review aims to understand college students' STI knowledge,…

Students' identification with schools or universities is associated with many positive outcomes, such as increased cooperation and completion of studies. This study is a qualitative investigation of university students' experiences concerning identification. Two hundred and eleven Italian students and 226 U.S. students wrote responses to…

Anxiety and openness have been understudied in Asian populations, especially Asian Indians, but have been correlated with acculturation and multicultural exposure in university students in the United States. This research furthers the study of the connection between anxiety and biculturalism by exploring this association in Chinese and Indian…

Using a case study approach, this study examined the role that spatialized notions of race and sense of belonging had on 10 Black students from a predominantly White institution, in a diasporic study abroad experience in Cuba. In particular, this study explored how race was situated in the study abroad program (space) and in Cuba (place) and how…

With more and more literature on international student mobility and migration (ISM), one area of focus has often been overlooked: the impacts of student visas and study permits. Examined through an institutionalist framework highlighting the influences of institutions on individuals and their agency, this study describes how visa and study permit…

Recent studies have shown contradictory results on the influence of digital technology on the level of reading comprehension performance in college students. This paper examines the existence of differences in reading comprehension between the use of digital technology and traditional support in college students. A meta-analysis of international…

This paper reports the findings of a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer on 392 Scopus database documents published from 2003 to 2022, aiming to understand the global landscape of the e-learning field and to identify the most prominent authors, institutions, countries and reference publications, as well as the research topics that have recently…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine individuals' levels of work ethic amongst current and recent university attendees across three countries. This article presents the results of a survey of 537 respondents from the United States of America, Korea and China, thus extending the previous research into work ethic, often conducted from a…

Academic engagement has been studied for several years because of its influence on student attrition. According to Tinto, engagement is the most important predictor for student dropout, which makes it relevant to understand how the environment influences engagement. Yet very few studies have addressed this relationship outside higher income…

Increasing pressure is being placed on governments and legislators in different countries to take action against assignment outsourcing in higher education. Global discussions focus on prohibiting commercial outsourcing providers, such as contract cheating services. Despite evidence to suggest that outsourcing behaviours by students are…

This qualitative research study explores the impact of in-depth exploration of race in theology on student learning in a voluntary reading group at a Protestant university in Tanzania and students enrolled in a theology course at a Catholic college in the United States. The unique course featured students gathering at their own institutions and…