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Farrell, Orna; Brunton, James; Trevaskis, Samantha – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
This qualitative study reports on an on-entry orientation intervention designed to support and retain students transitioning to higher education at an Irish private higher education institution. Following the intervention, a qualitative study was conducted with the aim of exploring new undergraduate student experiences of transitioning to higher…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Personal Narratives, School Orientation, Intervention
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2020
Transfer students are increasingly important to the enrollment health of colleges and universities. But how do transfer students search for a new institution to attend? The "2020 Transfer Student Experience Report" examines responses from a study of 1,100 current and prospective transfer students. This report discusses the following…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Student Experience, Transfer Programs, Racial Differences
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Kaniki, Robert Lucas; Kaniki, Hilda Lukas – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2021
Many universities are hosting and enrolling international students as an important aspect of their internationalisation mission of higher education. However, many international students experienced significant problems adjusting into a host culture and social milieu. Informing this qualitative study were 45 international students in a top-tier…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Cultural Differences
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Davidson, Curt; Ewert, Alan – Journal of Experiential Education, 2020
Background: Increasingly colleges and universities are utilizing Outdoor Orientation Programs (OOPs) to help incoming students assimilate into college life. These programs have shown promise in recent analyses for enhancing desired outcomes with particular consideration shown to pro-social behavior and retention outcomes. Purpose: To examine how…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, School Orientation, School Holding Power, Program Effectiveness
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Edwards, Erik; Zajchowski, Chris A. B.; Hill, Eddie – Journal of Experiential Education, 2021
Background: Smartphones provide limitless opportunity for communication and access to the world through social media, texting, and numerous applications. As their popularity continues to grow among college students, it is important to understand the various advantages and disadvantages of their use on and off campus. Purpose: We explored the…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Influence of Technology, Technology Integration
Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Mazzariello, Amy – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2021
CCRC's 2015 book "Redesigning America's Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success" catalyzed a national community college reform movement. Since its publication, hundreds of community colleges have sought to implement whole-college reforms using the guided pathways model outlined in the book, either on their own or as part of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Success, Equal Education
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Peng, Michael Yao-Ping; Zhang, Zhaohua; Ho, Sophia Shi-Huei – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2019
There are a multitude of factors influencing the learning outcomes of students, with all previous studies basing their conclusions upon predetermined variables according to different theories and exploring the relevance between them. In this study, two important antecedents--the transfer of teachers' knowledge and student orientation--are put…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Student Relationship
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Conners, Pamela; Brammer, Leila – Communication Center Journal, 2018
Building partnerships with academic programs and campus divisions can advance a communication center's goal of enhancing students' communication competencies while also expanding the reach and visibility of the center. This paper explicates a process for establishing and executing such collaboration effectively--from advocating for the center's…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Advocacy, Cooperation, Academic Support Services
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Hannah, John – Journal of Experiential Education, 2018
Background: Many postsecondary institutions offer outdoor programs to incoming students as a form of orientation or transition event. Positive outcomes for students are shown to result from these interventions but less is known about the mechanisms leading to these outcomes. Purpose: This article argues that "conversation" is one of…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Recreational Activities, School Orientation
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Galton, Maurice; McLellan, Ros – Research Papers in Education, 2018
This article reviews transition from primary to secondary school over the period from the 1970s to the present day. It first considers the evidence from the earlier period and then at the time of the millennium before reporting on a recent investigation undertaken in four secondary schools. Using the 'five bridges model' of transfer, it compares…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Experience, Transitional Programs, Articulation (Education)
Gilpin-Marsden, Lauren – ProQuest LLC, 2018
First-generation college students have unique needs during their transition from high school to college. This quantitative study focused on the connectedness of first-generation college students prior to the start of their freshman year at a small university in the Northeast. Traditional and first-generation college students completed a pre-test…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, Student School Relationship, Transitional Programs
Osborne, Kevin Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study evaluates if persistence and completion rates increased after (a) establishing a centralized advising center for entering freshmen, (b) developing a mandatory new student orientation program, and (c) revising the curriculum for the college's student success course. For this study, persistence is defined as the percentage of first-time…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Academic Advising
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Wang, Yi-Hsuan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
This study aims to extend the learning advantages of game-based learning from formal education to informal learning, and to develop a role-playing game (RPG) to help students familiarize themselves with a new school. Several game elements and principles were considered during the design stage, and the tasks were embedded into a macro-context to…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Role Playing
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Hopkins, Daniel; Bieter, John – Journal of General Education, 2020
This article traces the efforts made by Boise State's General Education program--University Foundations--and an undergraduate researcher to improve understanding of general education on campus. Undergraduate students often struggle to understand general education's goals. In order to improve this understanding, University Foundations committed…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, General Education, Program Evaluation
Ndiaye, Mamadou, Ed.; Lockowandt, Mara, Ed. – Jobs for the Future, 2021
Over the past three years, Jobs for the Future (JFF) has been supporting a community of more than 100 U.S. community colleges (CCs) and over 25 nonprofit organizations (NPOs) worldwide implementing the Google IT Support Professional Certificate training program. During this engagement, JFF has gathered valuable insights about best practices in…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Technical Support
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