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Aluko, Stella Ola. "The Impact of Student-Faculty Informal Interpersonal Relationships on Intellectual and Personal Development in the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278055/.

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This study was conducted to determine the impact of student-faculty informal interpersonal relationships on the intellectual development and personal achievement of students attending the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Specifically, the work of Pascarella and Terenzini was generalized with respect to the positive influence of student-faculty interactions on academic outcomes. Additionally, the work of Pascarella and Terenzini was extended with a sample of students at the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Eight hundred subjects were selected for the study; 621 subjects responded. One s
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Phommachanh, Phyakeo Oratai Rauyajin. "Sexual behavior of young male college students living in the government dormitory in Vientiane, Laos /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd388/4737921.pdf.

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Cebi, Esra. "University Students." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610828/index.pdf.

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The main purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of perceived social support, psychological distress, prior help-seeking experience, and gender on attitudes toward seeking psychological help of university students. In addition to the main purpose<br>gender, faculty, living arrangement, and year of study differences in attitudes toward seeking psychological help and students&rsquo<br>knowledge about the psychological counseling services of the METU Health and Guidance Center were investigated. The sample consisted of 417 (223 female, 194 male) undergraduate students of Middle Ea
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Odendal, Marta W. "Students' university choice." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/23039.

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This thesis addresses UK students’ university choice using discrete choice methods and micro-data obtained from Higher Education Statistical Agency for graduates between 2006 and 2010. The thesis consists of three chapters with each addressing a different aspect of students’ choice. The studies are intended to provide policy-makers and other decision-makers with valuable information that will help them to implement strategies and policies for better higher education. Some work in the literature has been dedicated to students’ university choice. This thesis explores this body of work and builds
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Ogunmade, Taiwo Oludare. "The status and quality of secondary science teaching and learning in Lagos State, Nigeria." Connect to thesis, 2005. http://portal.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2006.0042.html.

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Domoshnitsky, Alexander, and Roman Yavich. "Mathematical Competitions for University Students." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-79653.

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We present several possible forms of mathematical competitions for University students. One of them is Blitz Mathematical Olympiad. It is a team competition, when all teams receive the same problem and are allotted 10-15 minutes to come up with a solution. This cycle is repeated 6-8 times with different problems. Modern Internet technologies allow us to organize Blitz Mathematical Olympiads for the teams which are in different cities and even countries.
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Ng, Judy K. "University students' leisure exercise behaviours." Queensland University of Technology, 2005. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16376/.

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This research study was divided into three phases. Phase I included 157 university undergraduate students. It was designed to assess the content (face) validity of the Leisure Exercise Efficacy Scale (LEES). Phase II consisted of 240 university undergraduates. This phase investigated the internal consistency, factorial structure, and construct validity of the LEES. Phase III was the main study, a total of 331 university undergraduate students were involved. It has three objectives: 1) to examine the theoretical relationships among the variables of "leisure exercise efficacy", "leisure exercise
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Rathgeb, William Richard. "Pastoral care of university students." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Korhonen, J. (Johanna). "Software piracy among university students." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201706022476.

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Software piracy has been an ongoing issue for decades and it has a tremendous economic impact on software business. Software piracy seems to be especially common among young people, who often are technologically oriented and happen to be students. The purpose of this study was to map out what kind of a role software piracy plays among the students of the University of Oulu. The goal was also to find out how common software piracy is and how the software piracy rates differ among different subpopulations as well as finding out the reasons for software piracy. The study was of quantitative natu
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Lemmens, Juan-Claude. "Students’ readiness for university education." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26675.

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The aim of the thesis is to investigate the readiness characteristics that determine risk for either failure or withdrawal before students enter university. These relationships are investigated and explained with a literature discussion that includes readiness for university education, student transition, retention and withdrawal theory. The motivation for this research emanates against the challenges that the South African Higher Education in general faces as well as the demands placed on the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences to supply for the high demand for well equipped financial
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Kazemi, Farida. "Attitudes of university students towards students with physical disabilities." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1198.

