When service-learning began to gain prominence as a legitimate academic pedagogy in the early 1990's, it was believed that through intensive service experiences, students developed a greater understanding of themselves, felt empowered to make a difference in their community, made a connection to course material, and made a commitment to continue serving their communities post-graduation. Research conducted in the mid to late 1990's confirmed that students completing service-learning courses were responding positively in all these stated areas (Eyler, Giles, & Braxton, 1997; Osborne, Hammerich, & Hensley, 1998). However, a new generation of students began entering higher education institutions in the fall of 2000. Labeled the Millennial generation and because these students were different from any other previous generation (Howe & Strauss, 2000), it was appropriate to ask whether these students would respond to service-learning experiences in the same way. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the assumptions made about the effects of service-learning were accurate for the contemporary Millennial student, as defined by Howe and Strauss (2000), and to more accurately know whether those service-learning experiences were meeting students' expectations. This research assessed the way Millennial students at Ball State university were affected by service-learning in three primary ways: Expanding Academic Learning, Personal Growth and Development, and Civic and Social Awareness. A sample of 256 undergraduates enrolled in service-learning courses at Ball State University at the beginning of the fall 2009 semester were given a service-learning pre-assessment test that consisted of 18 questions in three different subcategories: Expanding Academic Learning, Personal Growth and Development, and Civic and Social Awareness. The pre-assessment was designed to evaluate what students expected to gain from their service-learning experience. A post-assessment was given at the end of the fall 2009 semester and asked students to report on what they actually received from the service-learning experience. Overall, Ball State Millennial students reacted in very similar ways to their service-learning experience as the generation before them. Ball State Millennial students had high expectations that, as a result of their service-learning experiences, their classroom studies would be more meaningful, their higher level thinking skills would be enhanced, and their service-learning experiences would be an important part of their education. There was not a statistically significant difference between the pre-assessment (expectations of service-learning) and the post-assessment (service-learning experiences). Students had high expectations for what they would achieve from their service-learning experience and overall their expectations were met. When looking at the individual subcategories, there were statistically significant differences between the pre- and post- assessment for Expanding Academic Learning, Personal Growth and Development, and Civic and Social Awareness, but not for Personal Growth and Development. This research also demonstrated that service-learning affects students in similar ways regardless of the age of the students, class standing, grade point average and years of previous service. There was, however, a statistically significant difference based on service-learning course taken. / Department of Educational Studies

The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to develop a clearer understanding of how involvement with the Association of Graduate Education Students (AGES) at the University of Victoria effects students' experiences of graduate school. Participants included graduate students who belonged to the AGES committee between 2001 and 2005 and faculty members who interacted with those members and supported program initiatives. Faculty participants were purposefully selected following the student interviews as important influences on the development of AGES. AGES records, including meeting minutes and a growth plan were accessed during the research. Key findings included the effect of short-term leadership on the development of the organizing committee; the important role that faculty members played in the health of a student organization, and the importance of social events when you leave your career cloak behind to become a full-time graduate student.

Recent research has proposed a new stage in human development, termed emerging adulthood by Jeffrey Arnett, which is characterized by a prolonged journey to adult roles and responsibilities. This thesis explores the experience of Chinese emerging adults, university students aged 20-25 years using Erikson’s and Levinson’s developmental theories as a theoretical framework. These authors proposed that three major developmental tasks are necessary for the transition to adulthood: separating from family of origin, forming an adult identity and finding the place for the self in the larger society. Qualitative interviews were conducted virtually with 12 Chinese university students to understand their perceptions and lived experience. Qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyze the interview transcripts. The results suggest Chinese emerging adults (a) have a low level of separation from parents; (b) have not formed a clear sense of identity and have not achieved a self-definition in adulthood; and (c) have not made initial commitments to love and work. It is speculated that the Chinese sociocultural context may further postpone its young adults’ independence and autonomy, and this prolonged transition to adulthood is both positive and problematic to Chinese young adults. This study lends support to Arnett’s emerging adulthood theory through its exploration of emerging adulthood in China, where, to date, little research has been done on this subject. It provides rich descriptions of the experience of Chinese emerging adults’ lives and enhances understandings of the role of culture in influencing the emerging adulthood period.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among wellness, relationship status, gender, place of residence, and GPA among university prep-school students. The study was carried out on a sample of 506 prep-school students from BaSkent University. The students were asked to fill out Wellness Inventory and the demographic data sheet. In order to investigate the differences between wellness sub-scales&rsquo / scores (Relational Self, Social Interest and Empathy, Self Consistency, Mastery Orientation, Physical Wellness, Humor, Love, and Environmental Sensitivity) of the subjects with respect to gender, relationship status, place of residence, and GPA / four separate MANOVA&rsquo / s were conducted. The results of this study revealed significant gender differences in self-consistency, love, environmental sensitivity sub-scales&rsquo / scores in favor of male students, but in social interest and empathy sub-scales in favor of female students. The findings also showed that students who were in a committed relationship scored significantly higher in love sub-scale, whereas students who were not in a committed relationship scored significantly higher in physical wellness sub-scale. Results indicated no significant differences in terms of the place of residence. The results also revealed that students, whose GPA ranged between 90-100, scored significantly higher on mastery orientation sub-scale of Wellness Inventory than students, whose GPA level ranged between 50-70 and below 50.

