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Mayhew, Matthew J.; Selznick, Benjamin; Zhang, Lini; Barnes, Amy; Mangia, Sarah – Journal of Higher Education, 2021
This study explored the effectiveness of a short-term, low-cost experiential learning intervention on undergraduate students' development of innovation capacities. Data were collected from 90 students at a large Midwestern public institution across two randomly assigned conditions: those who received only a video-based innovation lecture and those…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Leadership Training, Intervention, Innovation
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Denson, Nida; Bowman, Nicholas A.; Ovenden, Georgia; Culver, K. C.; Holmes, Joshua M. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2021
Colleges and universities play a critical role in shaping intergroup dynamics in an era of increasing racial tensions in the United States. Diversity courses may serve as one important approach for preparing college students for participation in an equitable and just society, since this coursework holds a unique position at many institutions to…
Descriptors: Diversity, Courses, Outcomes of Education, Meta Analysis
Jahimiak, Sarah Anne Eikelberg – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Although art therapy has been used for over 100 years as an adjunctive treatment method for physical and mental health disorders, the research findings regarding the efficacy of this approach have been mixed and inconclusive. Reviews of the current literature on the efficacy of art therapy have noted the field lacks well-controlled studies.…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Art Activities, Intervention, Wellness
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Carpenter, Dick M., II; Kaka, Sarah J.; Tygret, Jennifer A.; Cathcart, Katy – Research in Higher Education, 2018
This study examines the efficacy of a scholarship program designed to assist single parent, post-freshmen, full time undergraduate students and predictors of success among a sample of said students, where success is defined as progress toward completion, academic achievement, and degree completion. Results of fixed effects regression and…
Descriptors: Scholarship, One Parent Family, Undergraduate Students, Hierarchical Linear Modeling
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Suffoletto, Brian; Merrill, Jennifer E.; Chung, Tammy; Kristan, Jeffrey; Vanek, Marian; Clark, Duncan B. – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: To evaluate a text message (SMS) program as a booster to an in-person alcohol intervention with mandated college students. Participants: Undergraduates (N = 224; 46% female) who violated an on-campus alcohol policy over a 2-semester period in 2014. Methods: The SMS program sent drinking-related queries each Thursday and Sunday and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Synchronous Communication, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Nam, Y.; Ito, E. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2011
For the past 10 years, a climate change course has been offered in a large Midwest university. This course has been focusing on improving college students' scientific knowledge of climate change and human interactions using historical evidence as well as improving their information literacy in science through a course project that requires…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Climate, Ecology, Interaction