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Simone R. Dufresne – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The estimated prevalence of neurodivergent (ND) conditions is approximately 15-20% of the population in the United States (Doyle, 2020; Maenner et al., 2023). ND students are increasingly enrolling in mainstream colleges and universities (Bakker et al., 2019) but report that they are not receiving adequate support on campus (Dexter et al., 2024;…
Descriptors: Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Workshops, Program Development
Gizem Erdem; Ommay Aiman Safi; Esma Betül Savas – International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2024
Purpose: Peer mentoring programs in higher education settings support incoming students in their transition and adaptation to college life. Mentoring program evaluation research primarily focuses on student outcomes and documents mentoring relationship quality (MRQ) as an important component of programs that facilitate change. The current study…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Relationship, College Students, Family Relationship
Eather, Narelle; Mavilidi, Myrto F.; Sharp, Heather; Parkes, Robert – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2022
Inequalities in student enrolment, retention and success for specific demographic groups exist throughout the higher education sector. Although there are numerous and diverse initiatives implemented in universities to support student retention and/or success, experience and/or satisfaction, the feasibility or effectiveness of programs targeting…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Academic Achievement, Student Satisfaction, Student Experience
Hopkins, Daniel; Bieter, John – Journal of General Education, 2020
This article traces the efforts made by Boise State's General Education program--University Foundations--and an undergraduate researcher to improve understanding of general education on campus. Undergraduate students often struggle to understand general education's goals. In order to improve this understanding, University Foundations committed…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, General Education, Program Evaluation
Arendale, David R., Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this directory was to identify, describe, and evaluate evidence that the education practices improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. Method: The sample for the…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement
Whitton, Nicola; Jones, Rosie; Wilson, Scott; Whitton, Peter – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
Alternate reality games (ARGs) are a relatively new form of collaborative game that make use of both the virtual and real worlds to engage players in a series of challenges within a compelling narrative. The Alternate Reality Games for Orientation, Socialisation and Induction (ARGOSI) project aimed to use this game format to provide an alternative…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Bailey, Andrew W.; Kang, Hyoung-Kil – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2015
Wilderness orientation programs (WOPs) are becoming a popular method of encouraging college student retention and success. Previous studies have identified outcomes and correlates of participation in these programs, but a cohesive model of impact is lacking. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of WOPs on first-year student success…
Descriptors: College Students, Adventure Education, School Orientation, College Freshmen
Cho, Moon-Heum – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
Although orientation for online students is important to their success, little information about how to develop an online student orientation (OSO) has appeared in the literature; therefore, the purpose of this article was to describe the entire process of developing an OSO. This article describes the analysis, design, development, and evaluation…
Descriptors: College Students, School Orientation, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Hamshire, Claire; Cullen, W. Rod – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2014
The transition to higher education can be problematic for some students as they adapt to institutional procedures and degree level working at the same time as developing new social networks. To help facilitate these complex transitions institutions are increasingly turning towards digital technologies to provide both flexible access to resources…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Student Adjustment
Mills, Maryellen T. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2010
Improving student outcomes requires better tools for assessing program effectiveness. Student success courses are offered on most college campuses. However, extant research is overwhelmingly summative, of mixed rigor, and focused on four-year colleges, providing limited support for improving practice in community colleges. This study examined…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation
Conover, Susan; And Others – 1991
The orientation program of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education at The University of Georgia for nontraditional students has two primary goals. The first goal is to provide information that will help students make a successful transition to college; second, to provide opportunities for students to meet each other and campus personnel in an…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Program Content
Allen, David F. – 1987
Results of evaluating the June 1987 orientation program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington are discussed and compared to findings of the 1986 orientation program evaluation. Items that were ranked as the four highest and four lowest aspects of orientation are identified. Orientation leader effectiveness is also assessed, along with…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Parent Attitudes, Participant Satisfaction
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1973
This report describes the Summer Transitional Program (STP) at Duke University as analyzed by the principal leadership of the program and by others who participated in its evaluation. The program, initiated in the summer of 1969, was designed to provide academic and social orientation for approximately 40 participants. Evaluation of the 1969,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education
Russel, John H.; Thompson, Deborah – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1987
Describes a peer helping orientation program for first year college students using upperclass students as peer helpers. Reports study of effectiveness of peer helping program which compared students in the peer helping group (N=88) to no-contact (N=34), living at home (N=37), and residence hall (N=74) students. Results indicated significant…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Brinkerhoff, David B.; Sullivan, Patrick E. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1982
Examined the effect of orientation in altering concerns of new college students. Measured the change in level of student concern about academics, finances, physical layout, university structure, social integration and identity, housing, and social relationships. Results indicated that overall student concerns were reduced for the seven areas. (RC)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education
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