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The purpose of this study is to explore the social and dating attitudes of university students who are able-bodied towards students with physical disabilities at California State University, San Bernardino.
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Kucuk, Tugba. "University Preparatory School Students&#039." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610789/index.pdf.

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This study aimed at investigating university preparatory school students&rsquo<br>and teachers&rsquo<br>perceptions of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) environment. The sample consisted of 308 students and 50 teachers from Zonguldak Karaelmas University Preparatory School. Data was gathered from the participants via two Effective CALL Questionnaires (ECALLQ) developed by the researcher. Both inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Principal component analysis was used to find the dimensions of the student questionnaire. Repeated measures ANOVA and paired
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Seng, I. No. "Instant messaging use among university students." Thesis, University of Macau, 2008. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1874124.

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Wang, Lujiaozi, and Siyu Zhu. "Online Game Addiction Among University Students." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-13757.

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This thesis is about the effects of online game addiction on both Swedish and Chinese undergraduate students at University of Gävle, Sweden. It aims at investigating the impact that online games have on undergraduate students at University of Gävle, Sweden. As most of the previous researchers in this area conducted a quantitative research, we decided to do a qualitative research which can help us to get a deeper and better understanding of online game addiction.
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Bouwman, Beatrix. "Advertising to university students / Beatrix Bouwman." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2591.

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Gordon, Liezel. "Career indecision amongst prospective university students." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51643.

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Thesis (MA)- University of Stellenbosch, 2000.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The numerous prospective university students' who present at the Centre for Student Counselling of the University of Stellenbosch for guidance in selecting an occupation or university course, suggest that there is a high level of career indecision amongst such individuals. With the purpose of addressing career indecision, the present study examined the nature thereof amongst prospective university students. The prevalence of specific aspects of career maturity (namely, self-information, decision-making, career informati
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Van, Reenen Suleila. "Career indecision amongst prospective university students." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1867.

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Career indecision is one of the key aspects that professionals in career guidance counselling are interested in assessing. Career indecision, in the context of university students has been defined as the inability to select a university major or occupation (Borgen & Hiebert, 2006, p. 58). Thus, with the purpose of addressing career indecision, the proposed study would examine the nature thereof amongst prospective university students. The prevalence of specific aspects of career maturity (namely, self-information, decision-making, career information, integration of self-information and career
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Pang, Jofy Sau Lin. "Contributors to wellness of university students." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2014. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/38.

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Wellness refers to the optimal state of being. A review of literature indicated that leisure time physical activity (LTPA), academic stress, leisure satisfaction, and perceived problem solving ability (PPSA) are prominent factors contributing to an individual’s wellness. However, the underlying mechanism of how these factors affect wellness has not been explored. The purposes of this cross-sectional study were (1) to examine the relative contribution of LTPA, academic stress, leisure satisfaction, and PPSA to wellness of university students in Hong Kong; (2) to find out whether gender impacted
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Majara, Tsepang David. "Condom influence strategies among university students." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/235.

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This study investigated influence strategies used by university students to negotiate condom use. The study examined the seven condom influence strategies (CISs) -withholding sex, direct request, seduction, relationship conceptualizing, risk information, deception, and pregnancy prevention- used by heterosexually active male and female students. The sample comprised of 156 first year students (male=44 and female=112). Statistically significant correlations were found among all the condom influence strategies subscales. Results suggest that the university students influence their partners in al
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Koeplin, John P. (John Peter). "A Comparison of Cognitive Moral Development of Accounting Students at a Catholic University with Secular University Accounting Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278021/.

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Previous research has shown that accountants may be inadequate moral reasoners. Concern over this trend caused the Treadway Commission (1987) and the Accounting Education Change Commission (1990) to call for greater integration of ethics into the student's training. Ponemon and Glazer (1990) found a difference in cognitive moral development (CMD) between accounting students at a public university and a private university with a liberal arts emphasis. This study expands Ponemon and Glazer's research by examining two liberal arts universities, one a private, secular institution and one a Catholi
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Obiechina, Chukwunwike Solomon. "Workplace Bullying and Psychological Distress : The Mediating Role of Resilience and Social Support Among Employees of University of Lagos, Nigeria." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen för kriminologi (KR), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-46141.

