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Direct linkVanessa P. Dennen; Lauren M. Bagdy; Hilal Ayan Karabatman – Information and Learning Sciences, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to explore the use and perceptions of social media among university students before and during their transition from high school to higher education. Design/methodology/approach: This exploratory, cross-sectional study uses an online survey of 312 undergraduate students at a large public research university in the USA.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Mass Media Use, Undergraduate Students, Universities
Yan, Kun; Wu, Lingli – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
To date, little research has focused solely on rural students' adjustment and integration on campus after admittance into elite universities through special admission policies. This qualitative inquiry aims to uncover the adjustment concerns faced by rural students enrolled through special admission policies in elite universities in China. The…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries, College Admission, Selective Admission
Corredor, J.; Álvarez-Rivadulla, M. J.; Maldonado-Carreño, C. – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
This article explores the black box of college adaptation and social integration of low SES students entering higher education under a forgivable loans program. It does so by studying a context of extreme educational and economic inequality. The magnitude of this study offers an unprecedented window to observe interactions between different social…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Student Financial Aid, Barriers, Student Adjustment
Risquez, Angelica; Moore, Sarah; Morley, Michael – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2008
This study investigates the process of adjustment among adult learners by focusing on their own perceptions as they make the transition to higher education in an Irish setting, in order to gain a richer understanding about early university experience. The analysis of the journal-based reflections confirms existing insights about the complexity of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries
Download full textTexas Technological Coll., Lubbock. – 1969
The problem is stated as follows: university campuses must find a reasonable, responsible, and financially defensive provision for mental health services. The first part of the paper concerns itself with: (1) defining mental health; (2) defending the appropriateness of mental health services as a necessary part of an educational institution; (3)…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Programs, College Students, Health Programs
Brenders, David A.; Hope, Peter; Ninnan, Abraham – 1997
This study assessed student perceptions of service at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane (Australia). Data were based on open-ended discussions with 48 undergraduate focus groups during which participants were asked what they perceived to be the good and bad aspects of university life, what they did to cope with obstacles, and how…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Environment, College Students, Focus Groups
Strommer, Diane W., Ed. – 1993
This monograph offers seven case studies and supporting papers on university colleges and undergraduate divisions and their role in shaping the freshman college experience. An introductory section offers a preface, information on the authors and a first chapter "University Colleges Today" by Diane W. Strommer which examines the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Colleges, Case Studies, College Curriculum
