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Book Synopsis Understanding the Pathways to Resilience in University Students in a UK-based Higher Education Setting by : Snigdha Dutta
Download or read book Understanding the Pathways to Resilience in University Students in a UK-based Higher Education Setting written by Snigdha Dutta and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Understanding Experiences of First Generation University Students by : Amani Bell
Download or read book Understanding Experiences of First Generation University Students written by Amani Bell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few decades universities have opened their doors to students whose parents and grandparents were historically excluded from societal participation and higher education for reasons associated with racial, ethnic, socio-economic and/or linguistic diversity. Many of these students are first generation - or first in their family to attend university. While some progress has been made in responding to the needs of these internationally underserved learners, many challenges remain. This edited book features the unique and diverse experiences of first generation students as they transition into and engage with higher education whilst exploring ways in which universities might better serve these students. With reference to culturally responsive and sustaining research methodologies undertaken in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and the USA, the contributors critically examine how these students demonstrate resilience within university, and ways in which success and challenges are articulated. Elements that are unique to context and shared across the international higher education milieu are explored. The book is replete with diverse student voices, and compelling implications for practice and future research. The studies featured are centred on underlying theories of identity and intersectionality while valuing student voices and experiences. Throughout, the emphasis is on using strengths-based indigenous and decolonised methodologies. Through these culturally sustaining approaches, which include critical incident technique, participatory learning and action, talanoa and narrative inquiry, the book explores rich data on first generation student experiences at seven institutions in six countries across four continents.
Book Synopsis Resilience and Higher Education by : Sherrie Hixon
Download or read book Resilience and Higher Education written by Sherrie Hixon and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 2020, universities quickly closed their campuses and shifted to remote delivery options to continue education and administrative services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This closure severely impacted research and service-learning projects taking place in the community as all in-person interactions ceased. The ensuing chaos required people on- and off-campus to reorganize programs and processes in order to continue their work. The purpose of this research was to understand how partnerships between public, urban-serving universities and the community agencies with whom they are engaged in research and service-learning projects build capacity for resilience in the communities they serve during an acute shock; that shock being the global disease outbreak of COVID-19. Three theoretical frameworks were applied to this research study: Chaos, resilience, and university-community partnerships. Chaos theory provides the context for the pandemic and frames the urgency for systems to respond and adapt. Resilience is focused on a system's ability to adapt to chronic stressors in society, such as food and housing insecurity, unemployment, health disparities, and economic inequality, and to acute shocks, which are catastrophic events like earthquakes, wildfires, and disease outbreaks. University-community partnerships provides context for understanding the value of research and service-learning programs that engage faculty and students in civic-minded work with government, non-governmental organizations, and nonprofit agencies in the community. The faculty who serve as directors of campus centers are often at the forefront of this work. This multiple case study was set at a large, pubic university in Los Angeles County, California. Each case was comprised of an academic campus center and at least one community partner with whom the centers engage in research and/or service-learning projects. As a qualitative study, data collection included semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and researcher memos. A total of 13 interviews were conducted over four case studies, including five directors/co-directors of four campus centers and leaders of eight nonprofit agencies. The overarching goals of this study were to understand how the campus centers and their partners endured the crisis and to explore the challenges they experienced in adapting programs and services. The major findings of this study indicate that these partnerships were key to the collective ability to adapt programs; that their networks helped them navigate the complexities of the pandemic; that directors faced significant administrative challenges; that hybrid models developed in response to the crisis will persist; and, that directors are adopting resilience theory into their strategic planning. After more than two years of turmoil and upheaval, it appears that many of the transformations these organizations made to respond to the pandemic will continue in the future because they helped the organizations and community become more resilient.
Book Synopsis A Focus on Hope by : Erik E. Morales
Download or read book A Focus on Hope written by Erik E. Morales and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2011 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Over the course of ten years, this extensive qualitative study focused on the academic resilience phenomenon. The research delves into the educational resilience experiences of fifty low socioeconomic students of color from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. In addition to chronicling specific protective factors and processes active in the students' lives, several symbiotic relationships between groups of protective factors are documented and explored. A Resilience Cycle theory, which was chronicled in previous works of the authors, is used as a framework to view essential elements of the students' academic success. Ultimately, the data and findings are used to propose practical suggestions for promoting academic resilience in at-risk youth nationwide. Furthermore, because one author specializes in education and the other in psychology, both of these disciplines are brought to bear on this crucial and understudied topic." -- from back cover.
