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Direct linkRabia, Hazza Abu – College Student Journal, 2017
This qualitative study explored the factors that enhance Arab international students' persistence and facilitate their academic and cultural adjustment at postsecondary institutions in the United States. The sample for this study consisted of Arab international students from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Syria, UAE, Iraq, and Jordan. In-depth…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Foreign Students, Extracurricular Activities, Social Support Groups
Aldahadha, Basim – College Student Journal, 2013
The aim of this study was to investigate the Effects of Muslim Praying Meditation (MPM) and Transcendental Meditation (TM) Program on Mindfulness among the University of Nizwa students. The sample of the study consisted of (354) students. The questionnaires of MPM (Al-Kushooa) and Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS) were applied before…
Descriptors: Muslims, Religious Factors, Religion, Foreign Countries
Al Ghanboosi, Salim Saleem; Alqahtani, Abdulmuhsen Ayedh – College Student Journal, 2013
The current study aims to explore the drop-out trends at Sultan Qaboos. University and Kuwait University. Archival data of the period 2000-2011 were used to achieve this goal. Main findings showed that (a) male drop-out rates are higher than female drop-out rates; (b) drop- out rates at scientific colleges are higher; (c) drop-out rates of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Rate, Student Records, Trend Analysis
Alkharusi, Hussain; Neisler, Otherine; Al-Barwani, Thuwayba; Clayton, David; Al-Sulaimani, Humaira; Khan, Mohammad; Al-Yahmadi, Hamad; Al-Kalbani, Muna – College Student Journal, 2012
Research on university student learning has suggested that students' motivational orientations and learning strategies are critical to their academic achievement. In an attempt to assess the levels of motivation and the usage of learning resources and strategies of college students, Pintrich, Smith, Garcia and McKeachie (1993) developed an 81-item…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, Psychometrics
Alkharusi, Hussain; Aldhafri, Said – College Student Journal, 2010
The present study examined gender differences in the factor structure of the 2x2 achievement goal framework using a multi-sample invariance analysis. A total of 117 male and 125 female undergraduate teacher education students completed Elliot and Murayama's (2008) Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Revised (AGQ-R). Results provided empirical evidence…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Gender Differences, Undergraduate Students, Goal Orientation