The purpose of the present study was mainly fourfold / 1) to examine the undergraduate students&rsquo / level of academic procrastination in relation to gender / 2) to investigate the undergraduate students&rsquo / prevalence of procrastination in relation to gender in six areas of academic functioning namely / writing a term paper, studying for an exam, keeping up reading weekly assignments, performing academic administrative tasks, attendance tasks, and school activities in general / 3) to find out the relationship between academic procrastination score and academic achievement of undergraduate students / and 4) to reveal the self-reported reasons of academic procrastination in relation to gender. The Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students (PASS) was translated and adapted into Turkish and used as the data collection instrument. The data was gathered from 784 undergraduate students from different grades and 37 departments of Middle East Technical University. The results of the study revealed that 52% of METU students procrastinate on their academic tasks and the findings revealed that male students procrastinate more than female students. Moreover, the results of the prevalent analysis showed that the students nearly always or always engage in procrastination on the areas of studying for an exam, writing a term paper, and reading weekly reading assignments more than the other three areas namely / academic administrative tasks, attendance tasks and the tasks related to school activities in general. In addition, the results regarding the relationship between academic procrastination and academic achievement revealed a significant negative relationship between the two variables. Finally, factor analysis was conducted to find out the self-reported reasons of academic procrastination and four factors were found as excuses of students namely / fear of failure, risk taking, laziness, and rebellion against control.

The purpose of the present study is twofold: First, to assess to what extent gender, age, body mass index, weight satisfaction, body satisfaction and coping styles predict disordered eating attitudes of Turkish university students. Second, to examine whether there is a significant difference between female and male university students&rsquo / expert preference in case of a weight problem and importance of significant other&rsquo / s opinion regarding their weight. Three instruments- Eating Attitudes Test, Coping Styles Inventory, and a Demographic Data Form were administered to 525 students from four (3 state, 1 private) universities of Ankara. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was conducted to evaluate how well emotion focused coping, problem focused coping, gender, age, body mass index, weight satisfaction and body satisfaction predicted the disordered eating attitudes of Turkish university students. A two way contingency table analysis was conducted to evaluate whether there was a significant difference between female and male university students regarding their expert preference in case of a weight problem, and whether there was a significant difference between female and male university students with respect to the importance of significant other&rsquo / s opinion regarding their weight. The variables found to be most predictive of disordered eating attitudes and entered the regression equation were weight satisfaction, gender, emotion focused coping, age, and body mass index. Of the five variables, weight satisfaction was strongly negatively related to disordered eating attitudes. Results indicated that proportions of female students preferring dietitian and fitness expert in case of a weight problem were nearly same, whereas male students prefered fitness expert, medical doctor and dietitian, respectively. Regarding the importance of significant other&rsquo / s opinion in relation to weight, there were no significant differences between two groups. Opposite sex friend&rsquo / s opinion in relation to weight was found to be the most important source for both female and male students.

