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Coffman, Anna M. "Beverage Choices of College Students and the Factors Influencing those Choices." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1542317862606786.
Full textOliver, Katherine M. "College-Educated, African American Women's Marital Choices." UKnowledge, 2016. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/46.
Full textBurbidge, Linda Diane. "An examination of college freshmen’s food choices." Diss., Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6757.
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Hikaru H. Peterson
The prevalence of obesity and overweight has heightened over the last 40 years. Over two thirds of the US adult population is overweight or obese. Further, 18% of adolescents, ages 12 to 19, are obese, which is an increase of over 13% since the late 1970’s. Food environment and peer influence have been emerging areas of study and are thought to be catalysts to unhealthy eating choices. College students present a unique opportunity to look at the impact of a changing food environment, including changes in peer groups. This study is concerned with how students’ peers impact their food consumption and ultimately weight. College freshmen were recruited during their first month on campus at Kansas State University. The students participated in a year-long, three-part study to track their eating habits, weight and height. The students’ parents were also asked to participate by filling out a survey on eating habits. The students also asked one friend they ate with at least once a week to fill out a food record with them. The collected information was transformed into daily average calories for each of six food groups and for macronutrients. A peer ratio was created from the parents and friends calorie intakes to determine the similarity in consumption by each food group or macronutrient. A system of equations was specified and estimated for both food groups and macronutrients. For the food group model, beverages were the only food group with a statistically significant peer ratio term. The coefficient on the ratio was positive, indicating that students would consume more calories from beverages, as their college friends consumed more calories from beverages relative to the students’ parents at home. In the macronutrient model, protein had a statistically significant and positive peer ratio. An examination of the impacts of predicted calories consumed from food groups, along with other individual characteristics, on student’s BMI in the spring term, indicated that increasing snack consumption led to an increase in BMI while increasing bread consumption caused a decrease. Eating more meals at the university dining center also increased BMI. An analysis for the predicted macronutrient values revealed a similar relationship with eating more meals at the dining center, but the predicted macronutrients did not have statistically significant impacts on BMI.
Mai, Jenifer. "College Application Behaviors| Factors Impacting the College Choices of High School Seniors." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10285097.
Full textCollege application behaviors among students who are similarly prepared vary by socioeconomic status. Recent research suggests that undermatching is a growing trend, especially among low-income students. Undermatching has detrimental consequences for students who possess the potential to succeed at a selective college, but fail to apply, leading to reduced student success and poor economic outcomes. While literature about factors that affect a student’s decision to attend college is abundant, a focus on the selection of college is still limited. A literature review examined how college choice changed over time, and how future trends in students’ college application behaviors might develop.
This quantitative study used a cross-sectional survey design. Demographic variables were collected along with the results from the Aspects of Identity Questionnaire (AIQ-IV). A paper-and-pencil survey was used to collect data about participants’ race, gender, academic achievement, socioeconomic status, identity orientation, and college choices. In this study, college choice was measured by college selectivity scores, which are annually assigned by the U.S. News & World Report. Surveys were administered to 341 twelfth grade students in a California public high school.
Results revealed that both race and academic achievement are significant predictors (R2 = .422) of college selectivity. Inferential analysis reported that Asian participants (M = 2.75) had a higher mean college selectivity score than Filipino ( M = 1.91) and Latino/a (M = 1.99) participants. These findings suggest that Filipino students require support systems that may be different from those available to Asian students.
The findings also suggest that academic achievement is associated with participants’ college choices. Participants who reported high academic achievement levels had higher college selectivity scores, regardless of socioeconomic status, concluding that undermatching was not found for low-income participants at this research site. This is noteworthy because it is different from what literature reports is a negative outcome among low-income students. This suggests there may be external factors that can have a positive impact on college choices in order to overcome the typical effects of social class on college attainment. Future research can investigate policies and practices at high college-matching schools to explain how to improve college application behaviors.
Fong, Wai-shan Vanessa, and 方蔚珊. "Uncommon women, uncommon choices: Mount Holyoke College alumnae in Hong Kong and their choices, experiencesand outcomes of attending a women's college." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50178192.
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Reed, Melissa L. "Perceived barriers of college students to making healthful food choices /." View online, 1992. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211998881491.pdf.
Full textOrnelas, Cecilia Loftus. "COLLEGE CHOICES OF LATINA/O STUDENTS ATTENDING A FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE: UNDERSTANDING PERSISTENCE AND RETENTION." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/702.
Full textMcNealy, Tara E. "Veterans' college choices: A process of stratification and social reproduction." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/290121.
Full textShuttleworth, Carol Lois. "The effects of perceived barriers on college women's occupational choices /." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487779120910083.
Full textGuimond, Andrew H. "Pre-college Attributes, Academic Choices, Social Factors, and Intervention Programs Predict Student Retention at Marietta College." Marietta College / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1399291313.
