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Direct linkXinjie Chen; Amado M. Padilla; Xitao Fan – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Using a positive psychological framework, Broaden-and-Build Theory, we investigated whether and how positive and negative emotions (affective factors) and cognitive flexibility are related to flourishing. Participants are 151 bilingual adults from diverse backgrounds enrolled in a local community college. Results showed that both positive and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Psychological Patterns, Community College Students, Cognitive Ability
Pfund, Gabrielle Nicole; Miller-Perrin, Cindy – Journal of College and Character, 2019
This study seeks to understand how faith community involvement, specifically faith community harmony (sense of belonging and lack of conflict within one's faith community), and faith community interaction (participation in one's faith community) relates to life purpose, loneliness, and well-being among college students. Participants (n = 1253)…
Descriptors: Well Being, Psychological Patterns, Religious Factors, Religion
Click, Kevin A.; Huang, Leesa V.; Kline, Linda – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2017
Concern for the academic performance and persistence to graduation among university students is well-warranted. Numerous studies have tied performance to overall positive affect in professional settings and to individual internal concepts, indicating an expectation for similar ties in demanding academic settings. For students at increased risk for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Well Being, At Risk Students
Lovette-Colyer, Michael – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2014
Despite the massive amounts of research conducted on the effect of college on students, almost no empirical work has been done on whether students grow in compassion during their undergraduate studies. Designed to address this gap, this longitudinal study of more than 500 students found that the majority demonstrated change in compassion across…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Altruism, Longitudinal Studies, Attitude Change
Kloser, Matthew J.; Brownell, Sara E.; Shavelson, Richard J.; Fukami, Tadashi – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
Undergraduate biology lab courses have long been criticized for engaging students in "cookbook" experiences in which students follow a given protocol to collect data that help answer a predetermined question. Recent reform documents in biology education have suggested that students should engage in lab courses that provide more authentic…
Descriptors: Ecology, Laboratory Experiments, Learning Experience, Introductory Courses
Nikitenko, Gleb – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The self-directed learning (SDL) in all of its characteristics measured in students and in various learning contexts continues to have a very important role in educational research and requires new explorations. Contemporary research indicates that there is a direct positive relationship between the level of student self-directed learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Readiness, Independent Study, Online Courses
