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Versteijlen, Marieke; van Wee, Bert; Wals, Arjen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Daily commuting trips of higher education (HE) students account for a large proportion of the carbon footprint of a HE institution. Considerations of students underlying their choice of travel mode and their decision to make the trip to campus or to study online are explored as a necessary first step for finding an optimal balance between…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment), Travel, Transportation
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van Ginkel, Stan; van Eijl, Pierre; Pilot, Albert; Zubizarreta, John – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2012
Research has shown that honors programs often provide active networks of students that contribute to the development of the students' talents (De Boer & van Eijl; van Eijl, Pilot & Wolfensberger). These contact networks are also described as "learning communities" (Wilson et al.) and "honors communities" (van Eijl,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Honors Curriculum, Commuting Students, College Students
Terkla, Dawn Geronimo; Etish-Andrews, Jane; Roscoe, Heather S. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2007
This paper explores how students adjust to life at universities outside their home countries. Much of the current research was conducted prior to the 9/11 tragedy and focuses primarily on studies within a single U.S. institution. This project expands the boundaries by including multiple institutions from around the globe post-9/11. Findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Student Characteristics