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Robin M. Kowalski; Gary W. Giumetti; Richard S. Feinn – International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2023
Dan Olweus' pioneering work on traditional bullying laid the foundation for how cyberbullying is defined and measured today. Many researchers believe that these two forms of bullying share some similarities. However, two perspectives have been outlined for the relationship between traditional bullying and cyberbullying--the extension perspective…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables
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Alexander Brodsky; Andreas Rausch; Jürgen Seifried – Vocations and Learning, 2024
Internships offer the opportunity to gain experience and skills by working in organisations or to establish a professional network, and there is empirical evidence of the positive effects of practical experience in higher education. However, there are only a few studies on the characteristics of workplace tasks that facilitate learning during…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Internship Programs, Business Education, Pretests Posttests
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Allan, Blake A.; Sterling, Haley M.; Duffy, Ryan D. – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2020
Using the Psychology of Working Theory as a guide, the goal of this study was to examine the longitudinal relations of economic deprivation to work volition and work volition to academic satisfaction among college students. We sampled 1508 students and surveyed them at three time points over a 6-month period. We found that economic deprivation…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Disadvantaged, Career Choice
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Young, Henry N.; Pathan, Farah; Reeves, Jaxk H.; Knight, Kristen N.; Chen, FuNing; Cox, Elizabeth D.; Moreno, Megan A. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objectives: This study assesses students' non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) from college entrance to graduation, and examines factors that predict NMUPD. Participants: The study was conducted between May 2011 and September 2015 with 338 students. Methods: Longitudinal cohort study design was used to examine NMUPD across time, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Abuse, Longitudinal Studies, Student Attitudes
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Liu, Meihua; Dong, Lianqi – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
The present longitudinal study examined the changes in foreign language reading anxiety and its predicting effects on Chinese university students' reading English performance. The 29-item Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS), a background questionnaire and a reading quiz were administered to two intact classes of an English Reading…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Second Language Learning, Anxiety, Predictor Variables
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María del Carmen García-Mendoza; Águeda Parra Jiménez; Enrique Bernardino Arranz Freijo; Jeffrey Arnett; Inmaculada Sánchez Queija – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2024
During emerging adulthood, family relationships remain salient. This study examined, from a gender perspective, continuity/discontinuity and stability/instability in family relationships, in a two-time repeated-measures study with Spanish emerging adult college students. It also analyzed the implications of the quality of parent--child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Young Adults, Family Relationship
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Andrews, Benjamin D. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2021
While the majority of college students use credit cards for educational expenses like textbooks, recent data reports that college students also use credit cards to directly fund their schooling by charging for at least some part of their tuition (Sallie Mae, 2009). Because credit cards carry a higher interest rate than student loans, and because…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Credit (Finance), Tuition
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Willoughby, Teena; Dykstra, Victoria W.; Heffer, Taylor; Braccio, Joelle; Shahid, Hamnah – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
Despite the importance of obtaining a university degree, retention rates remain a concern for many universities. This longitudinal study provides a multi-domain examination of first-year student characteristics and behaviors that best predict which students graduate. Graduation status was assessed seven years after students entered university.…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Prediction, Graduation, Dropouts
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Kamer, Jacob A.; Ishitani, Terry T. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
This study examined the longitudinal persistence behavior of first-time, nontraditionally aged students at four-year institutions by leveraging the 2004 to 2009 Beginning Postsecondary Student data set. A human capital theory framework was employed to assess how student background characteristics, enrollment characteristics, and financial factors…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Nontraditional Students, School Holding Power, College Students
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Vooren, Melvin; Haelermans, Carla; Groot, Wim; van den Brink, Henriette Maassen – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Background: In this paper, we investigate the predictors for enrollment and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs in higher education. We develop a sequential logit model in which students enroll in STEM education, may drop out from STEM higher education, or continue studying until they graduate in an STEM…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Gender Differences, College Students
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Entrich, Steve R.; Byun, Soo-yong – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2020
The current study seeks to expand our knowledge on extended education and its potential contribution to social inequality by examining socioeconomic disparities in supplementary education (SE) at college and its impact on labor market outcomes. Using data from the United States Education Longitudinal Study, logistic and linear regressions deliver…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, College Students, Outcomes of Education, Employment Potential
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Sakiz, Halis; Özdas, Faysal; Göksu, Idris; Ekinci, Abdurrahman – SAGE Open, 2021
Achievement in higher education is gaining importance and attracting attention among educational psychologists who seek for determining its correlates. This study examined longitudinal associations between academic achievement in higher education, university entrance exam performance, the psychosocial climate of the campus, and instructional…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Higher Education
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Edwards, Daniel; Buckley, Sarah; Chiavaroli, Neville; Rothman, Sheldon; McMillan, Julie – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2023
Skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are promoted by the Australian government as pivotal for Australia's economic prosperity. Research on equity groups suggests that group membership is associated with several factors linked to 'leakage' from the STEM pipeline of school, university and transition to work. In this…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Guided Pathways, Student Participation, Academic Achievement
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Uslu, Baris – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
Despite some theoretical and technical criticism, scholars largely acknowledge the influence of universities' ranking positions on the preferences of fund providers, academics and students, nationally and internationally. Considering their noticeable contribution to university rankings, prominent indicators can guide university leaders to develop…
Descriptors: Universities, Institutional Evaluation, Reputation, Financial Support
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Savage, Corey; Ayaita, Adam; Hübner, Nicolas; Biewen, Martin – Educational Researcher, 2021
Empirically rigorous research on teacher education entry is extremely limited. Evidence on who enters teacher education and why is crucial for identifying undesired gaps in entry and can assist with teacher recruitment. Grounded in prior research, we identified four primary groups of relevant individual-level variables: student/family background,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Majors (Students), Teaching (Occupation), Academic Achievement
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