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Lingo, Mitchell; An, Brian P. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
Through outside-the-classroom activities (OCA), college students accumulate currencies for graduate school or the workforce. Because parents' education level may foster both the ability and predisposition to participate in OCA, insight into its connection to this type of participation may help practitioners and policymakers tailor students' campus…
Descriptors: College Students, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Student Participation
Soria, Krista M.; Roberts, Brayden J. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
The authors examined whether serving as a resident assistant has an effect on undergraduates' prosocial behaviors (social change behaviors, social perspective taking, and social generativity). The authors used propensity score matching techniques to develop a "treatment group" of resident assistants and a matched "control…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Resident Advisers, Prosocial Behavior, Control Groups
Gebre, Azeb; Taylor, Ronald D. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2022
Research suggests that social networking sites may provide a viable context for promoting student involvement. We examined the relations between social and academic Facebook use and undergraduates' social and academic involvement. We found that social Facebook use was positively linked to social involvement, particularly among non-shy students.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Shyness, Student Participation, Undergraduate Students
Bernstein, Jeffrey L.; Lindsay, Harriet A. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2022
Undergraduate research has proven to be a high-impact practice for students. We discuss the challenges inherent in creating a culture where undergraduate research can thrive. Without a doubt this imposes some costs, but we argue that even relatively modest expenditures can have positive effects on individual student success and on campus culture.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Educational Resources, Financial Support
Nolen, Zachary L.; Daniel, Kristy L.; Bucklin, Carrie J. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
University students often seek affiliation with student-led, content-based organizations. We explored student expectations and perceived benefits from affiliation in terms of perceived cohesion. We asked members from three student organizations to provide self-reported data about their expectations from affiliation, reasons for staying or leaving,…
Descriptors: Student Organizations, Student Participation, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Kwon, Ronald; Brint, Steven; Curwin, Kevin; Cantwell, Allison – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2020
We consider features of cocurricular activities as important learning environments outside of the classroom. Using survey data from seven large public research universities we investigated 17 specific learning opportunities that occur in student clubs and organizations. We found that cocurricular learning experiences are common and that students…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Extracurricular Activities, Public Colleges, Clubs
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
Chu, Sam; Chau, Albert; Chung, Robert; Chong, Eric; Ong, Elsie; Tam, Angie – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
The current study explored the impact of students' residence hall experience in terms of academic, social and personal development and students' motivation to join residence hall activities at a Hong Kong university. The results revealed significant differences, with females, local and non-first-year student groups reporting more gains from their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dormitories, Student Experience, Academic Achievement
Valdois, Ahneka – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
Many higher education policymakers are concerned about factors related to student success. One proposed model is the thriving model, which focuses on students' psychological wellbeing. In China, little is known about university students' psychological wellbeing. This study examined pathways to thriving among students enrolled in an American…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Welfare, College Students, Private Colleges
Owen, Julie E.; Krell, Misty; McCarron, Graziella P. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
The intertwining effects of the college environment and first-generation status on student civic engagement have not been examined in detail, yet this information is essential to support the development of civic identity in college students. This study uses holistic, descriptive collective case study method to explore the civic engagement of…
Descriptors: Self Concept, First Generation College Students, College Environment, Citizen Participation
Curtis, Sydney Marie Simone; Bacha, Gabrielle M.; Morgan, Demetri L. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
This study focuses on the role of interpersonal experiences within students' political identity development. Based on interviews with 22 undergraduate student leaders from two small liberal arts colleges in different regions of the country, the study reveals the role of the interpersonal dimensions of campus climate on students' willingness or…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Self Concept
Sokol, Bryan W.; Marle, Peter D. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
This two-part investigation extended research demonstrating the civic impact of college students' spiritual commitments. The initial study served as a large-scale assessment (n = 768) of political involvement using a new Inventory of Political Activity. The smaller-scale, follow-up study (n = 129) used two validated measures of spiritual…
Descriptors: College Students, Political Attitudes, Spiritual Development, Student Participation
Ro, Hyun Kyoung; Kim, Sanga; Bergom, Inger – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
Drawing from an intersectionality framework, we studied political engagement among undergraduate women of Color. Using multi-institutional data, we examined how women students' race/ethnicity and community service and service learning experiences related to involvement in political campaigns, political efficacy, and voting in the 2016 presidential…
Descriptors: Females, Undergraduate Students, Minority Group Students, Political Campaigns
Jessup-Anger, Jody; Armstrong, Megan; Kerrick, Elizabeth; Siddiqui, Noreen – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
This qualitative study explored students' perceptions of their experience in a social justice living-learning community throughout their time in the community and one year after participation. Findings illustrated students (1) developed a broader conception of social justice and greater awareness of social justice issues in the community, (2)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Social Justice
Soria, Krista M.; Werner, Linnette; Nath, Conor – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether college students' participation in leadership programs, workshops, or courses has an effect on their development of social perspective taking. We analyzed data from the 2015 Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership using propensity score matching and hierarchical linear regression. The results…
Descriptors: Student Leadership, College Students, Student Attitudes, Leadership Training