scholarly journals Concordance (or Discordance) Between Students and Staff/Faculty Perceptions of Student Stress in Science

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dana Ménard ◽  
Kendall Soucie ◽  
Sira Jaffri ◽  
Chris Houser ◽  
Dora Cavallo-Medved
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Student Stress

The purpose of this study was to explore the experience and management of stress in science students and to evaluate concordance with faculty/staff members’ appraisal of student stress. A survey was completed by 308 students and by 40 staff and faculty members. Students’ stress levels were high but there were no differences based on demographic groups. Students’ top stressors included workload, grades, career, time management, and anxiety. Faculty and staff members accurately estimated the level of undergraduate student stress but underestimated graduate student stress. They also demonstrated a good understanding of the role of specific academic stressors, but consistently overestimated the contribution of stress from other sources. Students described using a variety of different coping strategies, including social support, self-care, hobbies, and problem-solving.

The Role of Faculty Advising, Mentoring, and Gatekeeping as Social Support for Undergraduate Communication Sciences and Disorders Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Brianne H. Roos ◽  
Janet S. Schreck
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Faculty Advising ◽  
Appreciative Advising ◽  
Faculty Advisors ◽  
And Training

Purpose Social support may be provided by undergraduate students' family and friends and by other members of the campus community, including faculty. The purpose of this review article was to review the existing literature about the roles of faculty members as advisors, mentors, and gatekeepers who provide social support for undergraduate students. Social support is a buffer for stress, and current undergraduate students are more stressed than their predecessors. Method The study is a narrative review of the literature about faculty as advisors, mentors, and gatekeepers. The concept of social support and its relationship to students' stress is explored, followed by a discussion of faculty advisors' roles, knowledge, and skills and a synthesis of literature about prescriptive, developmental, praxis, and appreciative advising. A discussion of faculty as mentors who focus on students' experiences before, during, and after college and as gatekeepers who look for signs of students in distress concludes the review. Conclusions Faculty may provide social support to students inside and outside the classroom as advisors, mentors, and gatekeepers. Assuming these roles means faculty must consider students as whole people who have needs and experiences beyond academics. Students' stress was clear in the literature before COVID-19, and their concerns and needs are exacerbated during the pandemic. Additional research is needed to identify effective advising and mentoring programs for communication sciences and disorders undergraduate students. Increased institutional support for and recognition of the time, resources, and training faculty need to serve in this expanded role is also critical as faculty members attempt to manage their own stress.

scholarly journals Faculty Perception on International Students in Turkey: Benefits and Challenges

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkan Acar
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Liberal Arts University ◽  
System 2

<p class="apa">The purpose of this qualitative case study is to examine faculty perceptions on international students with respect to benefits and challenges of having them in a liberal arts university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The research data were collected through evaluation of pertinent documents of the school and interviews with sixteen faculty members and one administrative staff member. Revealed themes for the benefits of having international students within the institution included: (1) escalading the overall academic and disciplinary success of the school, (2) creating diversity in learning environment and (3) generating competitive learning environment. Themes that are revealed for the challenges of having international students included: (1) adaptation to a new educational system, (2) language accents, (3) time management issues, and (4) isolation and grouping.</p>

Self-esteem development in middle childhood: Support for sociometer theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia W. Magro ◽  
Till Utesch ◽  
Dennis Dreiskämper ◽  
Jenny Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Family Social Support ◽  
Sociometer Theory

Though it is well-established that self-esteem develops from childhood well into old age, little is known about the processes that influence this change, especially among young populations. This international, cross-sequential study examined the development of self-esteem in 1599 second-graders (Age MT1 = 7.99, SDT1 = 0.52 years; 52% male) in the Netherlands and Germany over three years. Multilevel models revealed that mean-level trends in self-esteem were stable across time among all demographic groups, but that males and students in the Netherlands consistently had higher self-esteem than females and students in Germany. Further analyses examining the role of social support in self-esteem development demonstrated that individuals with better peer and family social support tended to have higher levels of self-esteem and that within-person changes in social support were directly related to changes in self-esteem level, providing support for sociometer theory. These findings suggest that demographic factors as well as social support are important predictors of self-esteem as early as middle childhood.

scholarly journals Faculty Perceptions of the Importance of Media Education in Building up Students’ Dispositions in the Arab World

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Hamid Almigdadi
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of faculty members at Al al-Bayet University regarding the role of media education in building up students’ dispositions. The study further examined the impact of the variables of gender, type of college and years of experience on participants’ responses. This study used the quantitative research methodology. The study population consisted of all faculty members, 316 male and 88 female. A total of 252 faculty members completed and returned the questionnaires. The results of the study have revealed that media education plays an important role in building up the cognitive, the affective, and the behavioral components of the students’ dispositions. While no statistically significant differences were found due to gender and type of college, there were differences due to years of experience in the participants’ responses. Based on the results of the study, several recommendations were offered, including conducting seminars and workshops for faculty members, conducting more studies on media education and its impact on teaching learning process, and integrating a course in media education within the curricula of universities.

scholarly journals Teaching Mathematics to Non-Mathematics Majors through Problem Solving and New Technologies

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Marina Marchisio ◽  
Sara Remogna ◽  
Fabio Roman ◽  
Matteo Sacchet
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
First Year ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Mathematics Majors ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Students Attitudes

The role of mathematics in several scientific disciplines is undisputed; work and everyday life take great advantage of its application. Nevertheless, students often tend to not particularly like it and to consider it of little interest. It is also believed that only people with a certain attitude are capable of mastering the subject. In consideration of this, we aimed to help science students develop mathematical competences by designing a course specifically oriented to applications and problem solving. We administered our course to students attending the first year of a program in biotechnology, asking them to work with technologies instilling curiosity and interest, thus achieving a better proficiency as a consequence. Two questionnaires, along with access and proficiency data, allowed us to collect information about students’ attitudes, beliefs, and activity, which we analyzed by means of descriptive statistics. The promotion of the interaction among learners made them active users of the contents, thus allowing for the adaptation of their learning paths according to their personal necessities, as well as the development of teamwork skills and flexibility. Finally, students recognized the usefulness of the problem-solving approach and the role played by software.

scholarly journals Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital Role in Achieving Creativity for Teaching Staff Members at Jordanian Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Ahmad Areiqat ◽  
May Ahmad ◽  
Ahmad Alheet
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Descriptive Approach

The aim of this research is to determine the role of intellectual capital in achieving creativity for teaching staff members at Jordanian universities. The problematic of the study stems from that the majority of the Jordanian universities don&#39;t give enough attention for the intellectual capital and its effect on creativity, The descriptive approach used to identify the role played by intellectual capital in achieving creativity in Jordanian universities operating in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan until 2017, The questionnaire was used to collect the necessary data from the sample, the study population consists of (30612) administrative and academic all working individuals (administrative and academic) in the Jordanian universities , a random / stratified sample was selected ,the research comes out many results such as the percentage of faculty members who submitted less than five scientific publications in the field of their specialties amounted to 67.3%, there is a statistically significant effect to the components of intellectual capital in the achievement of creativity among the faculty members in Jordanian universities operating in the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan, finally the research suggests some recommendation such as working in rising awareness and adopting the concept of intellectual capital because of its important role in developing creativity among faculty members in Jordanian universities and thus its reflection on the development of the Jordanian society.

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