Graduate Records Examinations (GRE) remain an important criterion for admission to the graduate program. This study explored the predictive role of the GRE for college success among deaf students because most deaf and hard-of-hearing students experience lifelong difficulties in English language and literacy because of their different language…

The purpose of this study was to describe graduate students' perceptions of a faculty-led educational intervention program based on the cognitive-behavioral model and awareness of adaptive coping strategies. In this qualitative design study, students volunteered to participate in a six-week educational coping program. The primary outcome for the…

Scholarship on international students shows that despite university policies designed to create a welcoming atmosphere, international students still face social challenges. This paper applies the capabilities approach to reveal mechanisms that facilitate or constrain the social inclusion of married international graduate students. For married…

This article describes the inclusion of a novel online student-centered resource--a Virtual Executive in Residence (VER)--who was embedded within four graduate online asynchronous courses across three semesters. Pre- and post-qualitative student perceptions from two consecutive semesters (across 48 students) were initially used to explain the…

Purpose: While the significance of emotional intelligence (EI) for health care providers has been recognized in various health care fields, its importance is not fully understood in the discipline of communication sciences and disorders (CSD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives on EI among students, practitioners, and…

California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) successfully completed a six-year initiative (including a no-cost extension in its final year) funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Promoting Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) program (Award No. P031M190029; $2.99 million). The project aimed to expand graduate…

There is currently little physics education literature examining thinking and learning in graduate education and even less literature characterizing problem solving among physics graduate students despite this being an essential professional skill for physicists. Given reports of discrepancies between physics problem solving in the undergraduate…

This study examines the prevailing debates surrounding pre-graduation publishing and investigates the frequency of graduates including previously published material in a thesis or dissertation at one university. The goal of the study was to ascertain where library services outreach could best be targeted to help thesis and dissertation writing…

This work focuses on the teacher training case-based for preventing the refugee students' marginalisation. Some key-elements in prevention of marginalisation in school are presented in the first part: the holistic descriptive model and the difficulty in resorting to practical-based strategies for teachers training. A professional research study…

The graduate school experience is a relevant part of professional development and can be instrumental in framing future careers. There is, however, a lack of resources and understanding concerning how institutions can best develop a positive culture during graduate school. In this paper, six professionals outline their graduate program experiences…

Career tracking in sport and performance psychology (SPP) is critical in understanding how to best prepare students for careers in the field. Currently, there is little information regarding how SPP professionals progress throughout their career. The present study expanded upon a quantitative project (Fitzpatrick et al., 2016) that explored the…

Graduate enrollment management (GEM) is an area of enrollment management that focuses on graduate and professional education. GEM's responsibilities can include various functions such as strategic planning, marketing, recruitment and admissions, academic advising, financial aid, student services, retention, and alumni relations. The comprehensive…

The success of any degree program being delivered by higher education institutions is measured using the employment performance of its graduates as they navigate the dynamic labor market after completion of their studies. The tool used to gauge this metric is known as a graduate tracer study. Thus, this explanatory sequential mixed methods study…

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unpredicted disruption to international students' mobility, which has created challenges for the principal host and sending countries (i.e. the UK and China). This study focuses on the UK's prospective Chinese master's students who have, reluctantly, deferred their education abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic and…

This study aimed to provide an in-depth understanding of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' perceptions concerning both the benefits and limitations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of critical thinking. Utilizing a qualitative research design that focuses on case studies and employs semi-structured interviews, seven…