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Padayachi, Sasha; Maistry, Suriamurthee Moonsamy – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
This study investigates the implementation of the methodology, Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA) (Northcutt & McCoy, 2004) during the COVID-19 pandemic, to understand how non-major accounting students learn Accounting 101 in a threshold concepts-inspired tutorial programme. Even though IQA is a predominantly qualitative method, it…
Descriptors: Nonmajors, Accounting, Business Administration Education, Qualitative Research
McConnell, Kimberly Joy – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The Resident Assistant (RA) position is arguably the most demanding and time-intensive student leadership position on a university campus with responsibilities that include crisis management, counseling, referral, administrative tasks, teaching, leadership, community building, individual student assistance and role modeling (Blimling, 2003). The…
Descriptors: Resident Advisers, Student Leadership, Leadership Training, Qualitative Research
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Batur, Zekerya – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
The aim of this study is to reveal the subject trends of university students according to species. This is a qualitative study based on document review. The data of the study was obtained from 67 volunteering in-service Turkish teachers' worksheets. The worksheets were classified according to text types. Text types were determined based on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Intellectual Disciplines, Classification
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Lieberman, Lisa D.; Goldfarb, Eva S.; Kwiatkowski, Samantha; Santos, Paul – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2017
First sex marks a significant transition for most adolescents, yet teens often report that it was unplanned. Seventy-four college students participated in exploratory focus groups about their first sex. Although initially asked whether their first sex was spontaneous or planned, many participants revealed evidence of forethought or anticipation,…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Adolescents, College Students, Focus Groups
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Kramer-Simpson, Elisabeth – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2018
This article offers empirical data to explore ways that both industry mentors and academic internship coordinators support student interns in ways that optimize the workplace experience. Rich description of qualitative data from case studies and interviews shows that to optimize the internship, both the industry mentor and the academic internship…
Descriptors: Industry, Mentors, School Business Relationship, Internship Programs
Schafer, Kevin P. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Individuals living with a mental health issue and attending college may experience significant opportunities for growth and also personal challenges in their development into young adulthood. Residence hall directors may be instrumental in assisting this population during their college years. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Qualitative Research, College Students
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Paladino, Emily B.; Klentzin, Jacqueline C.; Mills, Chloe P. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
Based on in-person, task-based usability testing and interviews, the authors' library Web site was recently overhauled in order to improve user experience. This led to the authors' interest in additional usability testing methods and test environments that would most closely fit their library's goals and situation. The appeal of card sorting…
Descriptors: Usability, Interviews, Web Sites, Electronic Libraries
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Whitney, Michael; Lipford, Heather Richter; Chu, Bill; Thomas, Tyler – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
Many of the software security vulnerabilities that people face today can be remediated through secure coding practices. A critical step toward the practice of secure coding is ensuring that our computing students are educated on these practices. We argue that secure coding education needs to be included across a computing curriculum. We are…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Programming, Coding, Computer Science Education
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Hanrahan, Stephanie J.; Pedro, Rachel A. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions of team-building activities within a university Latin dance course. Students (N = 30) completed an evaluation of the team-building activities and wrote reflective essays about their experiences in the course. The course consisted of twenty 90-minute classes. In the third class…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Teamwork, Reflection, Essays
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Linder, Chris; Myers, Jess S. – NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2018
Institutional betrayal, feelings of treason that occur when an institution fails to prevent or respond appropriately to wrongdoings committed within the context of an institution, contributes to exacerbated trauma for survivors of sexual violence (Smith & Freyd, 2014). Through a qualitative research study, we examine experiences of 10 sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Activism, Qualitative Research, College Students
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Carter, B. Elijah; Wiles, Jason R. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2017
This qualitative study explores the experiences of six students enrolled in a special topics biology class that exclusively used primary literature as course material. Nature of science (NOS) conceptions have been linked to students' attitudes toward scientific subjects, but there has been little research specifically exploring the effects of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Primary Sources, Biology, Literature
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Bruno, Andreina; Dell'Aversana, Giuseppina – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2017
Reflective journals have emerged as an effective means of monitoring and developing reflective practice in higher education, as part of a wider metacognitive strategy to transform traditional learning approaches. In addition, assessment procedures of reflective journals appear to be an important factor in enhancing commitment to learning and…
Descriptors: Reflection, Journal Writing, College Students, Feedback (Response)
Abel, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Sexual harassment and sexual violence are complex social issues and a prevalent problem on college and university campuses. College students are an "at risk" population because of their age, developmental stage, proximity to one another, and their access to social activities influenced by peer pressure, alcohol, and other drugs. In this…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Violence, College Environment, College Students
Izzo Nemec, Therese A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In the United States, colleges and universities are under pressure from multiple sources to improve course completion and graduation rates and to reduce the cost of obtaining a degree. This qualitative phenomenological case study, underpinned by the social constructivist perspective, explored second-year manufacturing degree students' perceptions…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Academic Achievement, Technical Institutes, Manufacturing
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Bollen, Laurens; van Kampen, Paul; Baily, Charles; De Cock, Mieke – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Many students struggle with the use of mathematics in physics courses. Although typically well trained in rote mathematical calculation, they often lack the ability to apply their acquired skills to physical contexts. Such student difficulties are particularly apparent in undergraduate electrodynamics, which relies heavily on the use of vector…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Magnets, Energy, Semi Structured Interviews
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