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Chambers, Artie Roland – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Academic entitlement is a concern in higher education because of the potential societal and market driven influences on credible scholarship. Most of the research has focused on negative attitudes and behaviors attributed to students. The considerations of tenured professors who interact with academically entitled students and strategies for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Tenure, Decision Making, Constructivism (Learning)
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Animosa, Lydia Honesty; Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Cheng, Tina L. – Youth & Society, 2018
Public health practice involving adolescents is largely focused on preventing or delaying the initiation of risk behavior. However, given the experimental and exploratory nature of this developmental period, this is often impractical. This article focuses on behavioral transitions and the ways in which youth involved in risk behaviors shift to…
Descriptors: Interviews, Urban Youth, Urban Areas, Adolescent Development
Jen, Enyi; Gentry, Marcia; Moon, Sidney M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate how high-ability students experienced their participation in an affective curriculum through small-group discussions in a diverse, university-based, summer enrichment program for talented youth. The investigation included two closely related studies. The first study included 77 high-ability students…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Student Participation, Small Group Instruction, Group Discussion
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Gowin, Mary; Cheney, Marshall; Gwin, Shannon; Wann, Taylor Franklin – American Journal of Health Education, 2015
Background: College students experience weight gain that can contribute to serious health issues. Health education efforts with college students are increasingly utilizing new technologies. Smartphone applications (apps) in particular are growing in popularity and use in all young adults. Purpose: Formative research was conducted to describe how…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, College Students, Qualitative Research, Health Promotion
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Sales, J. M.; DiClemente, R. J.; Davis, T. P.; Sullivan, S. – Health Education Research, 2012
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) interventions can significantly reduce risky sexual behaviors among vulnerable populations. However, not everyone exposed to an intervention will reduce their sexual risk behavior. This qualitative study sought to identify factors associated with young African American females' lack of increase in condom use…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Ntamushobora, Faustin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This exploratory study investigated the impact of learning experiences on the intellectual, spiritual and community lives of Kenyan alumni who have graduated from master's programs in Christian and public universities in Kenya between June 2006 and 2010. A purposive sample of twenty-three graduates from four universities was used to collect data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Colleges, Church Related Colleges, Christianity