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"Minor Setback, Major Comeback": A Multilevel Approach to the Development of Academic Resilience

open access: diamondJournal of Communication Pedagogy, 2021
This study examined communicative processes at multiple levels that may influence students’ academic resilience through transitions. Participant interviews (N = 23) revealed that at the individual level, students develop a resilient mindset and effective
Brandi N. Frisby, Jessalyn I. Vallade
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‘Maybe I’m a quiet activist’: Sex work scholars and negotiations of ‘minor’ academic-activism [PDF]

open access: hybridSexualities, 2022
With the intensification of calls for social ‘impact’ from research, there is renewed emphasis on academic-activism as a means to realize social change. But what ‘counts’ as activism in these visions of academic-activist impact?
M. Laing   +3 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

The roles of suspensions for minor infractions and school climate in predicting academic performance among adolescents.

open access: hybridAmerican Psychologist, 2021
African American adolescents are grossly overrepresented in rates of school suspensions for minor disciplinary infractions; however, the consequences associated with this disciplinary practice are unknown.
Juan Del Toro, Ming-Te Wang
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Does anyone benefit from exclusionary discipline? An exploration on the direct and vicarious links between suspensions for minor infraction and adolescents' academic achievement.

open access: hybridAmerican Psychologist, 2022
The intended purpose of exclusionary discipline is to improve the learning environment by removing disruptive students; however, emerging evidence has suggested that these practices may have the opposite effect.
Ming-Te Wang   +2 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

A university-wide survey of caregiving students in the US: Individual differences and associations with emotional and academic adjustment

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022
The United States (US) does not formally count, recognize, or support students in higher education who are caregivers, unlike England and Australia. This mixed-methods study presents results from a new survey of caregiving undergraduate and graduate ...
Emma Armstrong-Carter   +3 more
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Predictors of Academic Achievement in Blended Learning: the Case of Data Science Minor

open access: goldInternational Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 2019
This paper is dedicated to studying patterns of learning behavior in connection with educational achievement in multi-year undergraduate Data Science minor specialization for non-STEM students. We focus on analyzing predictors of aca-demic achievement in
Ilya Musabirov   +2 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Visual–Spatial Ability Predicts Academic Achievement Through Arithmetic and Reading Abilities

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
This study aimed to investigate how visual–spatial ability predicted academic achievement through arithmetic and reading abilities. Four hundred and ninety-nine Chinese children aged from 10.1 to 11.2 years were recruited and measured visual–spatial ...
Saifang Liu   +7 more
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Designing Academic Leadership Minor Programs: Emerging Models.

open access: bronze, 2017
With a growing number of leadership programs in universities and colleges in North America, leadership educators and researchers are engaged in a wide ranging dialogue to propose clear processes, content, and designs for providing academic leadership ...
Lamine Diallo, K. Gerhardt
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Screening of minor psychiatric disorders and burnout among a sample of medical students in St. Petersburg, Russia: a descriptive study

open access: yesMiddle East Current Psychiatry, 2021
Background Despite the general interest of researchers around the world, there are few studies on the psychological wellbeing and burnout among medical students in Russia.
Egor Chumakov   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

How Study Environments Foster Academic Procrastination: Overview and Recommendations

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Procrastination is common among students, with prevalence estimates double or even triple those of the working population. This inflated prevalence indicates that the academic environment may appear as “procrastination friendly” to students.
Frode Svartdal   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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