G 15 Academic Performance: Variations Around the Globe

Saturday, 25 July 2015: 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
Faculty Caring, Campus Racial Climate, and Academic Performance

Marivic B. Torregosa, PhD, RN, FNP
College of Nursing, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
Marcus Antonius Ynalvez, PhD
Department of Public Affairs and Social Research, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX



Fear-Based Education: Impact of the System of Controls on Nursing Students

Barb Le Blanc, MN, RN
Health and Community Studies, Algonquin College / University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada



Academic Performance: The Role of Cognitive Engagement among Student Nurses in a Jamaican Community College

Cassia Yolanda Taylor-Smith, MScN Ed (Hons), RM, RN1
Dawn Munroe, MA (CounsPsych) (High hons), RN, RM2
Melissa Walker, BScN (Hons), MScN Ed, RN2
Kayon G. Stephenson-Wilson, MScN Ed, RM, RN1
Pauline Anderson-Johnson, MSc, BScN, RGN3
(1)Nursing Department, Knox Community College, Clarendon, Jamaica
(2)University of the West Indies School of Nursing, Kingston 7, Jamaica
(3)School of Nursing, University of the West Indies (UWI), Kingston, Jamaica