...Achievement Among White and Hispanic College Students Ani Yazedjian Michelle L. Toews Alice Navarro The purpose of this study was to examine whether college adjustment mediated the relationship between parental factors, such as parental attachment, parental education, and parental expectations, and academic achievement among White and Hispanic first-year college students. We found that adjustment mediated the relationship between parental factors—quality of the parental relationship and parental education—and GPA for White students. However, none of the parental factors explained GPA for Hispanic students. These findings support previous research asserting that correlates of academic achievement might vary across ethnic groups. Adjusting to college is a major transition in a young adult’s life. Unfortunately, a large percentage of students are unsuccessful in navigating this transition. In fact, the majority of students who depart their initial institution often leave during their first 2 years (ACT, 2002). Tinto (1975) argued that these departures result from a lack of integration into the college environment and that the first year is particularly critical because it is during this time that students are initially learning to negotiate the challenges of adjusting to a new environment. In support of this argument, recent researchers have found that students who withdraw often do so for personal reasons such as a lack of adjustment to the college environment (Kalsner & Pistole...
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...The Affects of Family Support on College Students Missouri State University The Affects of Family Support on College Students Attending College is often a huge step to many students, but having an involved parent can be key to a student’s success in college. Having an involved parent can be a helpful source of insight, a shoulder to lean on when they stumble, a cheerleader to encourage and praise their successes, and a place of safety and rest. But researchers have found that first-generation college students receive far less emotional, informational and financial support from their parents than continuing-generation students (Rhoades, G. K., & Wood, L. F, 2014). Rationale As the number of students attending college rises every year, it is important for students of the future to have a positive support system behind them. Attending college is the start to achieving a higher social class and becoming part of the thirty percent of people with a college degree in the United State. For the future of education and employment, it has concerned researchers and practitioners about the amount of families not supporting their children of their education choices. The purpose of conducting further research on the lack of family support of college students is to expand on the research by Piorkowski, G. K. (1983), Rhoades, G. K., & Wood, L. F. (2014), Wei, M., Yeh, C. J., Chao, R. C., Carrera, S., & Su, J. C. (2013) and Oshikawa, S. (1968) to use their findings to add...
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...Hispanic Immigrants and Educational Achievement in The United States Lesly Cabrera City College of New York Various studies have been conducted to measure college readiness on many levels amongst many populations, and have ultimately found factors influencing such statistics (Jasinski, 2000). However, the issue of specifically the population of Hispanic immigrant youth and the lack of education achievement can be further analyzed to measure the effects of individual factors. In my research, I intend to find and list the main factors that influence my target population in regards to educational attainment. This research hopes to answer: which type of factors have the greatest impact on Hispanic immigrants that can guide or...
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...Education Now that I am in college, I have pondered upon whether a liberal arts education is better than a vocational education; a topic that did not cross my mind in high school. A liberal arts curriculum includes the studies intended to primarily provide general knowledge such as language, philosophy, literature, and abstract science and to develop general intellectual capacities, such as reason and judgment, as opposed to professional or vocational skills (merriam-webster.com). As students wanting to achieve a higher education, we have to think about what we want for ourselves. Either you want to grow as an individual and obtain a major in whichever field you chose, or just learn what best interests you. People have many misconceptions toward what the liberal arts are and how they can benefit you. We often hear things like, “A liberal arts degree will not get you a real job.” or “A liberal arts degree is a luxury not a necessity.” Although this is what the majority of the people who are not aware about the actual facts say, this is not true. An examination of, The New Liberal Arts by author Sanford J. Ungar, and Are Too Many People Going to College? by author Charles Murray, will reveal to us why one gains more knowledge at a liberal arts school. Murray argues that a liberal arts education is only for the elite, but I believe that they shouldn't be the only ones to attend because my vision of a liberal arts college is one where all students come in with the appropriate amount...
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...Ahren, C., Bureau, D., Ryan, H. G., & Torres, V. (2014). First to go to college and first to “go greek:” engagement in academically oriented activities by senior year first generation students who are fraternity/sorority members. Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, 9(1 (Spring)), 1–19. This study uses data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to examine the levels of engagement of those students who represent both as first-generation students and as fraternity/sorority members. This was one of the first studies that examine how involvement in fraternity/sorority life could influence a first-generation student and their level of engagement that leads to student success. First-year students as a whole are less likely to be engaged, so those who are engaged in fraternity and sorority life are much more likely to become engaged in academic programing as well. This study asked two research questions, which were: “Are there different reported levels of participation in academically oriented activities for...
