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Kodama, Corinne Maekawa – New Directions for Student Services, 2015
This chapter provides information and recommendations for working with commuter students of color, along with several examples from practice.
Descriptors: Commuting Students, Student Personnel Services, College Students, Minority Group Students
Burlison, Mary Beth – New Directions for Student Services, 2015
This chapter reviews existing research on commuter students and nonacademic commitments.
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Commuting Students, Activities, Responsibility
Donnelly, Michael; Gamsu, Sol – Sutton Trust, 2018
The research reported here is part of a larger programme of work addressing the spatial and social mobilities of higher education students in the UK, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (award no. ES/N002121/1). In this report, the authors present new findings on the extent and nature of student mobility in the UK, examining who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Mobility, College Students, Student Mobility
Miletich, Marko – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Students in interpreting courses often learn following a very practical approach. These types of courses usually utilize role-plays to perfect students' interpreting skills and develop the necessary terminology needed during interpreted-mediated events. Adding service-learning components to these types of courses, can provide students with…
Descriptors: Translation, Health Services, Role Playing, Service Learning
Gristy, Cath; Johnson, Rebecca – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2018
This paper explores 'home-school' transport in contemporary schooling contexts in England. Home-school transport is a complex issue lying between government departments, policy frameworks, research and professional disciplines. It is complicated further by commercial and private interests alongside social and public ones. Informed by an…
Descriptors: Access to Education, School Choice, Foreign Countries, Educational Legislation
Darling, Ruth A. – New Directions for Student Services, 2015
This chapter explores components necessary for creating an institutionally based action plan that supports commuter student success.
Descriptors: Commuting Students, Student Personnel Services, Academic Advising, Organizational Culture
He, Fanny – Journal of Student Affairs, New York University, 2019
As a first-year student entering college, commuting can be an added stress factor to an already overwhelming experience. It is important for students to receive support from their institution to create their own community. Without finding a community during their first year, students may feel isolated in their new academic environment and fail to…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Commuting Students, Stress Variables, Stress Management
Page, Nigel; Forster-Wilkins, Gary; Bonetzky, Mark – New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 2021
Widening participation has encouraged students from a diverse range of backgrounds into university with more students commuting (many being Black and Minority Ethnic, BME). Since timetabling forms a major way by which students identify and interact with their learning environment understanding its influence is important. This project aimed to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, National Surveys, Ethnic Groups
Clay, Vaughn H., III – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Student affairs researchers have spent considerable energy studying the affect students' active participation in co-curricular activities has on student success, retention, and completion. Students becoming actively involved in co-curricular activities can have a positive effect on their overall success. However, much of the research pertaining to…
Descriptors: Commuting Students, Undergraduate Students, Private Colleges, Extracurricular Activities
Kretovics, Mark – New Directions for Student Services, 2015
This chapter reviews student services and community-building initiatives aimed at serving commuter students online.
Descriptors: Commuting Students, Student Personnel Services, Online Systems, Computer Uses in Education
Simpson, Denise Balfour; Burnett, Dana – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2019
This study focused on the relationship between living arrangement (residential vs. commuter) and the academic performance (grade point average) of first-year, full time undergraduate students at one public, 4-year university in the Southeast. Additionally, we analyzed five educationally effective practices as described by the National Survey of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average
Hamzah, Rohana; Baharuddin, Nurul Ain Fatehah; Fauzi, Wan Jumani; Aripin, Muhamad Afzamiman – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2019
The social issues involving off-campus students are quite serious as these students are more susceptible to negative influences such as friends and the surrounding environment. Results from the preliminary study showed that there were four major problems which are relationship with the Creator, self-management, social relationship with housemates,…
Descriptors: Self Management, Peer Influence, College Students, Interpersonal Relationship
McKenna, Brigid A.; Kopittke, Peter M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
Quantifying student engagement with online learning resources on virtual learning environments such as BlackBoard is important in understanding how these technologies enhance the student learning. In the present study, it was examined when, and how often, first-year students accessed lecture recordings, lecture slides, and lecture notes via…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Science Instruction, Natural Resources, Science Curriculum
Knol, Linda L.; Robb, Cliff A.; McKinley, Erin M.; Wood, Mary – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: The prevalence of food insecurity among college students ranges from 14% to 59%. Most of the research to date has examined the determinants of food insecurity. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between food insecurity and self-rated health and obesity among college students living off campus. Methods:…
Descriptors: College Students, Food, Obesity, Online Surveys
Jacoby, Barbara – New Directions for Student Services, 2015
Theory helps us understand commuter students and develop environments, policies, and practices that enhance their educational experience.
Descriptors: Commuting Students, College Students, Educational Experience, Theories