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Michelle Pleace; Nicky Nicholls – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
The Impostor Phenomenon (IP) refers to the psychological experience of individuals mistakenly perceiving themselves as incompetent, despite external evidence of their success. Research has highlighted the prevalence of impostor feelings within academic settings, particularly among women. To better understand the gender gap in academia, our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Self Efficacy, Females
Abdulrahman M. Al-Zahrani – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2023
This study explores the potential of social learning platforms (SLPs) to enhance female students' learning experiences in Saudi higher education and address socio-cultural constraints. It examines the advantages and disadvantages of SLPs from the perspective female students and analyses the impact of personal beliefs on their perceptions of SLPs.…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Socialization, Empowerment
Saidy, Awa K. – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The unprecedented increase in the number of students enrolled in colleges and universities in Africa coupled with growing unemployment and underemployment of higher education graduates calls for a comprehensive and in-depth inquiry into the quality of higher education for the entire continent. The purpose of this study is to identify factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Birth Rate
Glass, Christy; Cook, Alison; Pierce, Brandon – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2020
This article analyzes whether the representation of women in leadership roles reduces sexual harassment claims on college campuses. We test competing claims regarding the impact of women's workplace authority on sexual harassment. Our framework draws on the "women as agents of change" and "power paradox" perspectives to…
Descriptors: Females, Leadership Role, Women Administrators, Sexual Harassment
Haysetta Shuler – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Many organizations experience turnover rates that may result from work-life imbalance. Organizations with increased turnover rates experience various negative consequences. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between work-life balance, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification status, and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Family Work Relationship, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation
Robbins, A.; Kaye, E.; Catling, J. C. – Psychology Teaching Review, 2018
Resilience, when coping with stress, can protect against serious negative life outcomes and lead to greater lifetime satisfaction. The current literature suggests that there are internal factors that may moderate the development of resilience. These factors could be used to inform targeted interventions for young people experiencing stress within…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Resilience (Psychology), Higher Education, Coping
McDaniel, Anne – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2014
In recent decades, a dramatic shift occurred in higher education throughout the world. Women now enroll in and complete more education than men in the majority of countries. Using a lagged cross-sectional design on a dataset of 75 countries from 1990 to 2008, this study examines the predictors of the current gender gap in tertiary enrollment. I…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Enrollment, Postsecondary Education
Peifer, Janelle S.; Yangchen, Tenzin – SAGE Open, 2017
College students' intercultural competence (ICC) has become a focus of many higher education institutions. Yet, more work can be done to explore what variables play a role in this complex and multifaceted process. The current study investigated the association between the outcomes (i.e., cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal domains of ICC),…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Concept, Cultural Awareness, Correlation
Campus Racial Climate: A Litmus Test for Faculty Satisfaction at Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Victorino, Christine A.; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Conley, Sharon – Journal of Higher Education, 2013
This article reports on a study that investigated the relationship between three dimensions of campus racial climate and faculty satisfaction with a large, nationally representative faculty sample (N = 29,169), using a multilevel structural equation model. Results indicate that campus racial climate has a large and highly significant effect upon…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Environment, Racial Relations, College Faculty
Cavanaugh, Cathy; Hargis, Jace; Mayberry, John – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This paper describes a study of success factors in the introductory semester of liberal studies blended courses offered at the bachelor of science level. The influence of student participation in the online course environment was examined, as measured by the number of times students logged into the learning management system (LMS) and average…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Blended Learning, Academic Achievement, Student Participation
Cavanaugh, Cathy; Mayberry, John; Hargis, Jace – International Journal on E-Learning, 2016
This paper describes an observational study of the introduction of Sakai's Learning Management System (LMS) into several liberal arts courses at a women's college in the Middle East. Student participation in the CLE was tracked over the course of the semester and summarized by their number of logins and average session length. These measures were…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Blended Learning, Academic Achievement, Student Participation
Holloway, Elizabeth M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As of 2012, women are approximately 19% of all engineering undergraduate students nationally (American Society for Engineering Education, 2012). Women's representation in engineering has not changed significantly over the last 20 years, despite increased attention, increased funding, and increased programmatic activities intended to encourage more…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Disproportionate Representation, Females, Sciences
Abuya, Benta A.; Onsomu, Elijah O.; Moore, DaKysha; Piper, Crystal N. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The objective of this study was to examine the association between education and domestic violence among women being offered an HIV test in urban and rural areas in Kenya. A sample selection of women who experienced physical (n = 4,308), sexual (n = 4,309), and emotional violence (n = 4,312) aged 15 to 49 allowed for the estimation of the…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Secondary Education
Flamer, Eric, Sr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Establishing college-degree programs for prison inmates is an evidence-based effective instructional strategy in reducing recidivism. Evaluating academic arenas as a resource to improve behavior and levels of functioning within correctional facilities is a necessary component of inmate academic programs. The purpose of this quantitative,…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Higher Education, Recidivism
Munoz, Martha – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
In 2006, only 26 Latina CEOs served in associate degree colleges, primarily at Hispanic-serving institutions. In spite of the gains made by women in higher education, equity in the representation of Latinas in higher education at the highest administrative ranks has not been achieved. The primary purpose of this research was to learn from Latina…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Presidents, Hispanic Americans, Females