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Cheryl L. Lolley – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This research examined the effect of English language proficiency on the academic success, and cultural and social adjustments of Chinese international students pursuing higher education degrees at an HBCU in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The researcher used a qualitative research design for this study to acquire information…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Academic Achievement, Asians
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Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu; Queen Chioma Nworgu; Chinuru Achinewhu – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2024
The rational for this research paper is to examine the challenges faced by international students with focus on Nigerian students embracing the British education system and impact on their motivation and academic performance. The paper presents a critical overview in relation to the barriers faced by Nigerian students in terms of obtaining and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Barriers, Student Adjustment
Julie Klaber – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this project is to explore the relationship among trauma history, attachment style, quality of emotion regulation abilities, and overall college adjustment in a college student population. The variables of closeness, dependency, and anxiety are believed to reflect the quality of attachment style. The facts of academic adjustment,…
Descriptors: Trauma, Attachment Behavior, Emotional Response, Student Adjustment
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Znamenak, Kyle; Lieberth, Mitch; Murphy, Jennifer L.; Sheaffer, Auburn – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This article narrates the experiences of four former PhD students who completed the transition from graduate student to graduates with PhDs during unprecedented external events: The COVID-19 pandemic and a period of civil unrest in response to the 2020 police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The authors reflect on some commonalities in…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Racial Bias
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Davies, Patrick T.; Thompson, Morgan J.; Hentges, Rochelle F.; Parry, Lucia Q.; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L. – Child Development, 2022
This study examined interparental conflict as a curvilinear predictor of children's reactivity to interparental conflict and, in turn, their school problems across three annual measurements. Participants included 243 preschool children (M[subscript age] = 4.60 years; 56% girls) and their parents from racially (e.g., 48% Black; 16% Latinx) diverse…
Descriptors: Conflict, Parents, Student Adjustment, Preschool Children
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Contreras, Lauren R.; Kiyama, Judy Marquez – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2022
This qualitative research study with Latina/o/x students and families who participated in a college outreach program found families imparted community cultural wealth and funds of knowledge that their children activated as they transitioned to college. The students experienced challenges due to immigration status, finances, and cultural…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, Cultural Capital, Cultural Background
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Kahu, Ella R.; Picton, Catherine – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2022
The transition from school to university is challenging and a greater knowledge of the first-year student experience will enable staff to better support their students. University- and government-run student surveys fail to capture the depth and breadth of the first-year experience and so qualitative research is needed to get a more nuanced and…
Descriptors: Photography, Research Methodology, College Freshmen, Figurative Language
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Lara, Argelia; Nava, Pedro E. – Journal of Leadership, Equity, and Research, 2022
This qualitative research study explores the experiences of Chicanx/Latinx undocumented graduate students in higher education and specifically examines the home-based teachings and learnings employed by their parents to access and navigate higher education institutions. The study is guided by the research question: How do undocumented Latinx…
Descriptors: Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Graduate Students, Parent Role
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Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark; Webster, Amanda; Waddy, Neale; Morris, Talia – Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 2022
There are various models for supporting students with disability and their teachers in mainstream schools. In New South Wales, each school has a learning and support teacher allocation and the New South Wales Department of Education recommends each school have a learning support team. This paper draws on in-depth interviews with school staff from…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Educational Strategies, Specialists
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O'Dea, Xianghan; Stern, Julian – Qualitative Research in Education, 2022
This study explores cross-cultural integration of Chinese top-up students in a UK university from the perspective of loneliness. Existing research on integration has underplayed loneliness. This study used semi-structured interviews to collect data at three key transition points during the top-up year. The findings suggest that students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acculturation, Psychological Patterns, Peer Relationship
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Shraga-Roitman, Yael; Hellwing, Ariella; Almog, Nitsan; Goffer, Ayelet – Intercultural Education, 2022
This study aims to identify the factors that explain undergraduate students' adjustments to emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the COVID-19 crisis. The participants were 390 undergraduate students from four academic colleges in Israel who responded to the role adjustment to online learning questionnaire and the motivated strategies for…
Descriptors: Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Undergraduate Students
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Avci, Mehmet; Montilla, Romulo E. – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2022
Research on the international students primarily focuses on adjustment and acculturation issues rather than building and maintaining the wellness of specific cultural groups of international students. This study used basic psychological needs involved in self-determination theory to investigate the relationship between autonomy, competence, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Acculturation
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Kahu, Ella R.; Ashley, Nicole; Picton, Catherine – Student Success, 2022
Belonging is critical to first-year student success and persistence in higher education. However, differing definitions make it challenging to fully understand why belonging is significant. Foregrounding student voice, this research explored how first-year Australian university students talked about their belonging. Using Kahu and Nelson's (2018)…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Sense of Community, Familiarity, Interpersonal Relationship
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Kercheval, Jacquelyn B.; Bernard, Alec; Berlin, Hanna; Byl, Nicole; Marois, Boone; Puttagunta, Rahul; Holman, Elizabeth; Bridge, Patrick D. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2022
Background: Undergraduate outdoor orientation programs facilitate students' transition into college. Research has yet to be conducted on the few programs at medical schools, which may have unique benefits given the specific challenges of transitioning to medical school and high rates of burnout among medical students. Purpose: This mixed methods…
Descriptors: School Orientation, Medical Students, Outdoor Education, Program Effectiveness
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Farnese, Maria Luisa; Spagnoli, Paola; Livi, Stefano – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Background: Socialization practices support undergraduates' transitional processes when beginning their academic careers and afterwards. Anyhow, the absence of specific socialization measures for academic contexts does not allow Universities to assess it. Aims: The present study aimed to contribute to the socialization literature by proposing a…
Descriptors: Socialization, Undergraduate Students, Test Construction, Factor Structure
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