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Expectations and Experiences of Off-Campus PhD Students in Australia
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Naylor, Ryan; Chakravarti, Sumone; Baik, Chi – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
This study describes research examining the expectations and experiences of PhD students undertaking a PhD in off-campus research institutes and hospitals that are affiliated with an Australian research-intensive university. Much of our knowledge of the expectations and experiences of PhD students in Australia stem from those that undertake…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Expectation, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
A Guide for Families of Commuter Students: Supporting Your Student's Success. Second Edition
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Hatch, Cathie; Skipper, Tracy L.; Porter, Jennifer; Herby, Caitlin – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2017
Family members of new college students are often unsure what to expect and how to best help their students succeed in higher education. Focusing on the unique needs of commuter students, this brief guide describes typical challenges in adjusting to college, support services and opportunities offered by colleges and universities, and strategies…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Adjustment, Expectation, Learner Engagement
2017 Student Academic Experience Survey
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Neves, Jonathan; Hillman, Nick – Higher Education Academy, 2017
Since 2006 (with the exception of 2013), the "Student Academic Experience Survey" has been designed and developed in partnership between the Higher Education Policy Institute and the Higher Education Academy (HEPI-HEA). The Survey has become one of the major surveys within the UK higher education landscape, providing insight into how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Surveys, National Surveys, Higher Education
An Evaluation of the Student Service Expectations of Freshmen at a Small, Midwestern Liberal Arts University
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Bladdick, Jerry Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Increasing freshmen student retention and ultimately increasing their graduation rates continues to be a critical matter for institutions of higher education. Therefore, colleges and universities are attempting to understand the student service expectations of freshmen students as a primary mechanism to enhance matriculation rates. University…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, College Freshmen, Expectation, Student Attitudes
Alcohol Expectancies, Living Environment, Peer Influence, and Gender: A Model of College-Student Drinking.
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Martin, Constance M.; Hoffman, Mary Ann – Journal of College Student Development, 1993
Tested model of college drinking behavior which included alcohol expectancies, living environment, peer influence, and gender. Findings from 92 college students revealed that 3 (alcohol expectancies, social assertion, college living arrangement) of the 4 variables of the model were predictive of present alcohol use. Only gender did not…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Housing, College Students, Commuting Students
The Freshman Experience at UMCP: Comparing Commuter and Resident Students. Maryland Longitudinal Study Research Highlights. Research Report 3.
Maryland Univ., College Park. Maryland Longitudinal Study Steering Committee. – 1987
The purpose of this report is to compare the freshman experience of commuter and residents students at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) who were studied as part of the Maryland Longitudinal Study. Residents, dependent commuters, and independent commuters in the Representative Sample (434 students representing all ethnic groups at…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Freshmen, College Students, Commuting Students