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Social Participation in college students

Chasity Cerros

The University of Texas at El Paso

RWS 1301

Dr. Vierra

March 30, 2019

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Research Questions

Is there an online website of different organizations that the university has to offer?

Does joining clubs and organizations help the student after college?

How do international students get involved and is it harder for them to do so?

What activities are offered to students?

Will actively being involve improve student’s mental health?

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Monographs

Bennett, M. E. (1952). College and life: Problems of self-discovery and self-direction. McGraw-Hill.

Students will be more successful if they get involved on campus and participate in

activities in the university. According to the book “College and Life” (Bennett, 1952) in every

measure of success obtained the graduates who had been active showed a definite superiority

over the alumni who had not participated in college activities. (“Is Participation in campus

activities of value in later life?”, para 1). This implies that interacting and being active in

organizations and campus social life will result in success in life.

Nash, R. J., & Jang, J. J. J. (2015). Preparing students for life beyond college: A meaning-centered vision for

holistic teaching and learning. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com

The well-being of student’s depend on multiplicity of identities to believe in to control

their well-being. According to Robert J. Nash and Jennifer J. J. Jang (2015) “Well-being,

according to Gallup, includes five areas of human flourishing: a deep sense of meaning and

purpose, a rich personal and relational life, financial stability, social and community

belongingness, and healthy physical activity. These areas of human flourishing are what we

mean when we talk about the quest for meaning beyond training.” (pg.6) This implies that these

identities help shape the student and having these will set and organize their lives, thus having a

controlled well-being.
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Anthology

Hand, H. C. (1938). Campus activities. New York and London: McGraw-Hill. Retrieved by

https://www.nypl.org/research/collections/shared-collection-catalog/bib/b13376509

Colleges believed that students will be involved in campus if the university attempted to

center more activities on school ground instead of the students feeling they have to go out to

clubs, roadhouses, and hotels. According to “Social Life on Campus” (Eshther Pelton and Harold

C. Hand, 1938) it states that ninety per cent of the colleges reported attempts to center social life

on the campus (“What college students do to center social life on the campus”, para 2). This

implies that most of colleges have tried to center more activities on campus for the students so

that they feel more involved instead of going outside of campus.

Ward-Roof, J. A., & National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and

Students in Transition. (2010). Designing Successful Transitions: A Guide for Orienting

Students to College. 3rd Edition. The First-Year Experience Monograph Series No. 13. National

Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Retrieved from

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=ED558878&site=eds-

live&scope=site

Students in college learn more when they become involved on campus through activities,

organizations, and classes. According to “Designing Successful Transitions: A Guide for

Orienting Students to College” (Michael Dannells, 2010) “The amount of learning, or

development, is directly related to the quantity and quality of the student’s involvement, and the
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educational quality of any policy or program is related to its capacity to induce student

involvement.” (pg. 27). This implies how the student is involved and will determine the outcome

of how much they do learn. These students invest their time in opportunities and the resources

they find at the university.

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Essays

Gina M. Turton, Margaret M. Nauta, Eric D. Wesselmann, Miranda M. McIntyre & William G. Graziano

(The Journal of Psychology, March 2018)

Social participation in college is important for student's well-being. According to the

Associations of Greek and Religious Organization Participation with College Students' Social

Well-Being and Purpose (Turton, Margaret M. Nauta, Eric D. Wesselmann, Miranda M.

McIntyre & William G. Graziano (2018) states that joining an organization will result with great

satisfaction with campus social life (“Organization Participation and Social Well-Being" para

2). This implies that being involved around campus will result in a happy student life at the

university.

Weaver, R. R. & Qi, J. (2005). Classroom Organization and Participation: College Students'

Perceptions. The Journal of Higher Education 76(5), 570-601. The Ohio State University Press.

Retrieved April 4, 2019, from Project MUSE database. Retrieved by

http://muse.jhu.edu/article/185968

Classroom size affects the student’s ability to participate in the class and which makes it

harder for professors to connect with the student. According to Weaver and Qi (2005) “It

becomes more difficult for faculty to develop close mentoring relationships with students in

larger classes” “it is impractical for all or even most students in a large section of an introductory

course to participate and still cover even a portion of the material.” (pg.572). This implies that

larger classrooms affect the ability of the student to perform. The author also includes “On the
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other hand, smaller classes not only make general student participation feasible but also render

passive withdrawal less tenable. Further, greater opportunities for student participation likely

prevail.” (pg.573) This further implies that student have a higher success rate in smaller classes

than larger ones.

