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Talbot, Amelia; O'Reilly, Michelle; Dogra, Nisha – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The paper aims to explore the anxiety of university students. The authors note that the rhetoric of the snowflake is frequently invoked in lay discourse to characterise a generation of young people as overly sensitive. This misleading conceptualisation is potentially stigmatising. Design/Methodology/Approach: Interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Anxiety, Adults
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Jafar, Hayfa F. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2023
Drawing on 24 semi-structured interviews, this small-scale qualitative study delves into mature students' social, academic, and career preparation experiences pursuing college education. Using Schlossberg's (1989) transition model, the findings reveal that mature students' overall experience is influenced by their mature status, as they possess…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Adult Students, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Jana Patricia Millonado Valdez – School Psychology International, 2024
Prior studies commonly emphasized the beneficial impacts of a growth mindset on students' success and well-being. However, recent evidence cast doubts on the ability of a growth mindset to optimize desirable achievement and psychological outcomes. This study contributes to this line of evidence by exploring the association of mindsets in talent--a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, World Views, Student Attitudes
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Szu-Yin Chu; Rong-An Jhuo – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2024
This study focused on developing parent-professional partnerships in promoting school readiness skills for children with disabilities entering first grade. A mixed method was used to evaluate the readiness skills of 15 children from two preschools. The development of an intervention plan was the focus of the first phase of evaluation, and several…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, School Readiness, Students with Disabilities
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Qi Huang; Desiree Baolian Qin; Jiayi Liu; Hye-Jin Park – Journal of International Students, 2024
A substantial percentage of international students are placed on academic probation each year. This study explored the challenges and resilience characteristics of Chinese international students placed on academic probation in their first year of college. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine probationary Chinese international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Freshmen, Asians, Resilience (Psychology)
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Lorea Azpiazu; Iratxe Antonio-Aguirre; Iker Izar-de-la-Funte; Oihane Fernández-Lasarte – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
In order to develop future academic-professional skills and later social and financial independence, an adequate adolescent school adjustment is essential. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the variables that contribute to its improvement in a stage characterised by its decrease. The aim of the present study is to analyse and compare two…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Adjustment, Social Support Groups, Resilience (Psychology)
William Joseph Henshaw – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The study sought to explore how Latino students' views on college-going influenced their first-year experiences and the adjustments they made to enhance their persistence. Narrative interviews with six Central Valley (California) Latino students provided an understanding of their college journeys, emphasizing aspirational, linguistic, familial,…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Student Attitudes, College Attendance, Student Experience
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Peter le Rossignol; Sandra Miles; John Saunders; Gert-Jan Pepping – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To understand how competence, self-efficacy, enjoyment and motivation relates to physical activity behavior during transition from school to university. Participants: Health science students (n = 558) studying first year biology at an Australian university. Methods: Cross-sectional correlational survey design using five self-report…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Sciences, Student Motivation, Student Behavior
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Jacob S. Sawyer; Amanda N. Moore – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine the associations between coping methods and college adjustment among a sample of U.S. undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: We used a sample of 117 undergraduate students between the age of 18-25 years old. Approximately 76% of the sample identified as women and 58% identified as White. Methods:…
Descriptors: Coping, Student Adjustment, Undergraduate Students, COVID-19
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Xun Li; Md Sahariar Rahman; Lan Yu – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2024
The successful adjustment of international students to the new environment depends on their ability to interact effectively with the external environment. However, the literature has not yet provided a clear understanding of how the support provided by host universities affects the academic achievement and cultural adaptation of international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Acculturation, Outcomes of Education
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Orly Lipka; Miriam Sarid – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
Using a mixed method approach, the study examined the emotional and academic adjustment to higher education amongst undergraduate students, in light of the Spring, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The undergraduate students' social, emotional, institutional and academic adjustment, during the COVID-19 outbreak pandemic was compared with a database…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Emotional Response, Undergraduate Students, COVID-19
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Lacee R. Boschetto; Brian K. Warnick – Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 2024
The role of secondary education is critical to preparing graduates for adulthood. This study explored the transition experiences of high school graduates and factors that impacted their preparation for adulthood. This descriptive study focused on the experiences of degree and non-degree-seeking graduates. Surveys were distributed to students…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Student Experience, High School Graduates, Adults
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Mingxin Qu; Xianlin Song – Journal of International Students, 2024
In the current climate of global international education, overseas student integration and difficulties in adjusting into the academic life of the host country are often posited as personal failures. However, the categorization of international students is premised on them not being active subjects in the curriculum and the ways in which they can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Educational Experience, Electronic Learning
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José A. Ballesteros; Marcos D. Fernandez; José L. González-Geraldo – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: A peer-mentoring plan designed to support engineering students during their transition from high school to university. This article addresses the adaptation challenges faced by first-year students in engineering programs. Background: The transition to university is a critical period for students, marked by significant lifestyle…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Mentors, Engineering Education, College Freshmen
Yongxue Xie – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite the increasing enrollment of International Student-Athletes (ISAs) studying and competing in Division I, II, and III institutions in the United States, research studies that focus on investigating ISAs' transitional experiences remain sparse. This study expanded knowledge on ISAs' college experiences by focusing on ISAs' transition in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Athletes, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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