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Carter, Briana; Chopak-Foss, Joanne; Punungwe, Fadzai B. – College Student Journal, 2016
Background and Aims: The purpose of this study was to measure the sleep quality of a sample of undergraduate students and compare it to the recommendations for young adults from the National Sleep Foundation. Methods: A sample of undergraduate students from a midsized public university in the Southeast were recruited for this study (N = 86). The…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Sleep, Quality of Life, National Standards
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Papadopoulos, Charilaos; Jager, Johnna M. – Educational Gerontology, 2016
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a strength-training program combined with an educational intervention on resistance-training knowledge, adherence, psychological parameters, and functionality in older individuals residing in assisted living facilities. Twenty-four (mean age: 83.8 ± 8.0 years) participants were divided into…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Physical Fitness, Health Related Fitness, Statistical Analysis
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Beytekin, Osman Ferda; Kadi, Aysegül – Higher Education Studies, 2014
The purpose of this study is to examine the university students' opinions about quality of faculty life and their lifelong learning tendencies. Research was conducted with 375 university students. According to the findings: the quality of faculty life of students differ according to gender. Male students have lower quality of faculty life than…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Lifelong Learning, College Students, Gender Differences
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Gökler, Riza; Gürgan, Ugur; Tastan, Nuray – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
This study investigated the relationship between quality of school life and happiness among university students. For this purpose, 326 students from five different faculties in Çankiri Karatekin University participated in the study. Participants filled in the "scale for quality of school life" and "scale for Oxford happiness-Compact…
Descriptors: College Students, Quality of Life, Educational Environment, Educational Experience
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Al-Zboon, Eman; Ahmad, Jamal Fathi; Theeb, Raied Sheikh – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
In spite of increasing number of students with disabilities in universities, there is limited research on quality of life of these students. This study aimed to identify the quality of life level of undergraduate students with disabilities at Jordanian universities. The sample consisted of (147) students. A quality of life scale was constructed,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, College Students, Undergraduate Students
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Tarhini, Ali; Hone, Kate; Liu, Xiaohui; Tarhini, Takwa – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
In this study, we examine the effects of individual-level culture on the adoption and acceptance of e-learning tools by students in Lebanon using a theoretical framework based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). To overcome possible limitations of using TAM in developing countries, we extend TAM to include "subjective norms" (SN)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Adoption (Ideas), Models
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Drewery, David; Nevison, Colleen; Pretti, T. Judene; Cormier, Lauren; Barclay, Sage; Pennaforte, Antoine – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016
This study discusses and tests a conceptual model of co-op work-term quality from a student perspective. Drawing from an earlier exploration of co-op students' perceptions of work-term quality, variables related to role characteristics, interpersonal dynamics, and organizational elements were used in a multiple linear regression analysis to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Interpersonal Relationship, Group Dynamics
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Kanbar, Nancy – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2012
The population growth together with the unsustainable consumption pattern is putting increasing stress on the planet's natural resources. The increasing realisation that humans are harming the environment is taking the form of a global movement intended to change behaviour towards sustainability, now recognised as a framework that links humans to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Arabs, Business Administration Education