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...to fit the needs of their child/children. What does “Charter School” mean? Information retrieved from http://www.publiccharters.org/get-the-facts/public-charter-schools define charter schools as “a unique public school that are allowed the freedom to be more innovative while being held accountable for advancing student achievement.” Every child deserves the knowledge, skills, character, and habits to succeed college and beyond. Charter schools will give parents a peace of mind knowing that they are fostering a partnership to be involved in some of the top-performing schools in the country, getting their child/children into college and assisting with raising the bar of endless-possibilities. The first charter school was established in Minnesota in 1992, to provide parents and students with a greater educational choice within the public school system. Children who attends charter schools are provided with options to improve educational outcomes such as higher test scores in reading and math, better teacher to student ratios and increase innovative learning. Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) finds that urban charter schools are providing superior academic learning for their students (http://urbancharters.stanford.edu/news.php). They are providing their students with additional 40 learning growth in math and 28 additional days in reading. Those additional learning days result in higher test scores in reading and math. Students that are enrolled...
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...being student assistant in Lourdes College are Question: How will the student assistant manage/balance both performance and education? | Why this idea?To help student assistants cope on their stressful experience.To gain greater understanding of the situation. | Plan to discover(Idea/Question) * The strategies of the S.A students in balancing their work while studying.How will they manage the stressful task under student assistant program?Why are they under this program?What are their problems of being S.A? | What needs to be done * Conduct a survey to all S.A student * Conduct interview * Use book as a material for the research | 1 CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM The student assistant is a student member of a college coaching staff, teaching assistance, resident assistant, a trained peer leader, within a college, university, or group housing facility. A student working as support assistance for the faculty and staff. Student assistantship is generally a part-time position. Job description includes technological support in class assistance, first-level computer support, etc. student assistant are also supposed to establish a good rapport with the faculty will not be disturbed and shy by their I.T- related problems. On the whole, it is quite demanding (Wikipedia, 2012). In this process that being a student assistant...
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...to begin exploring the possible impact of social media use on the academic performance of students attending one urban university. The study's primary goal is to identify key themes, trends, and/or perceptions that can be used as a foundation for more in-depth empirical research, and can be used to develop policy recommendations to deal with this growing phenomenon. A qualitative research design was used, and three preliminary research questions were formed to guide this study: (1) How common is the use of social media (i.e., Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkIn) among college students? (2) For those students who do utilize social networking sites, on average how much time do they spend on those sites collectively per day and/or per week? and (3) How does the academic performance of students compare between students who utilize social media sites and students who do not use social media sites? Findings from this study seem to confirm perceptions of high student usage of social media among college students; however, they also seem to contradict other research literature findings regarding intensity of usage and gender-usage inclinations. Introduction Recently, there has been considerable discussion regarding the frequent use of social media tools (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Xanga, Friendster) by high school and college students, and the possible effect of those tools on students’ academic performance (Connolly, 2011; Hargitai, & Hsieh, 2010; Karpinski, & Duberstein, 20009)...
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...NETWORK MARKETING Patrick Brzozowski Kean University Transition to Kean In today’s generation, there is an extraordinary amount of consumer products that are booming on the market. They range from technological advances, to clothing, and ironically even to food. Take a look at the rise in pyramid companies like Herbalife and Vemma. These products are highly overlooked as being successful, I for one, can say I am guilty of that myself. Statistics show that exactly fifty-three percent of undergraduate college students are finding minimum wage employment to not only support themselves at the current time, but as well as to build a bank account to pay off future student debts incurred. The successful consumer product that I researched gives these students another option. An option that will not only give them the current financial support they need, but the security in knowing their college loans without a doubt will be paid. (Worre) This successful consumer product on today’s market is Vemma. Vemma is an acronym for Vitamins, Essential, Minerals, Mangosteen, and Aloe Vera. (Vemma) Based out of Scottsdale, Arizona, the company has been around for about 8 years now and was founded by a young man named B.K. Boreyko. Both of Boreyko’s parents died of heart disease and lung cancer. He was so affected and inspired, as many would be, that he wanted to find healthy alternatives for a current generation becoming dependent on unhealthy consumer products such as Red bull and Monster Energy...
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...and college is charging at me faster than I anticipated. Now, if I do not plan for the future, I may not be prepared to go to my college. A school known for its diversity of class programs, Texas Tech University, home of the Red Raiders, shall grant me the opportunity to obtain my future career. The struggle is hard enough looking for my career, but the requirements to enter are quite hefty too. Not only is there a $75 fee waiver just to register there is also the required grade on two tests (TTU). One is the ACT the other is the SAT and from both of these there is a required grade needed to be made based on class rank. The extraordinary part is that from this point on the requirements, ease down and consists of simple things like official transcripts and a higher GPA than a 3.00 (TTU)....