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Workplace bullying is endemic in modern workplaces. It is capable of disrupting employeepsychological ill-health which create pathways to substance abuse, in turn exposes individuals tobecome victims or perpetrator of various crimes. The study investigates the extent to whichworkplace bullying determine the experience of psychological distress and also, explored the roleplayed by resilience and social support as possible mediators of the outcome of psychologicaldistress. The study sampled a total number of 259 participants from non-academic staff of theUniversity of Lagos, Nigeria. The partici
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Yasar, Engin. "University Preparatory Class Efl Students&#039." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12606818/index.pdf.

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This study aims to investigate university preparatory class students&rsquo<br>attitudes towards the assessment system by which they are evaluated and alternative assessment before and after the implementation of the electronic portfolio, their attitudes towards the electronic portfolio before and after keeping it for two months, their suggestions about improving the electronic portfolio and how keeping the electronic portfolio affects their computer literacy. For this purpose, 19 intermediate level EFL students in the Department of Basic English, METU were chosen as subjects. For this study, d
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Diler, Melike. "The Survivors: Roma University Students In Turkey." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610184/index.pdf.

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ABSTRACT THE SURVIVORS: ROMA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TURKEY Diler, Melike M.Sc., Department of Sociology Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. AySe G&uuml<br>nd&uuml<br>z HoSg&ouml<br>r December 2008, 147 pages This study has two aims regarding the Roma university students in Turkey. First, it attempts to discover the characteristics of their life courses in order to identify the success factors paving the way for their participation in higher education, specifically when the low education level of the Roma people, including even their own families, is concerned. Therefore, their socio-economic env
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Yumurtaci, Duygu. "Predictors Of Body Image Among University Students." Master's thesis, METU, 2012. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614785/index.pdf.

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This thesis aimed to investigate predictors of body image which were irrational beliefs, socially-prescribed perfectionism, social comparison, physical activity level and satisfaction with life among university students. Participants were included of 790 undergraduate students from different departments of in a large state university and sample is selected according to convenience sampling method. Multidimensional Body Self Relations Scale, Irrational Beliefs Scale-Short, Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism Scale, Social Comparison Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale and demographic information
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Meyer, Alan E. "Servant Leadership Attributes in Undergraduate University Students." Thesis, Concordia University Chicago, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3572623.

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<p> The objective of this research study was to ascertain if attributes of servant leadership were more fully developed in undergraduate students nearing graduation than in those students who recently embarked on their university program. The university at which the project was completed endeavors to make its undergraduate students servant leaders as publically stated in its vision, mission, and other public statements and documents. The results of the research indicate that of the five servant leadership attributes selected, the seniors indicated higher scores in two categories, lower in one,
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Cadet, de Fontenay Gabriel Roger Alain Laurent. "Intercultural differences in suggestibility amongst university students /." Link to the online version, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/990.

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Sullivan, Anne-Marie. "An exploration of university students' gambling practices." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2005. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?NR11073.

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Barnett, Max D. "Assisting university students in becoming lifelong disciplemakers." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p054-0249.

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Gorman, Renee Lynn. "Are Montana University System graduate students satisfied?" Thesis, Montana State University, 2005. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2005/gorman/GormanR0805.pdf.

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Juter, Kristina. "Limits of functions : university students' concept development." Doctoral thesis, Luleå : Luleå University of Technology, 2006. http://epubl.ltu.se/1402-1544/2006/08/index.html.

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Moutsios-Rentzos, Andreas. "University mathematics students : thinking styles and strategies." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2285/.

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This study concentrates on the relationship between the students’ thinking styles (Stenberg, 1999) and the strategies (Kirby, 1988) the students employ when dealing with exam-type questions in mathematics. Thinking styles are the “preferred way[s] of using the ability one has” (Sternberg, 1999, p. 8) and are conceptualised to be relatively stable over time and context. A strategy is the “combination of tactics, or a choice of tactics, that forms a coherent plan to solve a problem” (Kirby, 1988, p. 230-231). The students’ attainment, the nature of task and the students’ views are also considere
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Jimenez, Marisol. "Language brokering experiences of Latino university students." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1586158.

