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Chaisamrej, Rungrat; Zimmerman, Rick S. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
This research compared the ability of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the altruism framework (AM) to predict paper-recycling behavior. It was comprised of formative research and a major survey. Data collected from 628 undergraduate students in Thailand were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results showed that TPB was superior…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Altruism, Prediction, Recycling
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Lin, Ching-Hui – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of financial aid policies on student persistence between the first and second year at a private four-year postsecondary institution in Taiwan. A two-phase sequential research design was employed with priority was given to the quantitative data-structural equation modeling (SEM). While the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Financial Aid, Academic Persistence, Undergraduate Students
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Alt, Dorit – Frontline Learning Research, 2014
This study was aimed at mapping features of constructivist activities in higher education settings, constructing and validating a new scale for measuring their presence in lecture face-to-face based environments (LBE), seminars (SM), and distance learning environments (DLE). A mix-method approach was implemented in three phases. The first phase…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Questionnaires, Higher Education, Distance Education
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Kember, David; Leung, Doris Y.P. – Studies in Higher Education, 2006
A qualitative study of perception of workload found that it was very weakly related to hours of work. The complex construct was better characterised as being influenced by a broadly conceived teaching and learning environment. It appeared to be possible to encourage students to perform a great deal of high-quality work, without complaining about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Educational Environment, Working Hours