Mihyun Kang
Biographic Data
| ID | 6466437 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mihyun Kang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mihyun |
| FAMILY NAME | Kang |
| SIGNATURE | KANG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oklahoma State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8729-2779 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sustainability in arts and design education: Graduate students’ motivations, practices and future visions
Purpose This study aims to examine the motivations and perspectives of graduate students in arts and design disciplines in engaging with sustainability within their academic and creative practices, explore how institutional frameworks and pedagogies influence their engagement and highlight related challenges and opportunities and investigate how students envision the long-term impact of sustainability practices on their future careers and the bro…
Sustainability teaching in higher education: Assessing arts and design faculty perceptions and attitudes
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions and attitudes of arts and design faculty on teaching sustainability in higher education institutions in the USA. Design/methodology/approach Arts and design faculty from nine universities in the USA were approached for the study, using both closed and open-ended questions in a survey instrument. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used to analyze the collected data. Find…
A case study of place attachment in rural and urban senior cohousing communities
Place attachment has implications for older adults’ well-being and psychological benefits such as belonging, enjoyment, connection, and privacy. The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of older adults’ place attachment in comparison to urban and rural senior cohousing communities, highlighting similar and contrasting design features that assist place attachment. Both communities in this study are located in the Midwest of the United…
Place attachment and design features in a rural senior cohousing community
The purpose of this study was to examine the design features that assist residents of a rural senior cohousing community with enhancement of place attachment. Participants for this study were recruited through purposive sampling. A total of 10 older adults, ages 60s to 80s, had resided for 6 months or more at a Midwestern senior cohousing community established in 2012. Data was collected through visual research methods, photo-elicitation, and int…
To Click or Not to Click? Investigating Antecedents of Advertisement Clicking on Facebook
Using its technological capabilities, Facebook has introduced customized and more relevant commercial messages for its growing number of advertisement-savvy users. We empirically examined the factors that influence the way in which users respond to Facebook-based advertising, using the perceived advertising values posited by Ducoffe's model and Facebook usage behavior as a basis. The results of an online survey that involved 758 participants show…
Older Adults’ Motivations and Expectations Toward Senior Cohousing in a Rural Community
Senior Cohousing is a type of cohousing that specifically focuses on adults aged 55 or older by accommodating varying levels of physical abilities as well as varying levels of financial status (The Cohousing Association of the United States, 2010). The purpose of this study was to examine older adults’ motivations and expectations toward Senior Cohousing in a rural community. Environmental assessments were conducted in the current houses of older…
Actual Self vs. Avatar Self: The Effect of Online Social Situation on Self-Expression
This paper investigates whether online social contexts can prime individuals to create avatars that emphasize particular characteristics and personality traits that are different from their actual selves. The results show that while the participants’ avatar personality ratings are correlated with their own personality ratings across the Big-Five personality dimensions, they still try to express personality characteristics that are somewhat differ…
Sustainable Characteristics of Earthbag Housing
The purpose of this study was to promote the awareness of the earthbag building system, while calling attention to its sustainable properties. Although the earthbag building system allows for the construction of affordable and sustainable housing, it is not widely known and its sustainable characteristics have, therefore, gone unrecognized throughout the home building industry. A case study was conducted for this research. A private earthbag resi…
A case study of place attachment in rural and urban senior cohousing communities
Place attachment has implications for older adults’ well-being and psychological benefits such as belonging, enjoyment, connection, and privacy. The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of older adults’ place attachment in comparison to urban and rural senior cohousing communities, highlighting similar and contrasting design features that assist place attachment. Both communities in this study are located in the Midwest of the United…
Place attachment and design features in a rural senior cohousing community
The purpose of this study was to examine the design features that assist residents of a rural senior cohousing community with enhancement of place attachment. Participants for this study were recruited through purposive sampling. A total of 10 older adults, ages 60s to 80s, had resided for 6 months or more at a Midwestern senior cohousing community established in 2012. Data was collected through visual research methods, photo-elicitation, and int…
Older Adults’ Motivations and Expectations Toward Senior Cohousing in a Rural Community
Senior Cohousing is a type of cohousing that specifically focuses on adults aged 55 or older by accommodating varying levels of physical abilities as well as varying levels of financial status (The Cohousing Association of the United States, 2010). The purpose of this study was to examine older adults’ motivations and expectations toward Senior Cohousing in a rural community. Environmental assessments were conducted in the current houses of older…
Sustainable Characteristics of Earthbag Housing
The purpose of this study was to promote the awareness of the earthbag building system, while calling attention to its sustainable properties. Although the earthbag building system allows for the construction of affordable and sustainable housing, it is not widely known and its sustainable characteristics have, therefore, gone unrecognized throughout the home building industry. A case study was conducted for this research. A private earthbag resi…
Actual Self vs. Avatar Self: The Effect of Online Social Situation on Self-Expression
This paper investigates whether online social contexts can prime individuals to create avatars that emphasize particular characteristics and personality traits that are different from their actual selves. The results show that while the participants’ avatar personality ratings are correlated with their own personality ratings across the Big-Five personality dimensions, they still try to express personality characteristics that are somewhat differ…
Older Adults’ Motivations and Expectations Toward Senior Cohousing in a Rural Community
Senior Cohousing is a type of cohousing that specifically focuses on adults aged 55 or older by accommodating varying levels of physical abilities as well as varying levels of financial status (The Cohousing Association of the United States, 2010). The purpose of this study was to examine older adults’ motivations and expectations toward Senior Cohousing in a rural community. Environmental assessments were conducted in the current houses of older…
To Click or Not to Click? Investigating Antecedents of Advertisement Clicking on Facebook
Using its technological capabilities, Facebook has introduced customized and more relevant commercial messages for its growing number of advertisement-savvy users. We empirically examined the factors that influence the way in which users respond to Facebook-based advertising, using the perceived advertising values posited by Ducoffe's model and Facebook usage behavior as a basis. The results of an online survey that involved 758 participants show…
Place attachment and design features in a rural senior cohousing community
The purpose of this study was to examine the design features that assist residents of a rural senior cohousing community with enhancement of place attachment. Participants for this study were recruited through purposive sampling. A total of 10 older adults, ages 60s to 80s, had resided for 6 months or more at a Midwestern senior cohousing community established in 2012. Data was collected through visual research methods, photo-elicitation, and int…
A case study of place attachment in rural and urban senior cohousing communities
Place attachment has implications for older adults’ well-being and psychological benefits such as belonging, enjoyment, connection, and privacy. The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of older adults’ place attachment in comparison to urban and rural senior cohousing communities, highlighting similar and contrasting design features that assist place attachment. Both communities in this study are located in the Midwest of the United…
Sustainability teaching in higher education: Assessing arts and design faculty perceptions and attitudes
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions and attitudes of arts and design faculty on teaching sustainability in higher education institutions in the USA. Design/methodology/approach Arts and design faculty from nine universities in the USA were approached for the study, using both closed and open-ended questions in a survey instrument. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used to analyze the collected data. Find…
Sustainability in arts and design education: Graduate students’ motivations, practices and future visions
Purpose This study aims to examine the motivations and perspectives of graduate students in arts and design disciplines in engaging with sustainability within their academic and creative practices, explore how institutional frameworks and pedagogies influence their engagement and highlight related challenges and opportunities and investigate how students envision the long-term impact of sustainability practices on their future careers and the bro…
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives (3 works) · Sustainability (3 works) · Autonomy (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Civil engineering (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works)