A sense of belonging is still a challenge for minority groups, including international students who pursue their degrees at Predominantly White Institutions. Being an online student, potentially impede a sense of belonging even more as prior research mentioned that online classes, specifically asynchronous are dominated by lack of interaction.…

The qualitative phenomenological study used interviews to examine if there is a relationship between mental health disparities in Black males and low retention and persistence rates for college students. Following the guidelines of interview process to survey-based method, which Cohen et al. (2017) identifies survey-based research as a gathering…

The purpose of this correlational, causal-comparative quantitative research was to examine the degree to which the level of perceived racism, housing status, and extracurricular involvement predicted a sense of belonging (SB), at a predominantly White institution (PWI). In universities, corporations, and organizations, cultivating a sense of…

This paper aims to understand the marketing workplace soft skills gap and address the possibility of closing that gap through the implementation of a student-run marketing agency at institutions of higher learning. A 2016 report from Payscale.com suggests that employers feel like new graduates lack the ability to think critically, to work in…

This narrative study explored the experiences of Black college students who participated in a student conduct program at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs), a perspective that has been largely ignored in the literature. Specifically, narratives around Black college students' overall experience at PWIs, experience with student conduct…

As colleges and universities are required to report graduation rates when receiving federal and state funding, student outcomes can become a substantial concern for these institutions (Hennon, 2022; United States Department of Education, 2020). Many postsecondary institutions may be equally concerned with successfully assisting the increasing…

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand community college faculty and staff members' experiences of providing support services to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. The theory that guided this study was Rendon's validation theory -- as students are validated and made to feel valuable, they will foster…

Institutions of higher education must tailor the learning experience to meet the needs of all adult learners and increase student retention and lower dropout rates. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how post-secondary online learners described their engagement and instructional techniques they have experienced in an…

Makerspaces are settings in which learning occurs through creating projects of personal interest with a range of technology. Through the exploration, inquiry, and teamwork inherent within making, learners strengthen their skills in creativity, collaboration, and perseverance. Certain groups have been marginalized and underrepresented in…

The current conditions concerning the use of mobile technology in higher education suggest mobile devices such as smartphones will soon be integrally relied on to support formal and informal student learning. However, the formal use of mobile technologies in higher education has yet to establish a notable foothold, and m-learning pedagogical…

This study examined peer leaders' impact on peer student engagement and belonging at a minority-serving institution. The researcher conducted a quasi-experimental study examining the association between students' affiliation with peer leaders and their engagement level (measured by their participation at campus events), and their sense of…

Current research shows that students have the most investment in reaching their educational objectives but have no influence or voice in how their education is provided. This research study explored the lived experiences and lifted the voices of TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) recent community college graduates who reached their academic goals…

This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS; Hopko, Bare, & Hunt, 2003) and the Math Anxiety Scale -- Revised (MAS-R; Bai, 2009) across race and gender as well as the extent to which race and gender predict learning math anxiety and math evaluation anxiety at both the secondary level, which…

The problem addressed in this qualitative grounded theory study was that there are different curricula designs for online biology courses resulting in students having significant challenges. The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to use the theories of Mezirow (1990) and Tomlinson (1996) as the theoretical framework to explore…

This study seeks to understand the effectiveness of impact mitigation strategies developed to assist college students displaced by institutional closure following a natural disaster. A case-study approach focuses on a subset of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, who enrolled at Syracuse University for the Fall 2005 semester. The study found…