“Let's Hope for the Best!”

2021 ◽  
pp. 213-231
Author(s):  
Jennifer Rose Fenton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Peer Tutoring ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Composition And Rhetoric ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Mental Strain

In this chapter, the author sets out to explore the best strategies for not only supporting peer tutoring during a pandemic, but also to better acknowledge the mental strain many students have experienced since COVID-19 emerged. Using a composition and rhetoric studies approach as well as psychological research, the author proposes that professionals in higher education need to actively find ways to incorporate “expressive space” for students to work through hurdles in their learning because students are now processing significant traumatic experiences and motivational challenges while pursuing their academic goals. Tutoring coordinators and educators are encouraged to give students opportunities to mindfully engage with internal and environmental obstacles in order to persist throughout their academic career and in the lives they lead after college.

Increasing Trauma-Informed Awareness and Practices in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Kristen Doughty
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
The Impact

Traumatic experiences across the lifespan impact an individual's physical, social and emotional health, and cognitive development. The effects of childhood trauma carry into the educational environment and impact the functions necessary to learn and achieve academic goals. There is an increased focus on trauma informed initiatives in various public and healthcare sectors, but these initiatives are lacking in higher education. A foundational understanding of trauma and trauma informed educational practices is necessary in supporting students. This chapter provides an overview of the impact of trauma, what it means to be trauma informed, and outlines trauma informed educational strategies.

UNDERSTANDING DISABILITIES & ONLINE STUDENT SUCCESS

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Betts ◽  
Bill Welsh ◽  
Kelly Hermann ◽  
Cheryl Pruitt ◽  
Gaeir Dietrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Disability Services ◽  
Government Accountability ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Support Resources ◽  
Legislative Changes

Approximately 11% of all postsecondary students reported having a disability in 2008. Although the percentage of students with disabilities in 2008 closely reflects the percentage reported in 2004, the U.S. Government Accountability Office states that recent legislative changes have the potential to increase the diversity and number of students with disabilities pursing higher education. To support students with disabilities enrolled in higher education and in online learning, it is important to understand disabilities and the resources students need to actively engage in their courses and to achieve their academic goals. This article includes collaborative responses from a diverse group of leaders at eight higher education institutions and organizations who work with disability services and have experience in online learning. Some of the contributors also have disabilities so the collective responses build upon research, professional experience, and personal experience. For this article, the ten contributors answered 20 questions regarding disabilities and online student success as well as provided recommended practices. This article is designed to be interactive. It includes screenshots, simulation links, video demonstrations, and resources to provide a more detailed understanding of disabilities, accessibility, and support resources. JALN readers are encouraged to interact with the simulations and to watch the demonstration videos as a way to learn more about disabilities and supporting online student success.

Recognizing Job Apathy Patterns of Iraqi Higher Education Employees Using Data Mining Techniques

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa S. Abd ◽  
Suhad Faisal Behadili
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Mining ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Human Life ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Attribute Selection ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
Using Data

Psychological research centers help indirectly contact professionals from the fields of human life, job environment, family life, and psychological infrastructure for psychiatric patients. This research aims to detect job apathy patterns from the behavior of employee groups in the University of Baghdad and the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. This investigation presents an approach using data mining techniques to acquire new knowledge and differs from statistical studies in terms of supporting the researchers’ evolving needs. These techniques manipulate redundant or irrelevant attributes to discover interesting patterns. The principal issue identifies several important and affective questions taken from a questionnaire, and the psychiatric researchers recommend these questions. Useless questions are pruned using the attribute selection method. Moreover, pieces of information gained through these questions are measured according to a specific class and ranked accordingly. Association and a priori algorithms are used to detect the most influential and interrelated questions in the questionnaire. Consequently, the decisive parameters that may lead to job apathy are determined.

