Online distance education program has continued to change the educational landscape in higher education. There has been extensive research on the relationship between course size, faculty performance, and student success within traditional on-ground colleges and universities, but limited research as it related to online educational modalities. The…

The main goal of this study is to analyze "Students' school engagement in terms of friendship and teacher behaviors." The population of the study is all students at 4th grade within the boundaries of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The data of the study were gathered from 2066 students from 62 schools. "School Engagement…

A common assumption in higher education is that international students find it difficult to develop learning and friendship relations with host students. When students are placed in a student-centred environment, international students from different cultural backgrounds are "forced" to work together with other students, which allows…