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Roksa, Josipa; Deutschlander, Denise; Whitley, Sarah E. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This study examines how a specific form of parental support--parental validation--is related to students' college experiences and institutional commitment. Results based on a survey of first-generation and low-income students indicated that parental validation is related to students' social and academic engagement, sense of belonging, and…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Parent Child Relationship, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
Powell, Candice; Demetriou, Cynthia; Morton, Terrell R.; Ellis, James M. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
Racial inequities in retention and graduation rates are a top concern in higher education, yet scholars and practitioners rarely look to racism to explain these disparities. Critical Race Theory (CRT) is a vehicle to reveal and challenge power and oppression dynamics between racialized groups. This article proposes a practical model for student…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Race, Models, Student Experience
Hill, Robert Loren; Nguyen, David J.; Kilgo, Cindy Ann; Lange, Alex C.; Shea, Heather D.; Renn, Kristen A.; Woodford, Michael R. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This qualitative study draws from 60 interviews with LGBTQ+ college students to highlight how a positive psychology framework illuminates aspects of LGBTQ+ student success. Utilizing the broaden-and-build theory and the concept of thriving, we found LGBTQ+ students experienced thriving through managing and experiencing support for multiple…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, College Students, Success, Identification (Psychology)
Duran, Antonio; Garcia, Crystal Eufemia – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This narrative study examined the involvement of Queer Men of Color in culturally based fraternities beyond their undergraduate years. Eight Queer Men of Color discussed how they saw hypermasculine and heterosexist behaviors occurring in online spaces, local chapters, and on a national level. Findings revealed how participants enacted resistance…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Males, Minority Group Students, Fraternities
Howlett, Marc Alan; McWilliams, Melissa A.; Rademacher, Kristen; Maitland, Theresa Laurie; O'Neill, J. Conor; Abels, Kimberly; Demetriou, Cynthia; Panter, Abigail – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
Using an embedded mixed methods design, a randomized control trial assessed the effects of in-person and online academic coaching professional development training on university faculty and staff behaviors and attitudes with undergraduate students. Results suggest there was widespread implementation of academic coaching behaviors including…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), College Faculty, Faculty Development, Teacher Behavior
Patterson, Megan Stiefel; Russell, Alex M.; Nelon, Jordan L.; Barry, Adam E.; Lanning, Beth A. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
Due to more college students recovering from addictions, institutions are implementing collegiate recovery communities (CRCs). CRCs provide academic and social support needed for recovering students to succeed and stay sober. Social network analysis tested whether the social connections within a CRC were related to relapse prevention among…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Academic Support Services, College Students
Latham-Staton, Sarah; Henley, Tracy; Reysen, Stephen; Green, Raymond J. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
The present study examined the utilization of Clery Act information by college students. Results from 107 students indicated that awareness of the Clery Act and knowledge of crime log information was lacking. Using an experimental design, study participants demonstrated potential benefits from exposure to information about campus crimes. This…
Descriptors: Crime, Colleges, Disclosure, Federal Legislation
Tang, Rongxiang; Broderick, Patricia C.; Bono, Tim; Dvoráková, Kamila; Braver, Todd S. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
Mindfulness training (MT) has shown promise in improving psychological health among college students yet has rarely been evaluated as an addition to the college academic curriculum. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of a first-year MT seminar offered to residential students at a selective private university, evaluating its…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, On Campus Students, Late Adolescents, Metacognition
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
Anderson, R. Kirk – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This article uses data derived from an institutional ethnography of diversity work at a large public university to examine the experiences of student affairs professionals engaged in diversity work with students of Color and LGBTQ-identified students. Rather than describing their exhausting experiences providing emotional labor to multiple campus…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Student Personnel Workers, Student Personnel Services, Minority Group Students
DeMunter, Jodi; Rdesinski, Rebecca; Vintro, Andrea; Carney, Patricia A. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This study examines food insecurity in a novel population: health professions students. Their academic success has a unique impact on our nation's future health care system. We administered a 39-question survey, including open-ended questions that were coded for qualitative analyses, to 2,853 students to delineate the scope of this problem and…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Purchasing
Silver, Blake R.; Lopez, Freddy; Kalaivanan, Tharuna; Krietzberg, Lily – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This qualitative study explores how second-generation immigrant (SGI) college seniors experience and navigate their final year of college. Drawing on Schlossberg's theory of transitions, we analyze in-depth interviews with 34 SGI seniors. Emergent themes include: (a) perceptions of the senior-year transition, (b) challenges finding and using…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Immigrants
Nyunt, Gudrun – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
While study abroad is often seen as a beneficial tool to prepare students for life in a global society, research has questioned its effectiveness in doing so. Practitioners would benefit from a theoretical framework to guide program development and implementation. This article shares how Baxter Magolda's learning partnership model could be adapted…
Descriptors: Models, Study Abroad, Program Development, Program Implementation
Perez, Rosemary Jane – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This comparative case study examined how graduate students in two student affairs preparation programs were socialized to constructions of professionalism. One program regularly conveyed that professionalism was reflected via formal communication and dress, and through demonstrating professional competency as defined by ACPA and NASPA. The second…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Professional Identity, Professional Associations, Standards
Bauman, Stephanie; Taylor, Grace – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
This qualitative study examined educational and career-related issues of 8 young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Participants described factors that detracted from academic performance and reported continued vigilance in regard to their health and level of stress. In regard to careers, the cancer experience led some to exclude certain…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Cancer, Young Adults, Child Health