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While some international students come to Canada knowing whether they intend to stay or return home after completing their degrees, the majority decide after they have had a chance to live here for a few years, a new study has found. Nearly a quarter of our participants made the decision prior to arriving in Canada, said Elena Neiterman, a lecturer in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo. However, the majority were not certain what their plans for the future were until they had a chance to live here and explore life in Canada.
Turns out the old adage, monkey see, monkey do, does ring true even when it comes to cannabis use. However, when cannabis use involves youth it s see, think, then do, says a team of UBC Okanagan researchers.
The team found that kids who grow up in homes where parents consume cannabis will more than likely use it themselves.
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IMAGE: Count Your Blessings: Short Gratitude Intervention Can Increase Academic Motivation.
Research by Ritsumeikan University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan shows that a keeping a. view more
Credit: Ritsumeikan University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
It is difficult for us to succeed in whatever we set out to do if we lack motivation. We usually need it as a driving force to achieve both short- and long-term goals, from household chores to getting a degree. However, because of the ongoing pandemic, our lifestyles have been subjected to drastic and dynamic changes, and many work- and study-related activities are now carried out online exclusively. This, among other complex factors, have made it difficult for some people to stay focused and motivated, and psychology researchers are trying to find effective and widely applicable solutions to address
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How people consume news and take actions based on what they read, hear or see, is different than how human brains process other types of information on a daily basis, according to researchers at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. While the current state of the newspaper industry is in flux, these journalism experts discovered people still love reading newspapers, and they believe a newspaper s physical layout and structure could help curators of digital news platforms enhance their users experiences. Many people still love print newspapers, and to an extent, we also see that they like the digital replicas of print newspapers as much as they do the physical version, said Damon Kiesow, a professor of journalism professions and co-author on the study. But we believe there is more to understanding this notion than just simply habit and experience. We feel newspapers are fulfilling some sort of need in a person s daily life that is not currently being effect