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Gunn, Frances; Lee, Seung Hwan; Steed, Madelyn – Marketing Education Review, 2017
In this exploratory research, the authors categorize the benefits and challenges of participating in a mentoring program from the perspectives of mentors and mentees. The authors use the mentoring framework proposed by Crisp and Cruz in 2009 to inform educators. The authors report the percentage of mention, the level of occurrence, and the effect…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Relationship, Student Attitudes, Student Participation
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Kalkman, Kris; Hopperstad, Marit Holm; Valenta, Marko – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2017
This article approaches newcomer migrant girls' experiences with social competition and relational aggression. This the authors do through a detailed analysis of the interactional practices that a group of preschool-aged girls make use of as they socially exclude one of two newcomer migrant girls from participating in a sharing activity involving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Preschool Children, Females
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Asmus, Jennifer M.; Carter, Erik W.; Moss, Colleen K.; Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Bolt, Daniel M.; Born, Tiffany L.; Bottema-Beutel, Kristen; Brock, Matthew E.; Cattey, Gillian N.; Cooney, Molly; Fesperman, Ethan S.; Hochman, Julia M.; Huber, Heartley B.; Lequia, Jenna L.; Lyons, Gregory L.; Vincent, Lori B.; Weir, Katie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of peer network interventions to improve the social connections of 47 high school students with severe disabilities. School staff invited, trained, and supported 192 peers without disabilities to participate in individualized social groups that met throughout one semester. Compared to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Severe Disabilities, Peer Relationship, Social Networks
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Willcocks, Madelaine Armstrong – Kairaranga, 2017
Student agency is a hot topic in education in New Zealand at the moment. Future-focused learning and innovative learning environments seem to focus on student agency, but what does 'agency' actually mean? What does it look like for gifted students? And how do teachers to develop it in their students? In response to these questions, this position…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Student Empowerment, Skill Development
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Ates, Aliye – International Online Journal of Primary Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parental attitudes and bullying and victimization among young adolescents in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. A total of 149 adolescents (85 girls, 64 boys) (mean age of 12.9 years, range of 12-15 years) were recruited from middle schools. The ages of the students were between 12…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students
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Lynch, Lisa – SAGE Open, 2017
This article examines how the preschool child is enabled to withdraw from the peer group and create a private, individual space within the institutional collective. The question under consideration is, "What factors are necessary to enable a child to create and maintain a withdrawal space in the preschool?" Data were collected through…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Withdrawal (Psychology)
Green, Qiana – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative research study illuminates the lived experiences of Black graduate student women who study abroad. I provide insights on how these students made meaning of themselves through study abroad. I utilized sista circle methodology, a culturally responsive methodology, to examine the study abroad experiences of 23 Black graduate student…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Graduate Students, Study Abroad
Michael, Cobi Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine whether attachment, as measured dimensionally in a number of significant relationships (mother, father, romantic partner, best friend, social group, and institution), was associated with undergraduate students' ability to adapt to college. A second goal of this study was to determine if attachment exists…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Adjustment, Attachment Behavior, Vertical Organization
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Park, Jungyeol – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This study examines international students' experiences of othering on their campuses. To achieve this goal, a case of a South Korean international student's experiences was addressed from postcolonial perspectives. In particular, this study asks: "What does a Korean international student's experiences of othering look like?" and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Asians, Educational Experience, College Students
Simmons, Janelle G. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided academic and social support to Black students; however, with an increase in White students attending HBCUs, HBCU leaders have been challenged to acquire a better understanding of the White student population to increase their retention and graduation rates. This phenomenological…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, White Students, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
Elizabeth Coates; Andrew Coates – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
Our experience of children drawing and talking together in the classroom led us to wonder whether their narrative was related to the task they were engaged in or whether it was purely social talk. A pilot study highlighted important issues. In 2003, therefore, we embarked on a 6-year longitudinal project, acting as participant observers focusing…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Personal Narratives, Freehand Drawing, Young Children
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Öneren Sendil, Çagla; Erden, Feyza Tantekin – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: This study explores the beliefs, self-reported practices, and observed practices of Turkish preschool teachers toward children's peer relationship problems as well as the gap between their beliefs and practices. Five female teachers of 5-year-old children were selected as participants for this multiple case study. Approximately…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children
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Moffat, Anna K.; Redmond, Gerry; Raghavendra, Parimala – Journal of School Violence, 2019
Addressing bullying victimization of students with disability is a significant challenge for schools. While social support can protect against bullying victimization in the general population, its role in mediating the relationship between disability and bullying is under-researched. This paper examined "covert bullying prevalence"…
Descriptors: Bullying, Social Networks, Gender Differences, Children
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Mejri, Sami – Journal of International Students, 2019
Guided by the theories of cultural intelligence and social distance, the purpose of this quantitative non-experimental study was to determine whether first-year American-born college students' political party affiliations and cultural intelligence (CQ) relate to their self-reported social distances (SDs) from international students. One hundred…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Political Attitudes, Social Distance, Peer Relationship
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Turner, Emily; Broad, Rose; Miles, Caroline; Maruna, Shadd – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2019
Drawing on self-report data from a Learning Criminology Inside initiative bringing together BA Criminology students from the University of Manchester with prison-based students from a category C resettlement prison, this article will consider the process of studying desistance "together" in this collaborative setting. It will discuss the…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Student Behavior
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