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Miller, Lisa M. Soederberg; Falbe, Jennifer L.; Rico, Timo E.; Chodur, Gwen M.; Kemp, Leslie C. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Food-insecure college students have expressed frustration toward their academic institution for failing to meet students' needs. However, it is unclear whether campus climate perceptions are related to food insecurity status. We examined the association between campus climate surrounding health and food insecurity status among college…
Descriptors: Hunger, Undergraduate Students, College Environment, Student Needs
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Hannah S. Appleseth; Lara J. LaCaille; Rick A. LaCaille; Eric E. Hessler; Jennifer O. Liang – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Examine changes in graduate student health and well-being in the first semester. Participants: Full-time, first-semester graduate students (N=74) from a midsized midwestern university. Method: Graduate students were surveyed prior to starting their master's program and 10 weeks later. Passion for academics, basic psychological needs,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Well Being, Masters Programs, Student Attitudes
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van der Zanden, Petrie J. A. C.; Denessen, Eddie; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Meijer, Paulien C. – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
The goal of this study was to examine differences in university success between first-year students by analyzing three domains simultaneously: students' academic achievement, critical thinking disposition, and social-emotional adjustment to university life. Participants were 307 students who completed an online questionnaire. Latent class cluster…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Social Adjustment
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Scaffidi, Amelia K.; Berman, Judith E. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
For postdocs to have the best chances of achieving their career goals they need to not only acquire discipline-specific research experience, but also additional generic skills vital for future employment inside or outside academia. They also require access to information and mentoring that will help them strategically plan and make informed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Productivity, Mentors, Supervision
Siryk, Bohdan – 1981
Student attrition was studied in relation to the quality of the interaction between the student and the college environment, using a modified version of the Total Adjustment Scale, a self-report rating scale. Academic functioning, social functioning, and bonding to the college setting were assessed for 459 college freshmen at the University of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Freshmen
Lenning, Oscar T.; And Others – 1980
The research literature on types of student retention, correlates of retention, and action strategies to improve retention is reviewed. Retention or student persistence can be assessed in terms of completion of a degree of certificate, a program but not a degree, or a term or course. Retention may also be persistence to attain a personal goal but…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Admission, College Attendance, College Environment