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Khadijah S. Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Higher education institutions have been grappling with significant enrollment declines and have urgently implemented retention strategies to sustain their student populations amid shifting demographics and economic challenges (American Association of Community Colleges, 2023; Hanover Research, 2021). However, these programs often neglect the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Transitional Programs, College Preparation, College Bound Students
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Vincent C. A. Crone; Merel van Goch – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2024
This study explores the perception of critical thinking (CT) among students in undergraduate humanities programs. It uncovers a strong alignment between the learning objectives of CT within the curriculum and students' perceptions. Students not only recognize CT but also underscore its importance, affirming their perceived improvement in critical…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Humanities, Humanities Instruction, Student Attitudes
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Rhodes, Terrel – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2021
This article describes the alignment between a liberal arts education and essential learning outcomes that prepare individuals with a breadth of skills and knowledge in preparation for work and life. Association of American Colleges and Universities' (AAC&U) efforts prompt institutions to adopt essential learning outcomes and assess students'…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Educational Objectives, Student Evaluation, College Students
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Brabec, Jordan Andrew; Pan, Steven C.; Bjork, Elizabeth Ligon; Bjork, Robert A. – Educational Psychology Review, 2021
Although widely used, the true-false test is often regarded as a superficial or even harmful test, one that lacks the pedagogical efficacy of more substantive tests (e.g., cued-recall or short-answer tests). Such charges, however, lack conclusive evidence and may, in some cases, be false. Across four experiments, we investigated how true-false…
Descriptors: Objective Tests, Accuracy, Cues, Recall (Psychology)
Kisker, Carrie B. – Harvard Education Press, 2021
In this book, Carrie B. Kisker illustrates how community colleges can utilize design thinking to identify and evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities, and experiment with the internal changes necessary to optimize outcomes for stakeholders. Kisker outlines a process whereby college leaders can empower faculty and staff to think creatively about how…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Community Colleges, Institutional Autonomy, Design
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Catherine Ferguson; Margaret K. Merga – Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 2021
Low literacy in adulthood can be a powerful barrier to opportunity. Our research explored how participation in a free adult literacy program that provides dyadic support can help participants to build confidence and meet their unique literacy goals. We conducted in-depth interviews with 15 randomly-selected adult literacy learners who participated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Tutoring, Self Esteem, Educational Objectives
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Hilleary Himes – NACADA Review: Academic Advising Praxis and Perspectives, 2021
A philosophy of academic advising remains a critical conversation within academic advising scholarship. A comprehensive philosophy of academic advising holds significant impact on the future of advising practice and scholarship. Dr. Lowenstein's contributions to the integrative-learning paradigm have substantially furthered the discussion, but…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Philosophy, Theory Practice Relationship, Higher Education
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Msaedeh, Rafe – International Education Studies, 2019
The aim of the study was to determine the levels of educational goals used by teachers in their daily preparation notes in Amman directorate of education, and whether their use varied according to the educational stage they are involving in, or years of experience or gender. The sample of the study consisted of (126) teachers teaching different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Psychological Patterns
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Thompson, Winston C. – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2020
In this review of the "Educational Goods," the author provides a set of comments that might extend the worthy framework provided by Brighouse, Ladd, Loeb and Swift. In particular, the author calls attention to the ways in which continued work within this project might broaden its conceptualisation of educational goods, increase the scope…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Models, Decision Making, Parent Rights
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Dagmar Strohmeier; Marlene Kollmayer; Selma Korlat; Barbara Schober; Christiane Spiel – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
This study tested the motivational and achievement-related factors associated with immigrant adolescents' high educational and occupational aspirations. Adolescents residing in Austria (457 girls; 235 first-generation, 418 second-generation and 238 2.5-generation immigrants) aged 11 to 15 years (M[subscript age] = 12.50, SD[subscript age] = 1.08)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Secondary School Students, Language of Instruction
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Jennifer H. Martow; Jessie A. L. Heaman; Margaret N. Lumley – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2025
Interpersonal relationships are central to adolescent well-being. The current research investigates interpersonal goal setting among a general sample of adolescents following a growth mindset intervention. This study qualitatively explores what interpersonal goals adolescents set, outcomes they aim to achieve, obstacles they perceive, and actions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Grade 9, Grade 12
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Taylor Damiani; Jill D. Sharkey; Melissa L. Morgan; Alice Mullin – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: This study focused on purpose as a key mechanism of posttraumatic growth for university student survivors of sexual assault. Participants: An online survey was completed by 278 participants of various ethnic, racial and gender backgrounds, recruited through email, social media, department subject pools, and Amazon Mechanical Turk.…
Descriptors: College Students, Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime, Trauma
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Yoon Ha Choi; Elli Theobald; Vicente Velasco; Sarah L. Eddy – International Journal of STEM Education, 2025
Background: Active learning, on average, increases student performance in STEM courses. Yet, there is also large variation in the effectiveness of these implementations. A consistent goal of active learning is moving students towards becoming active constructors of their knowledge. This emphasis means student engagement is of central importance.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Social Environment
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Vuokko Kohtamäki; Michael von Boguslawski – Studies in Higher Education, 2025
This article explores the strategic external funding goals and plans of action of Finnish universities of applied sciences (UASs) as articulated in their institutional strategies using the ecology-of-games metaphor. UASs are pressured to expand external funding sources compared to their previous student number-based funding history. The UASs'…
Descriptors: Technology, Foreign Countries, Universities, Financial Support
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Sharon McKinlay; Karen Thorpe; Chrystal Whiteford; Laura Bentley; Susan Irvine – Australian Educational Researcher, 2025
The significant shortfall of staff in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce identifies an imperative not only to recruit educators but to support ongoing qualifications and career advancement of those within. Indeed, "Shaping Our Future," Australia's workforce strategy for 2022-2031 identifies qualifications and career…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Career Development, Labor Force Development
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