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<p> The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the experiences of Latino/a university students who grew up interpreting and translating for their parents or still did. The sample consisted of 14 self-identified language brokers. The study focused on the stressors associated with language brokering, the parent child relationship, perceptions on how public facilities can help with the process of language brokering and the gifts or positive attributes gained due to their experiences. Participants shared various settings in which they language brokered. Stressors included challenge
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Cadet, de Fontenay Laurent. "Intercultural differences in suggestibility amongst university students." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3453.

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Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.<br>The current study investigates intercultural differences in suggestibility between Black, Coloured and White students at a South African university using the Creative Imagination Scale (CIS), (Wilson & Barber, 1978). The CIS and a short biographical questionnaire measuring embeddedness in traditional culture were administered to three samples (N=20 each) from students belonging to the above cultural groups. Statistical tests were applied to determine the effects of ethnicity, cultural embeddedness and gender on CIS scores. The resu
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Horne, Christopher J. "Students' experiences of crime at Loughborough University." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250897.

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Clayton, Spencer Paul. "Malingering Detection among Accommodation-Seeking University Students." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2539.

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Universities have increasingly sought to provide accommodative services to students with learning disorders and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in recent decades thereby creating a need for diagnostic batteries designed to evaluate cognitive abilities relevant to academic performance. Given that accommodative services (extended time on tests, alternate test forms, etc.) provide incentive to distort impairment steps should be taken to estimate the rate at which students distort impairment and to evaluate the accuracy with which symptom distortion is identified. In order to addre
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Johan, Irni Rahmayani. "Financial capability among university students in Indonesia." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2018. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8171/.

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The main aim of this study was to measure financial capability among university students in Indonesia. However, the study also contributes to: an understanding of the concept of financial capability and how it varies across countries and between groups. The main empirical part of the study was based on a major mixed method design which involved six focus groups followed by a large-scale representative survey of 521 face-to-face structured interviews with students, from Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia. The empirical study provides a wealth of important findings on financial capa
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Phoenix, Aisha. "Palestinian university students narrating life under occupation." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2016. http://research.gold.ac.uk/18251/.

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While Palestine is one of the most contested areas of the world, this thesis argues that the complexities of Palestinian narratives are rarely fully heard. It documents how Palestinian university students narrate their lives under occupation for a foreign audience, arguing that motivations for participating in the research affected the narratives shared. Some argued that they were resisting the illegal Israeli occupation by taking part and sharing stories designed to encourage an international audience to oppose it. Others condemned foreign intervention and constructed Muslim resistance as ess
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Gairín, Sallán Joaquín, and Moreno José Luís Muñoz. "Tutorials in university students with a disability." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2013. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/117814.

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This article places an emphasis on the importance of tutorials for students with a disability in universities. It presented the most significant results of the study of tutorials carried out in help services, units or offices for students with a disability inmore than 45 Spanish universities, in relation to promotion, reception, completion and graduation. The contributions highlight the importance of organising a response through a Tutorial Action Plan made up of the stages of motivation and awareness-raisin, planning, execution, evaluation and institutionalisation. Among the principle conclus
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Shao, Binhui. "University students' use of technologies in China." Thesis, Open University, 2012. http://oro.open.ac.uk/56477/.

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Much has been written in the last few years about 'Net Generation' students in western industrial advanced countries (e.g. Kennedy et al. 2007; Salaway et al. 2008; Jones et al. 2010). However little is known about these students and their use of technologies at universities in China. As one of the first empirical studies of the Net Generation university students' use of technologies in mainland China, a survey was administered to students across eight disciplines in one university during May-July 2010. The aim was to understand how university students in mainland China use technologies in the
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Gilliam, Paul Howard. "Nepalese students' reflections on UK university education." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2017. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/703002/.

