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Jonas Elis; Achim Goerres; Sabrina J. Mayer; Dennis C. Spies – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2024
For hard-to-survey populations such as ethnic minorities and immigrants, increasing survey response rates is a crucial element of the fieldwork as these populations often show a higher likelihood of not participating compared with the native population. However, no study has so far compared different strategies for mobilisation within this group.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elections, College Students, Mail Surveys
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Paskevicius, Michael; Knaack, Liesel – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2018
This paper presents the case of how a department of applied science went about implementing a tablet initiative in a two-year diploma program. Tablets were a required tool for entry into the program with a goal of reducing textbook purchase costs for students, mirroring industry standard practices in mobile device usage, and enabling collaborative…
Descriptors: Forestry, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
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Lawrence, Jill; Brown, Alice; Redmond, Petrea; Maloney, Suzanne; Basson, Marita; Galligan, Linda; Turner, Joanna – Student Success, 2021
Low levels of online student engagement impact negatively on student success and adversely affect attrition. Course learning analytics data (CLAD), combined with nudging initiatives, have emerged as strategies for engaging online students. This article presents a mixed method case study involving a staged intervention strategy focussing on the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Intervention, Online Courses, Learning Analytics
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Perrault, Evan K.; Albert, Cindy A. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2018
Sustainability-related learning objectives in university curricula are becoming increasingly popular. While knowledge gain is usually a prevalent metric of success, this study assessed whether a project-based learning assignment could lead to attitudinal shifts in students regarding sustainability. After performing both primary…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Sustainability, Student Attitudes
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Glanzer, Perry L.; Hill, Jonathan P.; Johnson, Byron R. – About Campus, 2017
What is known about college students' search for purpose more than ever before due to the scholarly attention devoted to purpose development over the past two decades. This growing research on purpose increasingly makes it clear, as Tim Clydesdale ( 2015 ) writes, that when colleges "launch sustained conversations with students about…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Interviews, Campuses
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Gannon, Susanne; Tracey, Danielle; Ullman, Jacqueline – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Since 2010, the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) has provided funding for Australian universities to 'raise aspiration' among under-represented groups. Underpinned by utilitarian discourses of human capital and individual capacitation, these resources have transformed the ways that universities seek to engage…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Access to Education, Student Leadership, Alumni
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Martin, Hannah; Farrell, Antomia; Gray, James; Clark, Teresa B. – Physical Educator, 2018
Time spent in the outdoors has been proven to benefit individuals of all ages mentally and physically. For example, exposure to nature reduces stress levels, induces relaxation, and provides Vitamin D. Prior research has linked free play outdoors to helping elementary children focus better in the classroom, reducing symptoms of attention deficit…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Student Attitudes, Recess Breaks
Hodge, Steven; Smith, Raymond; Field, Jenny; Flynn, Matthew – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
This document gathers material used in the research project entitled: "The Contribution of VET Student Placement to Innovation in Host Organisations" that was not presented in the main report. The project sought to explore the question, "What is the contribution of the VET student placement process to innovation in host…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Educational Benefits, Community Benefits, Innovation
Papa, Dorothy P. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This exploratory mixed method convergent parallel study examined Connecticut Educational leadership preparation programs for the existence of mental health content to learn the extent to which pre-service school leaders are prepared for addressing student mental health. Interviews were conducted with school mental health experts and Connecticut…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Administration, Mental Health, Course Content
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Ding, Xiaojiong – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
In recent years, China has grown from an insignificant player to a major destination in the global market for international students. Based on a questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews conducted in 2013, this study uses Shanghai as an example to examine international students' experiences in China. It is found that China has become a niche…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Interviews
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Wrigglesworth, Jonathan; Harvor, Finn – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
This study examined how Korean university students, majoring in English interpretation and translation, used their smartphones to meet their language learning needs. We surveyed 241 students on their smartphone use in four conditions: overall use, use related to coursework, use in English related to coursework, and use in English not related to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Frazier, William R.; Eighmy, Myron A. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2016
This study focuses on a wellness learning community in order to report changes that were made to its operation and to determine if its members had higher levels of satisfaction than did other students living in the same residence hall. Research was conducted on the wellness learning community at a Midwest university to determine if changes made in…
Descriptors: Wellness, Living Learning Centers, Student Satisfaction, Change
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Skilbred, Dag Tore; Iversen, Anette Christine; Moldestad, Bente – Child Care in Practice, 2017
Children who spend part of their childhood in foster homes have, as a group, lower academic achievement than their peers. However, some of these children do well and succeed in higher education. Resilience is about positive development enhanced by protective factors despite adversity. Protective factors may be both positive qualities in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foster Care, Success, Higher Education
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He, Ye; Hutson, Bryant – Journal of International Students, 2018
This study used an Appreciative Education framework to explore the strengths of Chinese international students and to identify areas where support is needed during their transition to U.S. higher education settings. Using a convergent mixed methods design with data collected from surveys, interviews and focus groups, the complex nature of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Mixed Methods Research
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Nikitina, Olga – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2018
Proceeding from the materials of published works on the topics range of the research and supplementing them with her own studies, the author singles out the healthy lifestyle discourse prevailing in the Russian student environment which is made up by the existing life experience of students, their communicative practices and represents a conscious…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Health Behavior, At Risk Persons
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