Higher education institutions implement purposeful change to improve their performance or
impose changes in response to their external environments. To deal with these changes …

Transition to higher education is increasingly becoming a common stage in young
adulthood, which highlights the importance of studying what could contribute for a better …

To date, research has focussed on understanding how various contextual factors facilitate
students' adjustments to university as they begin their studies. However, there seems to be …

In view of recent changes in the higher education sector, such as increased tuition fees, a
greater focus has been placed on widening participation initiatives and monitoring student …

This study explored how faculty and students differed in their coping strategies to handle the
severe stress brought on by COVID-19 and how this stress impacted student academic …

The COVID-19 pandemic forced students to abruptly shift from traditional and familiar, to
largely improvised distance learning formats. This study examined whether individual …

Student transition into higher education can set the foundation for success at university.
However, some students, perhaps in increasing numbers, find this transition difficult. This …

This study focuses on student resilience during the COVID‐19 crisis, a key factor for
students' progress, and future careers. It does so by introducing the job demands and …

The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationships between coping (ie, adaptive or
maladaptive), academic engagement dimensions (ie, vigor, dedication and absorption) and …

In daily academic life, students are exposed to a wide range of potentially stressful situations
which could negatively affect their academic achievement and their health. Among the …