Tainted Love: The Trials and Tribulations of a Career in Animal Studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siobhan O’Sullivan ◽  
Yvette Watt ◽  
Fiona Probyn-Rapsey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Term Benefit

AbstractDeveloping an academic career can be exciting, rewarding and stimulating. It can also be challenging, disheartening, and highly insecure. Results from a survey of Animal Studies (AS) scholars identifies reasons why pursuing a career in AS might generate additional challenges, over and above those experienced by academics generally. For example, 44 percent of respondents stated that in their view, undertaking research in AS “creates challenges for an academic career.” This is compared to just 16 percent who thought that it is an advantage. Yet despite the challenges, there is much that is positive about AS. Participants described being in “dialogue with clever colleagues,” viewed their work as “totally engaging,” and reported feeling “morally useful.” This in turn affords AS scholars an authenticity that may be of long-term benefit in the competitive and constantly transforming world of higher education.

Reflections on Developing a Career in Kinesiology and Public Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Career Choices ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Physical Activity Environment ◽  
Professional Activities

This paper provides reflections on my academic career in kinesiology and public health from an autobiographical perspective. Themes include the importance of movement and physical activity in my development and career choices, a recognition of the importance of physical activity for health outcomes, experiences in studying physical activity in a public health framework, and observations on kinesiology in higher education. I also reflect on the importance of the physical education and physical activity environment that brought me a sense of belonging, enjoyment, and accomplishment that has lasted throughout my career. As in sports and professional activities, I have tried my best and never given up until I felt the task was done.

scholarly journals The Portrayal of Pakistani Diaspora Students in Shamsies Fiction

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (II) ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
Rubina Kamran ◽  
Asma Zahoor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Research Method ◽  
International Student ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Strong Bond ◽  
American Counterpart

Going to the advanced countries for higher education has been in vogue for long. There is a considerable rise in the number of international students in USA universities. This paper explores how Shamsie portrays interaction among international students. It is delimited to the analysis of Shamsies two novels: Salt and Saffron, and Kartoghraphy applying textual analysis as a research method. The insight gained through this research about friendship among international students is in keeping with the findings of the psychological research about three predictable patterns of friendship: friendship with the students of ones own country, friendship with other foreign students and friendship with students of the host country. In Kartoghraphy all three patterns of friendship are found while in Salt and Saffron only a strong bond of friendship between a Pakistani international student and her American counterpart is portrayed. Shamsie presents easy assimilation of Pakistani diaspora students.

Development of Metacognition in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maizam Alias ◽  
Nor Lisa Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
Explicit Teaching ◽  
Thinking Processes ◽  
Key Success Factor

Metacognition promotes critical and creative thinking, enabling an individual to generate more options to problem solutions, better judgments and decision makings. It is thus, the key success factor for dealing with academic, career and life challenges. Although it can be improved through teaching, explicit teaching of metacognition is not prevalent in higher education as it is often assumed that metacognition is already acquired through previous educational experiences. This assumption may be true for some but lacking in others as both knowledge disseminators (teachers) and recipients (learners) are unable to access and assess their own thinking processes to optimize their thinking efficiency. As a consequence, there are learners in higher education who do not develop their full potential. The aim of this paper is to discuss the concepts in metacognition and strategies that can be adopted to promote the development of metacognition among higher education learners.

Minority Recruitment and Retention Among Gifted Students

2017 ◽  
pp. 26-41
Author(s):  
Chandra A. Stallworth ◽  
Ken D. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Underrepresented Minorities ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
National Goal ◽  
Honors College ◽  
Underrepresented Minority Students ◽  
School Year

Consistent with the national goal implemented by our current government, Auburn University is also working to recruit and retain underrepresented minorities in higher education. The rationale for this is simple, that is to allow a greater advantage when competing against others. One of the ways to foster this competition is by nurturing our gifted underrepresented minority students. In the 2010-2011 school year, the Honors College, which serves as a gateway for underrepresented minority students, developed a distinct focus on helping our students reach and their educational/academic goals. Within this paper we will go over some of the steps we have begun to take to reach our goal, in addition to future plans we have to continue these efforts.

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