Full textOlsen, Lynette. "Comparison of the Influence of Various Information Sources on the College Choice of Students Within a Variety of Postsecondary Institutions." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194230.
Full textKaltenboeck, Anna. "Gender sensitivity to peer math ability effects on college curriculum choices." Saarbrücken VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2006. http://d-nb.info/991217489/04.
Full textShelton, Jeff Scott. "From College to Career: Understanding First Generation and Traditional Community College Transfer Students' Major and Career Choices." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1408.
Full textGutman, Sandra Mae. "The Factors that Influence Health Science Students' Vending Machine Choices." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1253291390.
Full textKenny, Daniel T. "The Effect of Student Debt on Career Choices." Thesis, Boston College, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1385.
Full textStudent debt affects a multitude of gifted and intelligent college students each year. In order to attend our nation’s premier universities, members of the lower and middle classes must procure loans which prove debilitating to their respective economic situations. Upon graduating, such financial burden ultimately forces these individuals to choose economic pragmatism over the pursuit of their true passions. This growing reality calls for a reexamination of the American system of higher education, particularly the underlying ideology behind it – the American Dream. Through an analysis of eight interviews and the use of supporting data, this study reflects the need for drastic reform
Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2010
Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Sociology Honors Program
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Knudson, Kandace Margretta. "Community college freshman composition instructors' choices of readings : the importance of context /." For electronic version search Digital dissertations database. Restricted to UC campuses. Access is free to UC campus dissertations, 2005. http://uclibs.org/PID/11984.
Full textGallagher, Joseph. "Towards better choices and improved practice : a study of the influences on students' course and college choice in Ireland." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2017. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/8579/.
Full textDetoya, Maria Stephanie. "Canned Food Choices of College Students Using the Nuval (RTM) Nutrient-Profiling System." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10638735.
Full textThe purpose of the study was to determine if student participants can accurately choose the most nutritious canned food product when given specific brand choices with similar food label. Results showed a statistically significant difference in mean percent correct score in canned fruits compared to canned vegetables. Mean percent correct score for canned fruits was significantly higher among participants with annual income greater than $10,001. Mean percent correct score for canned vegetables was significantly higher among non-health related majors than health related majors. Further research is recommended to show trends in accuracy of choice of nutritious canned foods among college students.
Olbrecht, Alexandre. "The impact of athletic participation on earnings and life choices." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2005.
Find full textSoustal, F. G., and n/a. "College course selections years 11 and 12 : students' aspirations and ultimate career choice." University of Canberra. Education, 1986. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061108.172700.
Full textSchutjer, Patricia M. "Building dialogic learning in the college literature classroom : a teacher's instructional choices and student responses /." The Ohio State University, 1999. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1488190109869883.
Full textKeith, Jill Fabricius. "Life Skills at a Tribal College: Effects of a Culturally Relevant Educational Intervention on College Retention & Self-efficacy for Healthy Choices among American Indian Tribal College Students." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10365/25550.
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Kiser, Lyda Costello. "Instruction and Assessment Technique Choices of Adjunct Humanities and Social Science Instructors in Virginia Community Colleges." Thesis, George Mason University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10271939.
Full textIssues of instruction and assessment at community colleges are influenced by the high percentage of classes taught by adjunct faculty. In 2014 for the Virginia Community College System, part-time instructors comprised 70.3% of instructional faculty. This dissertation describes the instruction and assessment technique choices of adjunct instructors in humanities and social sciences at five Virginia community colleges, identified through survey, interview, and observation data, and what influences instructors in this study make choices about what techniques to use. Profiles of observed instructors provide examples of specific instructor experiences. Four themes are identified: 1) personal dedication of instructors; 2) instructors’ practice of teaching how they learned; 3) constant revision of courses taught; and, 4) limited availability of collegial interaction or professional development opportunities. With the increasing importance that adjuncts play in providing undergraduate education, understanding how these instructors teach and assess student learning informs college practices in decisions about using adjuncts, appropriate professional development, and processes for hiring and evaluation.
Timken, Kristin. "Perceptions and Satisfaction of Healthy Food Choices Among College-Aged Females in a Self-Serve Dining Facility Setting." OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/890.
Full textRoberts, R. J. "Student careers in a college of higher education : An interpretive study of students' experiences, concepts of self, and the relationship between their in-college careers and their post-college career choices." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.371529.
Full textPennock, Arnold Tiffany G. "Expectations, Choices, and Lessons Learned: The Experience of Rural, Appalachian, Upward Bound Graduates." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou15094805739814.
Full textRippon, Tamsyn. "Career choices of Rhodes University academics : internal and external influences on the decision making process." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013074.
Full textRamirez, Francisco. "Breaking the Cycle for a Better Life: Understanding the Decision-Making Process That First-Generation, Community College Students Experienced When Making College Major and Career Choices." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/824.
