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Turner, Caroline S. – Review of Higher Education, 2015
This article explores how a scholarly learning journey, as a student and faculty member, brings one back to an understanding of the value of knowledge gained in one's home community, and provides insight on how to foster settings for others to cultivate knowledge.
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Mentors, Ethnic Diversity, Higher Education
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Sands, Tovah; Archer, James, Jr.; Puleo, Stephanie – Journal of College Student Development, 1998
Surveys undergraduate students (N=356) to determine factors that predict health-behavior change. AIDS risk was influenced by level of identity and self-confidence, perceived barriers to prevention, and self-efficacy. Alcohol abuse was influenced by perceptions of the severity and barriers, self-efficacy, and social influences. Nutritional…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Behavior Change
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Donaldson, Stewart I; And Others – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Summarizes the theoretical underpinnings, substantive contents, and limitations of comprehensive social-influences-based drug abuse prevention programming. Reveals that different types of programming work well tailored to different populations and situations. Warns against the ad hoc dissemination of lessons that may not be effective. (MJP)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, Drug Abuse, Drug Education