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Verdugo-Castro, Sonia; Sánchez-Gómez, Ma Cruz; García-Holgado, Alicia – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Differences in the representation of diversity in higher education, emphasising the gender gap in some areas, are issues addressed from different research domains. Socially, gender roles have been constructed and are also related to professions. In this context, the Social Cognitive Career Theory explores the possible causes of segregation. This…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Sex Role, STEM Education
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Collier, Daniel A.; Parnther, Ceceilia – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
This qualitative inquiry explores students' (N=20) perceptions of Kalamazoo Promise (KPromise), how perceptions influence student motivation, and by what means students are covering remaining costs. Responses indicated deep appreciation of KPromise, built through community efforts. Perceptions of KPromise have developed into strong motivation to…
Descriptors: College Students, Scholarships, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
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Allegra J. Midgette; Kelly Lynn Mulvey – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2024
Racial microaggressions often occur in U.S. higher education. However, less is known about how White American students reason about their evaluations of racial microaggressions. The present study investigated how 213 White college students (54.46% cisgender women) attending a Primarily White Institution in the Southeast U.S. in the Fall of 2019…
Descriptors: White Students, Racism, Knowledge Level, College Students
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Tu, Jui-Che; Chiang, Yu-Hsien – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
The research is now an instructor in the department of animation in a college, discovering that students can not pay attention to their study and lack of motivation to learn. Therefore, the research motivation is how to restore students' learning motivation and have them plunge into course learning. The study aimed to develop "design strategy…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Software, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation
Mukigi, Dorcas R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Food insecurity among college student is an issue that has received increased attention recently. The risk factors for food insecurity among college students include: age, race/ethnicity, living arrangement, work for pay, having children, financial independence and lack of food resource management skills. Food insecurity in college students is…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Case Studies, College Students
Cook, Kim; Morgan, Elizabeth; Ciaramella, Allie; Keller, MorraLee; Kantrowitz, Mark; Jones, Kamaya; Schlaikjer, Erica; Ahearn, Megan – National College Access Network, 2016
Previous research has demonstrated that most low-income students who do not apply for aid--despite a large percentage of these students being eligible to receive aid--believe that they are ineligible. According to the 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey (NPSAS) where students were given a choice of five reasons why they did not apply…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Eligibility