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This thesis analyses the reflections on UK university Business Studies courses of Nepalese graduates who choose to return home to Nepal after graduating. It considers the personal and cultural influences on educational decision-making that led them to choosing to study in the UK and their post-graduation employment expectations. The primary research was undertaken at a time when UK universities were facing increasing competition to recruit international students and numbers of Nepalese students choosing to study in the UK had dropped. In addition, Nepalese graduates choosing to return home wer
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Shezi, Siphesihle Elton. "Factors that influence university students’ career decisions." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1490.

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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology) in the Department of Psychology at the University Of Zululand, South Africa, 2013<br>The study used a mixed methods methodology to investigate the factors that influence university students’ career decisions. This was motivated by the fact that students in disadvantaged communities are challenged by the negative socio-political conditions that resulted from the South African Apartheid system and these conditions limited the resources for people in dis
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Hyde, Joy. "Mental illness : negative perceptions of university students." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11492.

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Butler, Leah C. "Getting Stoned: Marijuana Use among University Students." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1460203414.

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Lotze, Geraldine. "Expressive Writing with University Students with Disabilities." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1851.

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Research suggests college students with high incidence disabilities experience more distress than their peers without disabilities as they adapt to college. The expressive writing paradigm developed by Pennebaker and Beall (1986) effectively reduced distress in college students and other nonclinical samples when participants wrote about emotions they experienced surrounding an upsetting event. Previous research on expressive writing has not addressed the effectiveness of the paradigm with students with disabilities. A randomized control trial study examined changes in distress and daily hassle
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Wang, Ya-Chien. "AIDS Preventative Behavior Among Taiwanese University Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279286/.

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This study used the Health Belief Model to examine the predictors of AIDS preventive behavior. The independent variables were the variables of individual perception, modifying factors (psychological variables), and likelihood variables. The respondents, the Taiwanese students of the University of North Texas, were influenced both by Chinese sexuality and Western values in their AIDS-risk behavior. The results revealed that 90% of the respondents were misinformed on the availability of AIDS vaccine. In addition, a majority of the students were either abstaining from sex or practicing monogamy.
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Bell, Jonathan Andrew. "Entrepreneurial intention among Rhodes University undergraduate students." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020011.

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The entrepreneurial intentions of university students are important factors to consider when developing entrepreneurship offerings at tertiary level institutions. This research study reports on pertinent findings from a study which set out to determine Rhodes university undergraduate students‟ entrepreneurial intentions and their pull and push factors that have brought them to the decision to become entrepreneurs. A survey, using a 43 question structured web-based instrument was used to capture the responses from undergraduate students across different departments at Rhodes University, Grahams
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Flusk, Lynette Michelle. "Factors influencing interracial mixing amongst university students." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/150.

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This study examines the reasons given for the lack of interracial contact among 188 (142 Black, 25 White and 19 Coloured) university students. The most pervasive factor influencing such contact for the whole group (79.1 percent) was language differences. The statements endorsed by most black participants were; differences in behaviour (62.9 percent), socio-economic status (56.0 percent) and culture (52.5 percent). The coloured participants endorsed statements concerning socio-economic status (61.1 percent), culture (42.1 percent) and dissociation (42.1 percent). The white participants endorsed
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Krasniqi, Yllka. "How about Karlstad University? : A study about the international students at Karlstad University." Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-1423.

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<p>The study aims to examine the factors that influenced the international students when selecting Karlstad University as an institution. The study also contains a secondary aim which is to examine how the international students evaluate their experiences in Karlstad. Further the study is built upon four research questions, where the three first research questions can be referred to the main aim whereas the fourh research question can be referred to the secondary aim. The main aim is by the research questions divided into a three step process, the factor that influnced the international studen
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Centeno, Ignacio, He Peng, and Parityada Punthapong. "Do Entrepreneur Courses Matter? : An Investigation of Students from Swedish University, Mälardalen University." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-849.

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<p>The purpose is to investigate the relationship between Entrepreneur</p><p>perspectives and education objectives in order to explore students´</p><p>attitudes towards the course and also their expectations to become an</p><p>Entrepreneur.</p>
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Adams, George Edward. "Student perceptions of university faculty on the length of enrollment of university students." Diss., This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134549/.

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