Michael S. Hevel, Georgianna L. Martin & Ernest T. Pascarella (2014) Do Fraternities and Sororities Still

Enhance Socially Responsible Leadership? Retrieved by https://doi.org/10.1515/jsarp-2014-0025

Students actively involved in leadership activities such as fraternities and sororities are

successful through their college career and after. According to Hevel, Martin & Pascarella

(2014) “First, fraternity and sorority members demonstrated higher levels of involvement or

engagement on campus across multiple studies” (pg.234). “there are over 100 fraternity or

sorority alumni serving in Congress, 15% of the Fortune 100 CEOs are fraternity or sorority

alumni, and 10 of the 17 presidents of the United States in the 20th century were undergraduate

fraternity members.” (pg. 233) This implies that the members in these fraternities and sororities

have gained the valuable skills during membership which not only promote student engagement

but help them succeed in life further on.

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Tsai, Pei-Chun, Wong, Y. J. Chinese and Taiwanese International College Students' Participation in Social

Organizations: Implications for College Counseling Professionals 2012 Retrieved by

https://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=6&sid=9dbed752-c61e-4290-b2b7-

bc8372572617%40sessionmgr101

It is harder for international students to become more involved in Universities due to

cultural differences. According to Pei-Chun Tsai and Y. Joel Wong (2012) “Living in a foreign

country limits access to familiar support systems, such as family and friends, which can create a

sense of loss, homesickness, and isolation” (pg.144) and “Asian international students may have

difficulties adjusting to unfamiliar American educational systems and learning styles.” This

implies that international students such as Asian students struggle coming to America bringing

their culture and trying to adjust. Adjusting with language, race, and traditions which have a

negative impact on these students.

Park, C. L., Riley, K. E., Braun, T. D., Jung, J. Y., Suh, H. G., Pescatello, L. S., & Antoni, M. H. (2017).

Yoga and Cognitive-behavioral Interventions to Reduce Stress in Incoming College Students: A

Pilot Study. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 22(4), n/a-N.PAG.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jabr.12068

College students live very stressful lives, yoga can help reduce stress. According to Park,

C. L., Riley, K. E., Braun, T. D., Jung, J. Y., Suh, H. G., Pescatello, L. S., & Antoni, M. H.
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(2017) “Recent studies demonstrate substantial escalation of psychological problems, such as

anxiety, panic attacks, and severe stress, on American campuses” (pg.1). This implies what the

students may be feeling while attending school and how it affects their everyday life. “A 3-week

yoga intervention in Japanese undergraduates showed improved heart rate, blood pressure, and

self-esteem similar to that shown in the progressive relaxation group (Cusumano & Robinson,

1992), and a comparison of three sessions of yoga compared with meditation and body scan

found that college students improved in rumination, self-compassion, and psychological well-

being with all modalities, but yoga produced larger improvements” (Pg.2) This implies how yoga

and meditation can both help with the dealing of stress in college students, meditation is also

applied in yoga which will give the students the best of both worlds. Doing yoga is another way

of social participation that will benefit the student’s well-being allowing them to succeed.
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Primary sources

Honor Society | HonorSociety.org® Official Website. (2018). Retrieved from

https://premium.honorsociety.org/page/about

Joining organizations such as the college honor society can benefit the student with many

opportunities and allows the student to engage in the best way on campus. According to the

Honor Society (2018) “is a leading honor society that helps members maximize their potential in

academics, leadership and community service.” In other word’s this academic society is a great

means of student engagement within college while opening up more opportunities for the

university student. Such as scholarships, internships, and valuable tools for the students to apply

in life after college and in their future career path.

About HOSA. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.hosa.org/about

Joining organizations in college that pertain to what you want to do as a career path will

benefit the student. According to Health Occupations of Students of America “HOSA's two-fold

mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery

of quality health care to all people. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health science instructors

and students to join and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership.” Therefore,

organizations like this is beneficial to students attending the university because it gives

the student skills that are necessary to the medical field and gives them insight of what

to except in the day of said career.