[pt] O estudo teve como objetivo investigar à luz da Teoria Bioecológica do Desenvolvimento Humano que fatores impactaram de forma positiva o desenvolvimento de estudantes universitários diagnosticados com TDAH, que os fizeram alcançar e cursar o ensino superior. Participaram da pesquisa 10 estudantes de graduação de uma universidade privada do Rio de Janeiro. Os dados foram produzidos por meio de entrevista semiestruturada no contexto da própria universidade. As análises foram realizadas com uma abordagem qualitativa de análise de conteúdo. As categorias e subcategorias foram construídas a partir do que emergiu dos dados das entrevistas, considerando-se o modelo PPCT (Processo, Pessoa, Contexto, Tempo), característico das pesquisas aportadas no modelo Bioecológico. Os dados apontaram para um conjunto de fatores que impactaram positivamente a trajetória acadêmica desse grupo de estudantes, seja para a chegada à universidade, seja para lá permanecer, seja para ambos. Durante todo o ensino básico, os fatores foram: (a) um ambiente escolar atraente, acolhedor e incentivador; (b) uma sala de aula organizada, com poucos alunos, apresentando a possibilidade de diálogo entre os pares e professores; (c) mediação da aprendizagem com: os professores contratados pelos pais para reforço escolar, os familiares, os colegas de sala de aula e, os professores da escola durante a recuperação e; (d) as inciativas parentais que ajudaram a direcionar o percurso acadêmico. No ensino superior os fatores ressaltados pelos estudantes foram: (a) o tempo estendido para realização das avaliações e; (b) o suporte pedagógico, psicológico e psicopedagógico oferecido pela instituição de ensino. E durante toda a trajetória acadêmica, ou seja, da educação infantil até o ensino superior fatores como: (a) diagnóstico, (b) tratamento medicamentoso e/ou psicoterapêutico; (c) estratégias metacognitivas; (d) características do professor como ser atencioso e explicar devagar e de várias formas; (e) características pessoais; (f) identificação com o professor; (g) suporte afetivo familiar e escolar e; (h) socialização, foram os elementos que, segundo eles, trouxeram benefícios para suas trajetórias. Os resultados nos permitiram inferir que no contexto dessas trajetórias não existe um protocolo a ser seguido para que haja sucesso acadêmico de estudantes diagnosticados com TDAH. Conclui-se, entretanto que, os entrevistados deram indicações simples, porém relevantes sobre alguns aspectos que, se colocados em prática, podem contribuir grandemente para o desenvolvimento acadêmico de todos os discentes; não importando se têm algum diagnóstico ou não. Porém, entende-se que se existir por parte da família, da escola e da sociedade, atitudes que busquem destacar e fortalecer as características e habilidades particulares desses estudantes reduzindo a força da patologização, os resultados poderão ser melhores. Que para além dos estereótipos macrossistêmicos da sociedade contemporânea, que enfatizam deficiências e prejuízos, assim como um discurso determinista de fracasso acadêmico de estudantes diagnosticados com TDAH, que haja um olhar direcionado para o que eles pensam, o que conseguem realizar e o modo como aprendem. Por fim, recomenda-se a reflexão sobre o desenvolvimento de metodologias de ensino e aprendizagem que possam ser aplicadas na escola e fora do espaço escolar, de maneira que essa relação ocorra de maneira mais fluida e que abarque as diversas modalidades de aprendizagem, independente de diagnósticos. / [en] The objective of this study was to investigate, from the perspective of Bronfenbrenner s Bioecological Model of Human Development the factors that impact the development of university students diagnosed with ADHD so that they achieve success in admission to an undergraduate school. A total of 10 undergraduate students from a private university in Brazil took part in the study. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview carried out at the University. The analyses used the qualitative approach of content analysis. The categories and subcategories were built based on PPCT (Process, Person, Context, Time) which is a part of Bronfenbrenner s model. The results pointed to a positive trajectory for these students, be it for getting admitted into college, for remaining there, or for both. When looking at their basic and high school educational trajectory, we found that the presence of a few factors stood out in the data, such as (a) an attractive school that is welcoming and encouraging; (b) a structured classroom, with few students, which allows for ample interchange among students and between them and their teachers; (c) the mediation of learning by teachers hired by the parents as teaching aids, by family members, classroom mates and school teachers and; (d) parents initiatives in helping them gear their academic development towards a successful one. As for their college history the influencing factors encountered where: (a) extra time for tests and; (b) pedagogical, psychological, and academic support. When looking at their academic trajectory as a whole, that is, from early childhood education up to college, the factors to which students attributed their success were: (a) having had or not a diagnosis; (b) medicinal and/or psychotherapy treatment; (c) metacognitive strategies; (d) teachers characteristics – thoughtful and caring in explaining concepts slowly and using different methods; (e) personal characteristics; (f) identifying themselves with the teacher/professor; (g) family and school support and; (h) socialization.The results lead us to infer that in the context of these students academic history, there is no set protocol that can be followed that will ensure academic success. We saw that students gave us pointers which nonetheless were relevant, if considered as a practice that can greatly contribute to their development, whether or not they have been diagnosed. However, it is our understanding that if there are attitudes and actions from the part of the family, the school and society that highlight and strengthen the individual characteristics and abilities of such students, thus reducing the power of pathologizing, we should see a better outcome. We also understand that, beyond the macrosystemic stereotypes from today s society which emphasize deficiencies and impairments, as well as a deterministic discourse of school failure for students diagnosed with ADHD, one should focus instead on how those students think, what they can actually accomplish and how they learn. Finally, we recommend that more resources be allocated to the development of learning and teaching methods that can be applied in school, as well as in other contexts, so that the process can be smoother, including different modalities of learning, whether or not there is a diagnosis for the student.