Book Synopsis The Resilient Learner by : Thomas Rojo Aubrey, Jr.
Download or read book The Resilient Learner written by Thomas Rojo Aubrey, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Resilient Learner: Thriving and Succeeding in College is a groundbreaking book that defines a new framework to help students improve psychological and emotional resilience, enhance learning and academic performance, and improve quality of life to increase the likelihood of success in all areas of academic, emotional, and social life. This book is about coaching students in academic resiliency, which is the capacity to overcome, adapt, and learn from setbacks, failures, and adversity. It prepares students psychologically and emotionally for the demands they will face in school and in their personal lives (including mental and emotional problems) to succeed academically. Dr. Aubrey postulates six areas of academic resiliency to help students develop a fortitude for success. Students will develop positive habits of mind such as flexible thinking, optimism, growth mindset, and grit (perseverance and passion). These skills include the ability to self-regulate the body's defense systems, intense emotions, thoughts, and self-defeating behaviors that throw students off course and derail their success. Students will also learn the skilled ability to control impulses through the practice of mindfulness to enhance academic performance. They will learn to use the skills of causal analysis and critical thinking to identify the true cause of problems and avoid repeating the same mistakes.Academic resiliency improves the quality of learning by supporting an enhanced culture of wellness and by fostering skills needed to shift into a physiological state of safety, support, and connection to promote optimal learning in the classroom. This proactive educational training approach in resiliency can contribute to increased persistence, perseverance, and completion rates. Thus, you're invited on a journey to a future where you will thrive and flourish as a student. Get ready to take your life from one of stress to one of greater success.
Book Synopsis Resilience, Complete Mental Health and Academic Achievement in Traditional and Non-traditional First Year Psychology Students by : Ethel Wen-Yin Chung
Download or read book Resilience, Complete Mental Health and Academic Achievement in Traditional and Non-traditional First Year Psychology Students written by Ethel Wen-Yin Chung and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since reforms in Australian higher education in the late 1980s, students from historically under-represented backgrounds (i.e., 'non-traditional' students) have become increasingly the norm. While some argue that widening participation is problematic, research regarding the relationships between non-traditional backgrounds, mental health and academic outcomes has yielded inconsistent results. This research therefore aims to improve the understanding of resilience, complete mental health and academic achievement, among traditional and non-traditional university students. Four independent and related research papers have been produced. Study One is a systematic review of the definition of the term 'non-traditional student' within mental health studies conducted in higher education settings. Thirteen demographic categories were used to define the concept of 'non-traditional'. Researcher imposed definitions were found to be ambiguous and highly inconsistent among studies. A student-centred approach to definition (i.e., self-perception) in operationalising the concept 'non-traditional' was therefore adopted in the subsequent research studies. Studies Two, Three and Four report the findings of three quantitative studies resulting from an online survey which involved 442 first year students from the University of Adelaide. Study Two explores the prevalence and predictors of complete mental health among traditional and non-traditional students. It was shown that 30.5% of participants reported complete mental health. 'Non-traditional' students did not report lower likelihood of complete mental health compared to their traditional peers. Furthermore, an absence of significant adverse life events in the past two years, higher levels of resilience and reported campus-based social support were significantly associated with complete mental health in both traditional and non-traditional students. Study Three compares the levels of resilience between traditional and non-traditional students. It was found that students who identified themselves as being 'non-traditional', in terms of employment, role as a parent, and age, reported significantly higher resilience compared to students who perceived themselves to be a 'traditional' student. Study Four explores the relationship between resilience, complete mental health, and prospective first-year grade point average (GPA), controlling for students' demographic factors and known predictors of university academic achievement. Overall, resilience and complete mental health did not significantly predict GPA after controlling for the effect of covariates (e.g., adverse events, motivation). However, students who perceived lower institutional support were found to require a higher level of resilience to achieve the same GPA compared to others. The majority of 'non-traditional' demographic factors identified in Study One, and perception as a 'non-traditional' student did not predict GPA to a significant extent. The current results have several implications for the development of strategies to improve mental health and academic outcomes among increasingly diverse university students. First, the development of resilience could be useful in promoting academic achievement for some students. Second, resilience and campus-based social support protect mental health for both traditional and non-traditional students and therefore more focus should be placed on strengthening these aspects. Third, there is a need for universities to adequately support students who have experienced a significant adverse event. Fourth, more recognition and understanding of the strengths which 'non-traditional' backgrounds bring is required." -- summary, leaves iv-v.
