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Socioeconomic Status And Study Abroad: Participation, Academic Performance, And Graduation, Steven Douglas Bell
Socioeconomic Status And Study Abroad: Participation, Academic Performance, And Graduation, Steven Douglas Bell
Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations
Research into retention, academic performance, and degree completion of study abroad program participants positively correlates with the assertion of Kuh, Kinzie, Schuh, Whitt, and Associates (2005) that study abroad is a high-impact educational activity. Literature on study abroad participation, academic performance, and graduation status is limited. This quantitative study adds to the literature on study abroad, and specifically examines to what extent participation, academic performance, and graduation at four and six years for study abroad students differ by socioeconomic status.
Academic Performance And Therapeutic Breathing, Abha Gupta, Seema Maira, Smita Sinha
Academic Performance And Therapeutic Breathing, Abha Gupta, Seema Maira, Smita Sinha
Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications
This paper explores using breathing techniques to boost the academic performance of students and describes how teachers can foster the technique in their classrooms. The innovative study examines the differential impact of therapeutic breathing exercises, called pranayama, on students’ academic performance. The paper introduces approaches to therapeutic breathing exercises as an alternative to improve school performance, as well as the self-regulatory behavior, which is known to correlate with academic performance. The study was conducted in a school-wide pranayama program with positive outcomes. The intervention consisted of two breathing exercises, (1) deep breathing, and (2) alternate nostril breathing. It is a …