Full textAurora, Pallavi. "Unpacking social avoidance and substance use in social anxiety disorder: Does extraversion predict behavioral choices in college students?" Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554890081997227.
Full textCartwright, Pamela LeeAnn. "The effects of emotional intelligence and self-esteem on undergraduate college student academic involvement and career orientation." Scholarly Commons, 2006. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/636.
Full textClick, Ivy A. "Practice Characteristics of Graduates of East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine: Factors Related to Career Choices in Primary Care." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1112.
Full textPoovey, Diana. "A pilot study exploring the perceptions and selections of healthful food choices by college students in a self-service dining hall setting /." Available to subscribers only, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1679682571&sid=3&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Full textJohansson, Linda. "Sökande till IMH (Ingesunds Musikhögskola) som möjlig indikator på förändrade instrumentpreferenser bland barn och ungdomar." Thesis, Karlstad University, Division for Ingesund College of Music, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-4837.
Full textDetta är en undersökning av fördelningen av sökande till en musikhögskola vid tre söktillfällen med fem års mellanrum, 1997, 2002 och 2007. Mot denna bakgrund diskuteras förändringar i instrumentval som antas spegla förändringar för ca 20 år sedan då de sökande antas ha gjort sina val.Förändringar som jag har iakttagit är att instrument som går under den klassiska genren har tappat sökande men den är fortfarande den största genren. Instrument under afrogenren blir mer och mer populära och folkmusikgenren blir större och större.
This is a study of the apportionment of applicants to a music college during three occasions with five-year intervals, 1997, 2002 and 2007. Against this background, changes are dis-cussed with regard to choice of instrument that are assumed to reflect changes approximately 20 years ago, when the applicants made their choices. Among the changes that I have observed are that instruments associated with classical genres have decreased significantly in number, yet are still the majority. Instruments associated with Afroamerican genres are increasing in popularity, while ethnic music genres have become larger.
Hall, Jona S. "Identifying the Variables that Impact the Nontraditional Career Choices of Women." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou147871185473825.
Full textMcGrew, Charles E. "EDUCATION POLICIES AND MIGRATION REALITIES: UTILIZING A STATE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM TO UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF MIGRATION CHOICES FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES FROM APPALACHIAN KENTUCKY." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/epe_etds/5.
Full textSevier, Robert A. "Freshmen at competitive liberal arts colleges : a survey of factors influencing institutional choice /." Connect to resource, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1244141651.
Full textGray, Vaughan R., and n/a. "Referral source selection in word of mouth communication : findings from export education movements of China and Malaysia." University of Otago. Department of Marketing, 2007. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070501.120724.
Full textColeman, Laura L. "Factors that influence post-baccalaureate community college students' choice to attend Lake Michigan College /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3137686.
Full textAllen, Michael 1954. "An Investigation of Holland's Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments As Applied to Undergraduate Music Majors." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330790/.
Full textOware, Philip K. "A study investigating the college choice process of selected freshmen minority undergraduate students at Rowan University /." Full text available online, 2005. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/find/theses.
Full textSchipull, Rachel. "Factors determining student choice of Christian liberal arts colleges /." Connect to full text in OhioLINK ETD Center, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=toledo1239673636.
Full textTypescript. "Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for The Master of Education in Higher Education." "A thesis entitled"--at head of title. Bibliography: leaves 76-80.
Swartzendruber, Loren E. "Increasing Mennonite parental involvement in the college choice decision." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.
Full textJennings, Lida Revere. "Women and college choice a comparison of staff and student perceptions at four women's colleges /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1621832601&sid=11&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Full textNophawan, Yamchuti Palmer James C. "Factors influencing college choice by students at newly opened private colleges in Thailand." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3064543.
Full textTitle from title page screen, viewed February 2, 2006. Dissertation Committee: James C. Palmer (chair), William Tolone, Albert Azinger, George Padavil. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-126) and abstract. Also available in print.
Forseth, Eric A. "Factors influencing student-athletes' college choice at evangelical, church-supported, NAIA institutions in Ohio." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1260448852.
Full textCarlson, Malinda Louise McCarthy John R. "Factors influencing college choice by first-year students at small, private colleges and universities in Illinois." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1992. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9227161.
Full textTitle from title page screen, viewed January 9, 2006. Dissertation Committee: John R. McCarthy (chair), Sally B. Pancrazio, Larry D. Kennedy, George Padavil, David L. Tucker. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-112) and abstract. Also available in print.
Bonnema, Jeanne. "Information needs and source preference of prospective learners at tertiary institutions an integrated marketing communication approach /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05072007-170508.
Full textTan, Christine Joy Newsom Ron. "College choice in the Philippines." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9916.
Full textTan, Christine Joy. "College Choice in the Philippines." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9916/.
Full textAlexander-Terry, Jennifer. "How black students select four-year colleges: an examination of the decision-making process." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104286.
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