The First Year Colloquium: Creating a Safe Space for Students to Flourish
College is one of the most formative times in an individual’s life. Its intense living-learning environment can promote students’ extreme self-confidence and positive development, or alternatively, can result in low levels of well-being. The first year in college is an opportunity for faculty and st...
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| description | College is one of the most formative times in an individual’s life. Its intense living-learning environment can promote students’ extreme self-confidence and positive development, or alternatively, can result in low levels of well-being. The first year in college is an opportunity for faculty and staff to engage with students to help them build learning skills, a sense of responsibility, and ownership of their college experiences. The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of a first year colloquium on student well-being. In the fall of 2015, 91 entering first year students at a private university in the U.S. participated in a mixed method study using written reflection responses and in a pre/post survey using Keyes (2009) Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF). Gains were seen in psychological well-being with an increase in flourishing as compared to early semester moderate flourishing. Students reported that having one course that provided a safe space for them in their first semester, and that addressed well-being in college, was critical for them to succeed and thrive in their first year. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-837a1e40576a4a28b1e3e4ea509f29532022-12-22T01:34:56ZengIndiana University Office of Scholarly PublishingJournal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning1527-93162019-01-0119210.14434/josotl.v19i1.23517The First Year Colloquium: Creating a Safe Space for Students to FlourishMyriam Vuckovic0Joan B Riley1Brian Floyd2Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityCollege is one of the most formative times in an individual’s life. Its intense living-learning environment can promote students’ extreme self-confidence and positive development, or alternatively, can result in low levels of well-being. The first year in college is an opportunity for faculty and staff to engage with students to help them build learning skills, a sense of responsibility, and ownership of their college experiences. The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of a first year colloquium on student well-being. In the fall of 2015, 91 entering first year students at a private university in the U.S. participated in a mixed method study using written reflection responses and in a pre/post survey using Keyes (2009) Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF). Gains were seen in psychological well-being with an increase in flourishing as compared to early semester moderate flourishing. Students reported that having one course that provided a safe space for them in their first semester, and that addressed well-being in college, was critical for them to succeed and thrive in their first year.https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/23517college studentsflourishingwell-beingfirst-year experience |
| spellingShingle | Myriam Vuckovic Joan B Riley Brian Floyd The First Year Colloquium: Creating a Safe Space for Students to Flourish Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning college students flourishing well-being first-year experience |
| title | The First Year Colloquium: Creating a Safe Space for Students to Flourish |
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| title_short | The First Year Colloquium: Creating a Safe Space for Students to Flourish |
| title_sort | first year colloquium creating a safe space for students to flourish |
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