scholarly journals Major Adjustment: Undergraduates' Transition Experiences When Leaving Selective Degree Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Mulhern Halasz ◽  
Jennifer L. Bloom
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Transition Experiences ◽  
Face Complex ◽  
Major Adjustment ◽  
Support Students

More than 80% of college students switch degree programs, and students in selective majors, such as business and nursing, often face complex processes with serious implications when leaving such selective degree programs. Therefore, using qualitative, exploratory research, we sought to understand the resources, including support, situation, strategies, and self, that students in selective majors use when transitioning to new degree programs. We also examined the resources students identified as most valuable and the factors most influential in their decision to persist at their current institutions. The findings can provide academic advisors with valuable insight about ways to best support students as they transition out of selective majors.

scholarly journals Ties That Bind: Academic Advisors as Agents of Student Relationship Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Vianden
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Critical Incident Technique ◽  
College Retention ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
Relationship Management Theory ◽  
Student Relationship

To affect college retention, academic advisors should act as agents of student relationship management by strengthening the connection between students and their institutions. Satisfaction and dissatisfaction with academic advising as perceived by 29 college students at 3 midwestern comprehensive institutions are described. Discussion is framed in the context of student relationship management theory and the critical incident technique. Recommendations for academic advising practice are offered.

scholarly journals Correlates of Depression in First-Year College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-136
Author(s):  
Aude Villatte ◽  
Diane Marcotte ◽  
Alexandra Potvin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Adjustment To College ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
High Level ◽  
Support Students

This study aimed to identify and rank the personal, family-related, social, and academic correlates of depressive symptoms in first-year college students. A questionnaire that included the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was administered to 389 first-year college students (mean age = 18.9; SD = 3.38; 59.4% female). Eight variables contributed uniquely to the variance of depressive symptoms and were, in decreasing order of importance: (1) the absence of personal goals, (2) a high level of anxiety and (3) of dysfunctional thoughts regarding success, (4) a lack of emotional adjustment to college, (5) being female, (6) receiving little warmth and encouragement of autonomy from one’s mother and (7) from one’s father, and (8) being attracted to members of the opposite or both sexes. These results suggest that a multimodal intervention is required to support students’ mental health.  

Learning in the Face of Digital Distractions

2022 ◽  
pp. 120-142
Author(s):  
Anna C. Brady ◽  
Yeo-eun Kim ◽  
Jacqueline von Spiegel
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
College Instructors ◽  
Instructional Approaches ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Support Students

Digital distractions are an important and prevalent aspect of college students' lives. Using a self-regulated learning perspective, this chapter provides an in-depth understanding of students' digital distractions in academic settings and highlights how college instructors can empower their students to manage digital distractions and self-regulate their own learning. In particular, the chapter discusses both the causes and consequences of engaging in digital distractions with a focus on the impact of multitasking. In addition, the chapter argues that students' engagement in digital distractions is closely connected to their motivation and emotions. This chapter highlights how college students can regulate their digital distractions throughout the learning process during each phase of self-regulated learning. Finally, the chapter reviews the ways college instructors can support students' management of distractions through their instructional approaches.

Structuring fund for affordable housing investment in Malaysia: an exploratory research

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Ariff Mohd Daud ◽  
Saiful Azhar Rosly ◽  
Zulkarnain Muhamad Sori
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Housing Investment ◽  
Track Record

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore potential fund-raising option that can be developed to attract investment in affordable housing initiatives in Malaysia. In doing so, the study undertakes to discuss the viability of the property trust fund structure as an investment vehicle. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a qualitative design that involves the use of semi-structured questionnaires as a data collection strategy. A total number of ten experts were selected for the interview using critical case sampling scheme based on the purposive sampling strategy. Findings The study discovers that a dynamic fund structure – one that allows for the fund to evolve with changing circumstances and needs – can be adopted. This fund structure comprises a fund that can be initially established as a closed-ended fund. Then, with sufficient track record, the fund can be transformed into a public real estate investment trust, with the prospect of tapping into capital market via issuance of sukuk in the future. The fund can also adopt mezzanine structure of funding, which may reduce investors’ risks with minimal government intervention. Research limitations/implications The findings of this study illustrate the potential of fund-raising options from the perspective of institutional investors and regulators. Future research could explore government’s view and focus on the policy options. Practical implications The findings may provide valuable insight into alternative fund-raising options for affordable housing projects for policymakers and investment banks. Social implications The fund-raising options incorporate minimal government participation yet pose low risks to investors, creating a low-risk asset suitable for social investment. Originality/value This study outlines the mechanism to increase affordable housing supply in the market, by attracting institutional investors to invest in this dynamic fund structure initiative. As there are limited discussions on attracting funding for affordable housing developments, it is hoped that this paper will spark further debate and discussion among the academicians and policymakers.

Differences in Characteristics Preferred by College Students for Academic Advisors, Vocational Counselors, and Psychotherapists: A Preliminary Report

1982 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Somervill ◽  
Francisco X. Barrios ◽  
Richard M. Fleming ◽  
Todd C. Reiher ◽  
Nancy L. Fish
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Vocational Counseling ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
Academic Advisor ◽  
Male Experimenter ◽  
Female Subjects

144 college students rated an academic advisor, a vocational counselor, or a psychotherapist on 10 characteristics and subsequently rated each of the three types of counseling situations on how “personal” they perceived each to be. Sex of experimenter and sex of subject were varied systematically. Female subjects when tested by a male experimenter preferred a psychotherapist be more religious than an academic advisor or vocational counselor. Subjects viewed psychotherapy as a more personal situation than academic advising or vocational counseling.

scholarly journals Plumb, Guyton and path: polysemy of health from the perspective of college students

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marieli Mezari Vitali ◽  
Maria Fernanda Araújo ◽  
Fabiane Ferraz ◽  
Luciane Bisognin Ceretta ◽  
Jacks Soratto
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
South Of Brazil

ABSTRACT Purpose: to identify the understanding of health of college students enrolled in health programs of a university in the South of Brazil. Methods: a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research conducted by means of an online questionnaire with students of health programs. The data were analyzed according to the thematic content analysis with the aid of Atlas.ti software. Results: there were 233 answers, structured in 20 codes, 7 subcategories and 3 categories: health associated with well-being, balance and quality of life; health connected with the biological and absence of diseases; and health related to the capacity to act and the notion of wholesomeness. Conclusion: the understanding of health for college students is expressed in a polysemic way, but with a predominating comprehension linked to the notion of well-being and balance.

scholarly journals Innovative 3D Animations for Teaching Electromagnetic Field Theory and its Mathematics in Undergraduate Engineering

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Hennig ◽  
Bärbel Mertsching
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Coordinate Systems ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
3D Space ◽  
Electromagnetic Field Theory ◽  
Multiple Integrals ◽  
Support Students

In this work, an innovative approach for the design and structuring of teaching videos systematically using 3D animations is presented. The approach focuses on the quantitative description of electromagnetic fields and the mathematical methods and competencies required for this purpose, exemplarily with regard to an undergraduate electrical engineering course during the initial phase of corresponding degree programs. An essential part of this course is the spatial and time-dependent description of electromagnetic fields. For this purpose, students have to work with multiple integrals in 3D space and in different coordinate systems. Such subjects are typically covered only later in mathematics courses and without a technical context, therefore leading to major difficulties for many students. The videos presented in this work are intended to support students and lecturers to work with these subjects in an instructive fashion. The 3D animations allow for effectively clarifying complex connections between technical and mathematical aspects. The videos and their specific design are discussed with regard to didactic and technical considerations. Additionally, their integration with existing interventions for the course is described.

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