Book Synopsis FLOURISHING STUDENT - 2ND EDITION by : Fabienne Vailes
Download or read book FLOURISHING STUDENT - 2ND EDITION written by Fabienne Vailes and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Student Mental Health and Wellbeing in Higher Education by : Nicola Barden
Download or read book Student Mental Health and Wellbeing in Higher Education written by Nicola Barden and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers pragmatic guidance to support academic and student services staff in both being proactive within their role to promote a positive approach to wellbeing, and understanding how to care appropriately for students who may not be flourishing in the university environment.
Book Synopsis Risk and Resilience in College Students by : Devon E. Smith
Download or read book Risk and Resilience in College Students written by Devon E. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Higher Education Pathways by : Paul Ashwin
Download or read book Higher Education Pathways written by Paul Ashwin and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In what ways does access to undergraduate education have a transformative impact on people and societies? What conditions are required for this impact to occur? What are the pathways from an undergraduate education to the public good, including inclusive economic development? These questions have particular resonance in the South African higher education context, which is attempting to tackle the challenges of widening access and improving completion rates in in a system in which the segregations of the apartheid years are still apparent. Higher education is recognised in core legislation as having a distinctive and crucial role in building post-apartheid society. Undergraduate education is seen as central to addressing skills shortages in South Africa. It is also seen to yield significant social returns, including a consistent positive impact on societal institutions and the development of a range of capabilities that have public, as well as private, benefits. This book offers comprehensive contemporary evidence that allows for a fresh engagement with these pressing issues.
Book Synopsis Going to University from Care by : Sonia Jackson
Download or read book Going to University from Care written by Sonia Jackson and published by Inst of Education. This book was released on 2005 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At present only one child in a hundred goes to university from care. The findings of the research reported here suggest that, given the chance, far more of these young people have the potential to benefit from higher education. Local authorities, schools and universities should work together to raise aspirations and provide the financial, practical and emotional support that is needed. Going to University from Care is the final report of the five-year 'By Degrees' study, which followed three successive groups of young people entering higher education from a background in local authority care. The research was commissioned by the Frank Buttle Trust, which has a long history of providing grant aid to children in adversity and those lacking family support, and particularly of promoting their education, including supporting students and trainees in further and higher education. 'By Degrees' is designed to influence policy and practice at national and local levels.
Book Synopsis Student Perceptions in the Classroom by : Dale H. Schunk
Download or read book Student Perceptions in the Classroom written by Dale H. Schunk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1992 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Book Synopsis Shaping Higher Education with Students by : Vincent C. H. Tong
Download or read book Shaping Higher Education with Students written by Vincent C. H. Tong and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forging closer links between university research and teaching has become an important way to enhance the quality of higher education across the world. As student engagement takes centre stage in academic life, how can academics and university leaders engage with their students to connect research and teaching more effectively? In this highly accessible book, the contributors show how students and academics can work in partnership to shape research-based education. Featuring student perspectives, it offers academics and university leaders practical suggestions and inspiring ideas on higher education pedagogy, including principles of working with students as partners in higher education, connecting students with real-world outputs, transcending disciplinary boundaries in student research activities, connecting students with the workplace, and innovative assessment and teaching practices. Written and edited in full collaboration with students and leading educator-researchers from a wide spectrum of academic disciplines, this book poses fundamental questions about learning and learning communities in contemporary higher education.
