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Lucas, Krista L.; Roberts, Sarah A. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2022
This study examined undergraduate survey responses about a Title V center at a research university. Using a counterspaces framework, we analyzed the ways in which this Title V center provided first-generation and minoritized college students with academic and non-academic supports and a sense of community and belonging. Analyses illustrated that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Minority Group Students, First Generation College Students, Federal Legislation
Holcombe, Elizabeth Marshall; Kezar, Adrianna – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
Emerging evidence demonstrates that integrated programs, which combine academic and socioemotional supports and bridge boundaries between academic and student affairs, can improve college success rates for low-income, first-generation college students. This article explores the organizational value of integrated transition programs across several…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Disproportionate Representation, Low Income Groups, First Generation College Students
Lowinger, Robert Jay; Kornbluh, Mariah; Hartlep, Nicholas Daniel; Luong, Alexandra; An, Mihyang; LePeau, Lucy Anne – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
Using a sample of 119 Hmong students, this study employed multiple linear regression analysis to examine the role of ethnic identity, principled policy beliefs, self-interest, and gender in Hmong college students' support for college affirmative action policies designed to benefit their own group. Results indicated principled policy beliefs as…
Descriptors: Hmong People, Asian American Students, Ethnicity, Beliefs
Jackson Preston, Portia; Peterson, Hannah; Sanchez, Delia; Corral Carlos, Athena; Reed, Aaliyah – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
The purpose of this study was to assess the health impact of professional quality of life and self-care on student services professionals. Results of an online survey indicate that health-related quality of life was negatively associated with compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress and burnout) and positively associated with mindful…
Descriptors: Quality of Working Life, Student Personnel Workers, Daily Living Skills, Metacognition
Madden, Meggan Lee; Butler, Paige E.; Smith, Nickie – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2020
This phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of eight undocumented students who successfully studied abroad between 2012 and 2016. In-depth interviews of students at a public research university in California articulate the determination, resourcefulness, and unspoken fears that undocumented students carried with them throughout the…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Study Abroad, Equal Education, College Students
Hogan, Sean R. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2020
This study examined the physical, mental, and emotional health of former and current foster youth students participating in campus support programs during their first year at a four-year university. Findings indicated that foster youth students participating in campus support programs reported significant declines in many aspects of their health,…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Student Personnel Services, Student Participation, Student Welfare
LePeau, Lucy A.; Hurtado, Sarah Socorro; Williams, Latosha – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
Researchers examined the potential of Presidents' Councils on Diversity (PCDs) to position advancing diversity and inclusion agendas at 11 higher education institutions. Researchers investigated strategies and the degree that PCDs set up agendas through the mobilization (i.e., creating vision and setting priorities), implementation (i.e., creating…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, College Governing Councils, College Presidents, Change Strategies
Fisher, Dara R.; Bagiati, Aikaterini; Sarma, Sanjay – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2017
As nations have sought to keep pace with rapid technological innovation, governments have renewed their focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, with emphasis on developing both technical and non-technical skills in STEM students. This article examines which engineering-relevant skills may be developed by…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Skill Development, Professional Education
Nienhusser, H. Kenny; Espino, Michelle M. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2017
This article examines undocumented/DACAmented status competency (UDSC) centered on the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary for higher education institutional agents to support undocumented and DACAmented students. Forty-five community college professionals from four states (California, Connecticut, Georgia, and Wisconsin) were interviewed…
Descriptors: School Policy, Administrative Principles, Interviews, Undocumented Immigrants
Institutionalizing Support Services for Undocumented Students at Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Southern, Kyle G. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
This study classifies institutional practices supporting undocumented students' educational success across a three-phase institutionalization model. Data are drawn from interviews with higher education professionals in California. The roles of undocumented student ally educators are also examined as institutional agents supporting this student…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Student Personnel Services, College Students, Semi Structured Interviews
Cosden, Merith; Gauthier, Justin R.; Hughes, Jennifer B. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2013
College students' perceptions of parental notification (PN) were examined. Anonymous surveys were received from 72 students who had received a notification and 73 students who had not. Students reported that PN increased parent-student communication. While noting interference with their autonomy, students also reported more positive than negative…
Descriptors: College Students, Personal Autonomy, School Policy, Drinking
Cosden, Merith; Hughes, Jennifer B. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2012
Although many colleges and universities use "parental notification" to inform parents of students' alcohol use, the impact of this intervention on student and parent behavior is unclear. Surveys were obtained from 326 parents of university undergraduates, 56 of whom had received a notification. Parent responses to the notification were…
Descriptors: College Students, Parent Participation, Drinking, Parent Child Relationship
Harper, Casandra E.; Sax, Linda J.; Wolf, De'Sha S. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2012
This study examined the relationship between parental contact (frequency of student-parent communication) and involvement (parents' interest and/or involvement in students' academic progress and decision-making) with college students' personal, social, and academic development. Parental involvement accounted for over two-thirds of the significant…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Class, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
Garcia, Gina A.; Johnston, Marc P.; Garibay, Juan C.; Herrera, Felisha A.; Giraldo, Luis G. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2011
Racially themed parties are all-too-common occurrences on college campuses. Using critical race theory as a lens, this article provides a contemporary overview of these events and deconstructs these incidents as examples of overt forms of racism often emanating from subtle, everyday occurrences of covert racism or racial microaggressions.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Social Behavior, Recreational Activities
Portnoi, Laura M.; Kwong, Tiffany M. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2011
Is being "first generation" significant for undergraduates only? The narratives of 25 first-generation master's students in this phenomenological study suggest not. Participants experienced challenges pursuing their master's degrees, yet these were counterbalanced by other factors. The authors identified five areas that educators may…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, First Generation College Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship