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Janetta Dismuke Page – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Black students have faced several challenges and inequities in higher education (Williams et al., 2020). However, their experiences were not solely defined by the barriers in their way. Therefore, this study aimed to explore asset-based approaches (Denton et al., 2020) to Black students' success, including institutional support through a sense of…
Descriptors: College Students, Public Colleges, Academic Achievement, African American Students
Hayarpi Nersisyan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study investigated the impact of campus climate on the ethnic identity development and sense of belonging among Middle Eastern and North African/Southwest Asian and North African (MENA/SWANA) college students. This student population has largely been absent from research due to their classification as White in the U.S. Census and…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Group Unity, Interpersonal Relationship, College Students
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Noah Finkelstein; Phoebe Young – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2024
A sense of belonging is at the root of educational success for students, staff and faculty, and institutions alike. The authors must consider these layers (student, faculty/staff, institution) in coordination with each other, taking a systems view, to support long-term, sustainable success. The authors provide a framework for thinking about…
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, School Personnel, Group Unity
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Xu, Jianzhong; Du, Jianxia; Fan, Xitao – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
The present study investigates empirical models of groupwork management in online collaborative learning environments, based on the data from 298 students (86 groups) in United States. Data revealed that, at the group level, groupwork management was positively associated with feedback and help seeking. Data further revealed that, at the individual…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Teamwork
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Golden, Roy D.; Smith, Deborah A. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1983
Compared environmental aspects of academic and nonacademic living units in a college residence hall in a survey of 141 students. Results showed the academic units were more emotionally supportive, had a stronger degree of order and organization, and had members who spent more time together and studied more frequently. (JAC)
Descriptors: College Housing, College Students, Educational Environment, Group Experience
Tan, Joanna K. L.; Goh, Jonathan W. P. – International Education Journal, 2006
Many universities today are promoting cultural diversity to prepare students to be competent in intercultural communication and function effectively in an increasingly global world. The purpose of this study is to explore how and why students from different cultural backgrounds are motivated to communicate and interact with each other. It is based…
Descriptors: Individualism, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism
Siegel, Betty L. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
Kennesaw State College (Georgia) adopted an invitational approach to create an environment which encouraged and affirmed students, faculty, staff and administrators. A new institutional environment aimed at serving diverse, contemporary needs and involved commitment to shared governance, encouragement of leadership at all levels, community…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Students