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Direct linkCharles W. Gunnels IV; Jaclyn Chastain; Shawn Brunelle; Anna Carlin; Thomas M. Cimarusti; Mary Crone-Romanovski; Richard W. Coughlin; Carolyn Culbertson; Jason Elek; April Felton; Shawn Felton; Debra A. Giambo; Katie Johnson; Shawn Keller; Dawn Kirby; Santiago Luaces; Derek Lura; Peter Reuter; Tunde Szecsi; Rachel Tait-Ripperdan; Scott Vanselow; Judy Wynekoop; Hulya Julie Yazici; Melodie H. Eichbauer – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2024
Although higher education aims to provide holistic learning and career preparation, there is growing skepticism about its value, with segments of the public scrutinizing concerns about tuition, student loan debt, and job prospects. Between 2015 and 2020, Florida Gulf Coast University implemented a quality enhancement plan (FGCUScholars) that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Career Readiness, Student Attitudes
Knecht, Michelle Keba – College & Research Libraries, 2022
The purpose of this exploratory, mixed-methods study was to investigate the relationship between nontraditional undergraduate students' curiosity and their experiences researching a topic. The author collected and analyzed survey data and annotated bibliography rubric scores from 59 students at a private, liberal arts university and conducted…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, College Freshmen, Personality Traits, Research Papers (Students)
Ocean, Mia; Mohr, Jeanean; Parker, Ava L.; Barbatis, Peter; Vajello, Maria M.; Woods, Kathleen; Tigertail, Kelli; Keller, James – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
The majority of research related to community and state colleges is conducted by external individuals, primarily university faculty. This approach reinforces the hierarchical structure within higher education and lends to potential bias and exclusion of characteristics unique to such colleges. The purpose of this study was to utilize a democratic…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Inclusion, Action Research, Participatory Research
Walters, Linda J.; Schneider, Kimberly R.; Tripp, Mary L. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2022
Undergraduate retention, graduation, and postgraduation success are greater when students engage in undergraduate research. This article describes a grassroots, faculty-initiated effort to increase the number of students who received research experiences at a large, urban institution. Peer course coaches, students who had previously taken a course…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Peer Relationship, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
Download full textSantana-Rogers, Maria C. – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2022
A college class of non-science majors completed a metadata project in 15 weeks for a Women's History collection at a southern 4-year university. The class "First and Second Wave of Feminism" explored for the first time a scientific method of cataloguing while learning to promote, restore and preserve the history of women in the United…
Descriptors: Metadata, Service Learning, Student Attitudes, Preferences
Fulton, Kara A.; Diaz, Diana – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2020
The University of South Florida, a public research university, and the University Area Community Development Corporation Inc., a nonprofit organization, collaboratively developed a community-based global learning experience for undergraduate students. We present the results of a study exploring the impact of the experience on students who…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Learning Experience, Undergraduate Students, Service Learning
Frost, Laura; Bovard, Brian; Bugarin, Alejandro; Johnson, Brian; Atha, Megan; Swanson, Magdalin; Walsh-Haney, Heather – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
We describe two established STEM camps that went virtual following the outbreak of COVID-19 during the summer of 2020. Our Summer Research Opportunity (SRO) camp engages middle school science fair winners in a forensic research opportunity, while The Immokalee Foundation (TIF) camp introduces middle school students from historically…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, Camps, COVID-19
Cuesta Medina, Liliana – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
This article examines the nature and evolution of the term blended learning (BL), which encompasses numerous connotations, including its conception as a strategy, delivery mode, opportunity, educational shift, or pedagogical approach. Although much has been said in this field, very few studies examine the different types of blends behind their…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Higher Education, Questionnaires, Grounded Theory
de Souza Correa, Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A recent challenge for contemporary education has been to efficiently educate the increasingly diverse American population (Holley, 2013). Seeking to resolve the problems related to the education of a diverse student population, colleges and universities across the United States have begun to require students to enroll in diversity courses…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Diversity
De Witt, Randall Wayne – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The specific problem addressed by this study was to understand those experiences well-prepared students undertake to become career ready as they position themselves for post-graduation employment. The majority of college students experience post-graduation employment challenges. The exception are those better prepared graduates with co-curricular…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Career Readiness, Case Studies
Argov, Sharon R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Sense-making theory involves a sociological/communications science approach to the need of students to make sense of their environment and the information they are seeking to find. With many digital resources to choose from, non-traditional students often have difficulty finding the best resource for their assignments, opting for the easiest path…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Student Behavior, Nontraditional Students, Self Esteem
Keevers, Douglas M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
College students in the United States today are failing to be academically engaged, and there is a critical need to analyze why this is occurring. The research conducted in this study was used to examine student engagement as a means to promote learning in higher education. Student engagement can lead to knowledge development and foster academic…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Students, Student Attitudes, Higher Education
Earle, James E.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2017
The main objective of this research was to use learning environment and attitude scales in evaluating online resource materials for supporting a traditional mathematics curriculum. The sample consisted of 914 middle-school students in 49 classes. A second research focus was the validation of the chosen learning environment questionnaire, the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction
Toussaint, Mario J. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
A report issued in 2012 by the United States Government Accountability Office (US Government Accountability Office, 2012) concluded that the United States is not producing enough graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to meet the demands of its economy. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Robertson, Jennifer J.; Blasi, Laura – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this mixed-method research study was to better understand community college students' engagement in global learning. The study, supported by the Florida Consortium for International Education, was conducted during the 2015-2016 academic year in Florida across nine community colleges drawing from a 55-question survey with an 11%…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Attitudes
