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Parker, Eugene T., III; Trolian, Teniell L.; Stolzenberg, Ellen Bara – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
Using longitudinal data from the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at the University of California, Los Angeles, this study examined how race, gender and experiences with faculty interact and influence students' academic self-concept. Findings demonstrated a positive relationship between interactions with faculty and academic self-concept…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Ability, Self Concept, Gender Differences
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Ayala, Juan Carlos; Manzano, Guadalupe – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
This study, using a time-lagged design, investigated whether or not a relationship between the dimensions of resilience and engagement, and the academic performance of first-year university students, existed. Moreover, we investigated whether or not the dimensions of resilience and engagement were different in students who dropped out of their…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Resilience (Psychology), Learner Engagement
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Huerta, Margarita; Goodson, Patricia; Beigi, Mina; Chlup, Dominique – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Researchers interested in psychological factors affecting writers in higher-education institutions, or academic writers, are concerned with internal variables affecting writing productivity; however few empirical studies explore these factors with samples of students who are in the process of earning master's or doctoral degrees (i.e., graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Writing (Composition), Academic Discourse, Anxiety
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Gore, Jennifer; Holmes, Kathryn; Smith, Max; Fray, Leanne; McElduff, Patrick; Weaver, Natasha; Wallington, Claire – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Demand for higher education in Australia has doubled since 1989, increasing the number of students from diverse social, economic and academic backgrounds. Equity targets have seen a proliferation of programs and interventions aimed at encouraging school students, particularly those from low socio-economic status backgrounds, to participate in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Occupational Aspiration
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Ives, Bob; Badescu, Gabriel – Higher Education Research and Development, 2015
Romanian scholars, and others, have decried the quality and quantity of scholarly productivity from Romania. However, Romanian scholars face challenges of both tradition and resources as they try to westernize their higher education system. We analyzed data from two sources to compare Romanian scholarly productivity to that of other countries from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Productivity, Scholarship, Educational History