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Dennison, Sondra R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study is based on the research of Dr. Ursula Delworth. The Assessment-Intervention of Student Problems (AISP) model that was first published in 1989 has stood the test of time and, in fact, foreshadowed the widely held practice of behavioral intervention that is seen on campuses today. Dr. Delworth referred to this group as a Campus…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Problems, Models, Behavior Problems
Caldwell, Jeremy Dean – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences and adjustment challenges of Saudi Arabian students in the California State University (CSU) system. Specifically, the study was conducted to better understand and serve the Saudi Arabian students studying in the system. The design for this mixed method study integrated both quantitative and…
Descriptors: College Students, State Universities, Student Experience, Student Adjustment
Mokua, Rodgers Nyandieka – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The literature on international students from Africa, and particularly Kenya, is very limited despite the significant number of Kenyan international students attending colleges and universities in the United States. Therefore, the intent of this study was to examine the adjustment problems of Kenyan international students in the United States. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries, College Students
Randolph, Terresa Shavawn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Using a qualitative design, this study offers an understanding of the lived experience of students with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), learning disability (LD), or traumatic brain injuries (TBI) who are integrating into an academic community within a higher education institution located in the southern United States. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Phenomenology
Irwin, Mary Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative research project focused on the interviews of 27 low socio-economic students at a research university in the southwestern United States. The students had already withdrawn from the university or were in the process of withdrawing. The study seeks to provide increased understanding of how students negotiate the decision-making…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, College Students, Withdrawal (Education), Academic Persistence