School of Education, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. The question of how to prepare
higher education students for employment is at the forefront of higher education, yet in many …

Sense of belonging in higher education contributes to students' wellbeing and academic
attainment. However, there is ambiguity about the definition and measurement of sense of …

Introduction Late adolescents differ in the degree to which they are thoroughly engaged in
the study choice process and in the degree to which their choices are autonomous in nature …

Extant research suggests that student loyalty, a strong bond between the student and
university, positively affects important student outcomes, most notably retention. In this …

Background: Academic satisfaction (AS) is a key marker of educational success at university.
It is therefore extremely important to investigate any factors that may enhance AS. Drawing …

The choice of college majors is an important career decision for many contemporary youths.
Based on self-determination theory, we propose that the self-determined motivation …

The literature has shown a direct relationship between the psychological sense of belonging
with psychological well-being and academic involvement in physical communities. However …

Despite continuous growth in the number of positions in Australia's Information Technology
(IT) industry since 2015, only half of Australia's IT graduates go on to work in IT positions. A …

The purpose of the present study was to assess the academic decision making beliefs of
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Championship …

Amplified Advantage investigates the value and impact of today's small liberal arts colleges
through an extended examination of a recent cohort of students attending them. It …