The diploma thesis is of theoretic-empirical character with focus on values and value system of university students these days. First part deals with following concepts: adolescence, cognitive changes, emotionality, identity, sexuality, socialization, generational conflict. Further it specifies and explains what is value, its types and historical background, then evaluation and attitudes. The last part of theoretical section discusses young generation of today, covers moral and value development, future objectives, summarizes the overall view of youth of today with regards to executed research. It also reflects value changes of German adolescents. The practical section was carried out through questionnaire survey. Obtained information served for comparison of value system between students of Pedagogical Faculty at University of South Bohemia and university students from Augsburg, Bayreuth and Braunschweig. The goal of this thesis is thus to compare the value system between Czech and German university students.

La mayor parte de la terminología especializada de la informática provienede calcos del inglés, y a menudo se prefiere el anglicismo al término traducidopor diversos motivos, entre ellos, por economía lingüística. En estetrabajo, recogemos los resultados de un estudio empírico sobre la frecuenciade uso de anglicismos crudos entre alumnos de licenciatura en Traducciónde la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (España). El grado deutilización de anglicismos léxicos por parte de la muestra seleccionada pareceser relativamente elevado, pero sensiblemente inferior al detectado enun estudio preliminar parcial realizado con una muestra de estudiantes deinformática. Los estudiantes que mayor número de términos propusieronpara las definiciones fueron también los que más sinónimos sugirieron ymás anglicismos utilizaron. / Most technical terms in the field of Computer Science are Englishloanwords. English words are frequently preferred to Spanish terms because of different reasons, for instance, because of linguistic economy. Inthis paper, we reveal the results of an empirical study about the frequencyof use of pure anglicisms. It has been carried out among students ofTranslating and Interpreting at the University of Las Palmas de GranCanaria (Spain). The scope of use of lexical anglicisms by individuals in theanalysed sample seems to be relatively high, but slightly lower than thatof Computer Science students who participated in another preliminarypartial study. Those students who provided more words for definitionsalso suggested more synonyms for the terms, and also used more Englishterms.

Användningen av sociala medier har ökat och är en självklar del av livet för många. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur högskolestudenter påverkas av sociala medier och hur de använder sociala medier för att skapa social sammanhållning i klassen och i privatlivet. Vidare studerades eventuella skillnader mellan kvinnor och män samt hur studenterna uppfattade sociala mediers betydelse i allmänhet. Insamling av material gjordes genom kvalitativa intervjuer med en hermeneutisk metodansats. Åtta studenter på Högskolan i Halmstad intervjuades varav fyra män och fyra kvinnor. Materialet tolkades med teorierna tillhörighet av May, Scheffs sociala band och Goffmans frontstage och backstage. Resultaten som framkom visade att deltagarna påverkades av sociala medier, dels på ett negativt sätt då sociala medier kunde bidra till att användare jämför sig med andra men även på ett positivt sätt då sociala medier underlättade kommunikationen både i skolan och i privatlivet samt bidrog till social sammanhållning inom högskoleklassen. / The usage of social media has increased and is a given part of life for many. The purpose of this study was to examine how university students is influenced by social media and how they use social media to create social cohesiveness within the class and in private life. Furthermore, were possible differences between women and men studied and how the students think of social media´s importance in general. The study was conducted through qualitative interviews with a hermetic method approach. Eight students at Halmstad University were interviewed, four males and four women. The material was interpreted using May´s theory belonging, Scheff´s theory social bond and Goffman´s theory frontstage and backstage. The results showed that the participants were influenced by social media, in a negative way as social media could contribute to user´s comparison with others but also in a positive way as social media made it easier to communicate both in school and in private life and contributed to social cohesiveness within the university class.