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Direct linkWisecup, Allison K.; Grady, Dennis; Roth, Richard A.; Stephens, Julio – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether, and how, electricity consumption by students in university residence halls were impacted through three intervention strategies. Design/methodology/approach: The current investigation uses a quasi-experimental design by exposing freshman students in four matched residence halls and the…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Energy, Energy Conservation, Intervention
Karp, Abigail; McCauley, Michelle; Byrne, Jack – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The majority of research on energy feedback has been conducted in residential households; in this study, the authors aim to examine the effectiveness of similar initiatives in a college environment. The our goal was to see how much additional electricity savings could be induced using feedback beyond average savings achieved by…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Feedback (Response), Dormitories, Student Behavior
Download full textMaltby, Jennifer L.; Brooks, Christopher; Horton, Marjorie; Morgan, Helen – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2016
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees provide opportunities for economic mobility. Yet women, underrepresented minority (URM), and first-generation college students remain disproportionately underrepresented in STEM fields. This study examined the effectiveness of a living-learning community (LLC) for URM and first-generation…
Descriptors: Females, Sciences, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation
Arensdorf, Jill; Naylor-Tincknell, Janett – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2016
Living Learning Communities (LLCs) have been shown to increase student retention rates and academic performance (Hotchkiss, Moore, & Pitts, 2006), as well as increase overall satisfaction with college (Baker & Pomerantz, 2000) and increase cognitive skills (Walker, 2003). These benefits have been demonstrated in a variety of institutions…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups, Student Attitudes
Boekeloo, Bradley O.; Novik, Melinda G.; Bush, Elizabeth N.; O'Grady, Kevin E. – Journal of Drug Education, 2009
An intervention to reduce college alcohol use and secondhand effects was tested. Freshmen dormitory wings at a large Mid-Atlantic public university were assigned to single-gender (SG) or mixed-gender (MG) Information-Motivation-Behavior (IMB) workshops implemented during the first weeks of school, or a control condition. Students were surveyed…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Drinking, Behavior Change
