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Download full textChong, Yenwan; Sin Soo, Hooi – Asian Journal of University Education, 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically impacted university education as well as created new challenges for tertiary learning institutions. The pandemic has exacerbated graduate unemployment and increased student dropout rates. In response to these unprecedented challenges, universities are formulating more student development initiatives to support…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Learner Engagement, Student Development, Student Adjustment
Direct linkWoodhouse, Hazel – Early Childhood Folio, 2020
Children's transition from an early childhood education setting to school needs to involve children and their families to best support the family in this time of change. This article focuses on a case study from doctoral research exploring the potential of Facebook⢠to create a virtual community of practice to support children and their families'…
Descriptors: Social Media, Communities of Practice, Family Needs, Student Adjustment
Miao, Lili; Henderson, Fiona; Supple, Briony – Journal of Peer Learning, 2017
The transition into academic life for Chinese students coming to Australia can be difficult as they navigate different cultural, social, and educational norms. As a group of two academics from Australia and one from China, we were interested in exploring ways students from China could best be supported prior to leaving their country in readiness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Adjustment, Acculturation, Readiness
An Initial Examination of Facebook as a Source of Memorable Messages for First-Year College Students
Russell, Jessica; Nazione, Samantha; Smith, Sandi – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2012
This study investigated a set of messages on a university group's Facebook page intended as advice for first-year college students. Investigators coded 108 different units of advice into three overarching categories focused on academics, the transition to college life, and comprehension of the college campus. Messages transmitted were similar in…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Social Networks, Web Sites, Social Support Groups
Fotheringham, Julia; Alder, Emily – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
In this paper, we explore roles that mobile technologies can play in supporting students' transition to second and third year of university degree study, specifically along articulation routes from completing a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) at college. Articulating students face particular challenges associated…
Descriptors: Action Research, Articulation (Education), Influence of Technology, Handheld Devices
Risquez, Angelica; Sanchez-Garcia, Marife – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
This study investigates how computer mediated communication (CMC) can sustain nourishing and emotionally enriching peer mentoring relations. A peer electronic mentoring program was implemented in an Irish university to facilitate freshmen's transition to college. A sample of 123 participants (42 mentors and 81 mentees) was evaluated with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Peer Relationship, College Freshmen
