Against the backdrop of high-quality development of the national economy, the development of each city is also facing transformation and upgrading. Cities need high-quality development, and high-quality talents are the key. The problem of attracting high-quality talents in domestic small and medium-sized cities in high-quality development needs to…

Commuter students face a number of challenges, yet how they influence the experience of those who join sororities and fraternities is unknown. The purpose of this study is to explore those challenges, the strategies participants used to overcome them, and how policies and practices influenced their experience through interviews with eight alumni…

Bullying is characterized by constant violent actions against the same individual. Bullied people suffer physical and psychological damage that directly affect their academic achievement, as well as their relationship with friends, family, and society, resulting in a feeling of social exclusion. Based on the hypothesis that myths and prejudices…

The paper proposes a methodology to enhance students' learning experiences by using movie clips to teach business management concepts. We describe the entire management teaching process step by step, from film selection to evaluation through questionnaires. In this way, this design can be reproduced by instructors for teaching business management…

Shared governance implies advocacy by participating stakeholders. Students, however, are often overlooked as an important voice at their institutions. Ideally, through shared governance there is collaborative participation in planning, decision-making, and accountability; it is the process in which administration, staff, faculty, governing boards,…

Purpose: Informed by social imaginary, Canadian exceptionalism, and social inclusion, this study explores how teacher candidates experience and interpret internationalization at home at one university in Canada. Design/Approach/Methods: Data were collected from three sources--(a) policy analyses of public documents related to internationalization…

Drawing upon theories concerning culturally informed pedagogy and college environments, this qualitative study utilizes grounded theory techniques to explore the culturally affirming practices that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) faculty and administrators employ to create inclusive and supportive environments for populations…

The present study investigates students' profiles taking into account of learning approaches and emotional variables along with the pace of study. The sample consists of 406 social science students (34.1% first-year, 27.6% second-year, 16.7% third-year and 21.6% are fourth-year students). They completed: (a) the Approaches to Learning and Studying…

In this article, we examined the impact of COVID-19 on international students' experience and highlighted the importance of supporting this student group. We drew on findings from a mixed methods study in North Queensland, Australia. First, we discussed mental well-being and analysed how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted individuals' mental…

Although the literature on feedback processes has identified two approaches to feedback--more transmissive or more dialogical--there is little empirical evidence of how students perceive feedback practices, particularly in online education. Moreover, there is a lack of research addressing previous experience with online feedback (frequency,…

On-line learning during the past three semesters, Spring, 2020 through Spring, 2021, has changed the educational delivery paradigm in higher education, perhaps forever. Hitherto, the literature regarding the efficacy of on-line vis-à-vis in-class learning has been affected by the self-selection bias of on-line learners. No longer. The past three…

In March 2020, The Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic [HBL ATC] transitioned to art therapy telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article presents a qualitative case study focused on emergent themes related to the efficacy and clinical themes as experienced and observed by a group of art therapy graduate student trainees. Findings show…

In neoliberal contexts, schools are accountable for educational quality, and effectiveness is measured by objective indicators, such as examination scores. Schools tend to become committed to preparing students for examinations rather than all-round and complete personal development, making it difficult for students to identify the meaningful…

Universities across the globe continue to reckon with memorialization and symbolism tied to racist histories. In this paper, the author uses Critical Race methodology to examine how 23 Black undergraduate students at the University of Cincinnati interpret and experience one such symbol--the namesake of an enslaver--memorialized throughout campus.…

Higher education has established a historical base of research related to college student retention. This essay examines research especially focused on the retention of community college students who have been underrepresented in the literature (Fong et al., 2017). Retention equates to success. The essay reviews developmental instruction,…