Author :Sandra L. Christenson Publisher :Springer Science & Business Media ISBN 13 :1461420172 Total Pages :839 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (614 download)
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Student Engagement by : Sandra L. Christenson
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Student Engagement written by Sandra L. Christenson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 839 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than two decades, the concept of student engagement has grown from simple attention in class to a construct comprised of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components that embody and further develop motivation for learning. Similarly, the goals of student engagement have evolved from dropout prevention to improved outcomes for lifelong learning. This robust expansion has led to numerous lines of research across disciplines and are brought together clearly and comprehensively in the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement. The Handbook guides readers through the field’s rich history, sorts out its component constructs, and identifies knowledge gaps to be filled by future research. Grounding data in real-world learning situations, contributors analyze indicators and facilitators of student engagement, link engagement to motivation, and gauge the impact of family, peers, and teachers on engagement in elementary and secondary grades. Findings on the effectiveness of classroom interventions are discussed in detail. And because assessing engagement is still a relatively new endeavor, chapters on measurement methods and issues round out this important resource. Topical areas addressed in the Handbook include: Engagement across developmental stages. Self-efficacy in the engaged learner. Parental and social influences on engagement and achievement motivation. The engaging nature of teaching for competency development. The relationship between engagement and high-risk behavior in adolescents. Comparing methods for measuring student engagement. An essential guide to the expanding knowledge base, the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement serves as a valuable resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in such varied fields as clinical child and school psychology, educational psychology, public health, teaching and teacher education, social work, and educational policy.
Book Synopsis The Science of Learning and Development by : Pamela Cantor
Download or read book The Science of Learning and Development written by Pamela Cantor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential text unpacks major transformations in the study of learning and human development and provides evidence for how science can inform innovation in the design of settings, policies, practice, and research to enhance the life path, opportunity and prosperity of every child. The ideas presented provide researchers and educators with a rationale for focusing on the specific pathways and developmental patterns that may lead a specific child, with a specific family, school, and community, to prosper in school and in life. Expanding key published articles and expert commentary, the book explores a profound evolution in thinking that integrates findings from psychology with biology through sociology, education, law, and history with an emphasis on institutionalized inequities and disparate outcomes and how to address them. It points toward possible solutions through an understanding of and addressing the dynamic relations between a child and the contexts within which he or she lives, offering all researchers of human development and education a new way to understand and promote healthy development and learning for diverse, specific youth regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or history of adversity, challenge, or trauma. The book brings together scholars and practitioners from the biological/medical sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, educational science, and fields of law and social and educational policy. It provides an invaluable and unique resource for understanding the bases and status of the new science, and presents a roadmap for progress that will frame progress for at least the next decade and perhaps beyond.
Book Synopsis Understanding Higher Education by : Chrissie Bowie
Download or read book Understanding Higher Education written by Chrissie Bowie and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the South African case, this book looks at shifts in higher education around the world in the last two decades. In South Africa, calls for transformation have been heard in the university since the last days of apartheid. Similar claims for quality higher education to be made available to all have been made across the African continent. In spite of this, inequalities remain and many would argue that these have been exacerbated during the Covid pandemic. Understanding Higher Education responds to these calls by arguing for a social account of teaching and learning by contesting dominant understandings of students as decontextualised learners premised on the idea that the university is a meritocracy. This book tackles the issue of teaching and learning by looking both within and beyond the classroom. It looks at how higher education policies emerged from the notion of the knowledge economy in the newly democratic South Africa, and how national qualification frameworks and other processes brought the country more closely into conversation with the global order. The effects of this on staffing and curriculum structures are considered alongside a proposition for alternative ways of understanding the role of higher education in society.
Book Synopsis Youth Resilience and Culture by : Linda C. Theron
Download or read book Youth Resilience and Culture written by Linda C. Theron and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until researchers and theorists account for the complex relationship between resilience and culture, explanations of why some individuals prevail in the face of adversity will remain incomplete. This edited volume addresses this crucial issue by bringing together emerging discussions of the ways in which culture shapes resilience, the theory that informs these various studies, and important considerations for researchers as they continue to investigate resilience. Using research from majority and minority world contexts, ‘Youth Resilience and Culture: Commonalities and Complexities’ highlights that non-stereotypical, critical appreciation of the cultural systems in which youth are embedded, and/or affiliate with, is pivotal to understanding why particular resilience processes matter for particular youth in a particular life-world at a particular point in time. In doing so, this book sensitizes readers to the importance of accounting for the influence of cultural contexts on resilience processes, and to the danger of conceptualising and/or operationalising resilience, culture, and their interplay, simplistically or idealistically. In short, the progressive contents of ‘Youth Resilience and Culture: Commonalities and Complexities’ make it an essential read for resilience-focused scholars, students, academics, and researchers, as well as policy makers, practitioners, and humanitarian workers engaged with high-risk populations.
