Global perspectives on university students /

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Imprint:New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, [2019]
Description:1 online resource (336 pages)
Language:English
Series:Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World
Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13541704
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Other authors / contributors:Esteves, Dulce, editor.
Scarf, Damian, editor.
Pinheiro, Paulo, editor.
Arahanga-Doyle, Hitaua, editor.
Hunter, John A., editor.
ISBN:1536157465
9781536157468
Notes:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 13, 2019).
Summary:This book provides a comprehensive overview of different dimensions that influence university students, such as social factors (including the indigenous perspectives, social identity and mental health, depressive symptoms in university, the helicopter parenting, the change in family relations and adoptions of healthy/unhealthy behaviors while in college); individual aspects that influence this population (like personal autonomy or entrepreneurial intent) and major problems faced by students (like alcohol consumption or the challenge of writing a thesis). This book is a must read for college administrators, teachers and researchers as tips, best practices, and lessons learned are applicable to any academic department seeking to improve learning environment of their students. The contributors to this book are associated with colleges and universities from nine different countries, from four continents. The authors have a broad range of educational and professional experience and offer unique insights into the wide variety of methods utilized to design and provide new understandings regarding college students.
Other form:Print version: Hunter, John A. Global Perspectives on University Students. New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, ©2019 9781536157451