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...Young Adults’ Irish Identity: Relationship between Time in Ireland and Emigration University of Limerick College Students Hannah Davis Hastings College In partial fulfillment of the requirements for PSY370 Dr. Stephanie Furrer February 28th, 2012 Abstract In an attempt to explore Irish national identity, the researcher distributed 100 questionnaires at the University of Limerick, examining national identity and the current economic effects (i.e., Ireland’s struggling economy) on citizens’ attitudes toward emigration. Specifically, analyzing if there is a correlation between participants’ national identity and the likelihood of emigration during economic crisis. Although past research has focused on 10-15 year olds, the economic boom experienced in 1995-2007 has caused a shift to examine college-aged participants, the ones who are experiencing the effects of Ireland’s current economic downfall. With high unemployment and over 400,000 people on the dole, emigration has become a reality for many in Ireland. The findings presented suggest the longer participants have lived in Ireland, the stronger they associate with the Irish Identity. Young Adults’ Irish Identity: Relationship between Time in Ireland and Emigration Historically, Ireland has always been a country divided; the division between the Republic of Ireland and the six counties in the North, within those areas, the division of religion, Catholic...
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...Thursday 1-2pm (?) Words Abstract: Introduction: In Australia, binge drinking “…refers to drinking heavily over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated, resulting in immediate and severe intoxication.” (DrugInfo) In order to be a binge drinker one would have to drink… “more than four standard drinks at any one time.” (DrinkWise) However, binge drinking isn’t just defined as drinking four standard drinks at one time, it can also refer to drinking “...continuously for a number of days or weeks, occasional or irregular bouts of heavy drinking or drinking to deliberately get drunk.” (DrinkWise) The growing trend of binge drinking has led it to become a social concern for Australia., especially in the younger generation. According to the Australia Bureau of statistics, “In 2011-12 almost three times as many men than women aged 18 years and over consumed alcohol in quantities that posed a health risk over their lifetime (29% compared to 10% respectively)…” (ABS) The problem with binge drinking is that it can cause many different health problems, such as short-term or long-term health problems. Some short-term health problems caused by binge drinking are hangovers, headaches, nausea, shakiness, vomiting, memory loss, and potentially overdosing from alcohol due to alcohol poisoning the blood stream. (IntheKnowZone) Binge drinking is also harmful to others because of the reckless behavior of those intoxicated includes assaults, car accidents, unplanned pregnancy...
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...The literature highlights how the Net-generation, born from 1990-2002, uses Facebook to maintain their friendships. This research shows they use Facebook more to maintain and strengthen past and current friendships and less to meet new people. By defining Generation Y, it is evident recent studies on Facebook use and relationship maintenance has only examined the latter half of this group. Current literature provides a wealth of information on those born from 1990-2002; it does not provide studies on the earlier half of Generation Y, those born from 1976-1989. Generation Y encompasses a broad range of age groups. Given the continued emergence and integration of technology in everyday life, it is important to understand how it is being used. The proposed study aims to examine the way the elders of Generation Y maintain relationships on Facebook. B. Statement of the Problem The research intends to answer the following questions: 1) Do Facebook users born from 1976-1989 use the site to maintain relationships? 2) What relationship maintenance behaviors are commonly performed on Facebook? 3) Has the use of Facebook affected the way the early half of Generation Y maintains friendships? 4) Has the frequency of offline communication been replaced by online communication through Facebook for this portion of Generation Y? 5) Has this online communication affected the perceived quality of relationships for the early half of Generation Y? 6) How does relationship maintenance...
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...affect all the whole of UCF. First and foremost, it stunts the ability of UCF to develop simultaneously as the city does around it. This past year, Orlando saw a huge increase to the Puerto Rican population due to the horrifying hurricane season experienced by the Caribbean. This demographic shift has already been occurring slowly but massive waves such as this work to expedite the political and social shifts within the workplace as well as within higher education. The newly arrived citizens will now need supplemental resources to allow the to compete academically as well as locate jobs in the workforce. If the student body is unable to change and meet the new needs of its constituents then UCF may not seem as appealing to future students of color. The issue with the current UCF...
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...Ed. from the University of Southern California, M.F.A. from Brandeis University (MA) and B.A. from Western Washington University (WA) after first attending Linfield College (OR). | SUMMER 2007 JOURNAL OF COLLEGE ADMISSION W W W. N A C ACNET.ORG Beyond Admission: Understanding Pre-College Variables and the Success of At-Risk Students Abstract This study examined pre-college variables from an admission-office perspective and the ability of these variables to predict college grade point average (GPA) for students specially admitted into an academic support program for at-risk students. The research was conducted at a private, highly-selective, research university in the southwest United States. The primary determining factors for this special admission program are lowerthan-average high school GPA and/or standardized test scores. Pre-college variables that most significantly predicted college GPA were high school GPA, gender of student, and leadership experience prior to applying. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores failed to predict success as measured by college GPA. Beyond Admission Seventy-five percent of students who drop out of college do so during their first two years, and 57 percent of students leave their first college without graduating (Tinto, 1993). First semester grades (McGrath & Braunstein, 1997) and first year grades (Gifford, Briceño-Perriott, & Mianzo, 2006; Reason, 2003) are significantly linked with retention. Because these grades act as a...
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