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Together We Grow: Evaluation of a Design Thinking Professional Development Workshop for Outdoor Educators Indicates Improvements in Growth Mindset
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Kara Dadswell; Stjepan Sambol; Zali Yager; Nina Van Dyke; Michaela Pascoe; Clare Dallat; Claire Brown; Alexandra G. Parker – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2024
Design thinking is often proposed as an educative strategy to enhance growth mindset, problem solving, and creativity, but there are very few evaluations of the impact of experiential design thinking programs. The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether an online design-thinking workshop provided to outdoor education staff could…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Program Evaluation, Teacher Workshops, Faculty Development
The Enneagram and the College Student: Empirical Insight, Legitimacy, and Practice
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Huffman, Levi; Lefdahl-Davis, Erin M.; Alayan, Allie – Christian Higher Education, 2022
The Enneagram is an internationally used personality tool that many find effective for personal transformation and spiritual development. In recent years, the Enneagram has experienced a surge of popularity and use in the United States. Although research on its effectiveness is underway in the U.S., most is conducted in other countries.…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Education, Personality Traits, Spiritual Development
Supporting Cyber Students through a Student-Centered Advisory Program
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Callie Allison Gaylord – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Current research suggests that students fare better in school, especially in areas of engagement and attendance, when they have supportive adult-student relationships. As many educators learned during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, extra efforts are needed to build these supportive relationships when teaching and learning in online environments. Full…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Virtual Schools, Electronic Learning, Grade 9
The L.E.G.A.C.Y.® Appreciative Life Review Model: A Framework and Process to Develop Psychosocial Resources in Emerging and Young Adulthood
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Nicole Onori Hansen – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This project introduces the L.E.G.A.C.Y. appreciative life review model (L.E.G.A.C.Y.) and provides preliminary evidence for its feasibility with emerging adults in a higher education context. L.E.G.A.C.Y. is the first model to integrate appreciative inquiry as well as a retrospective-prospective framework and experiential elements into the life…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Resources, Higher Education, Mental Health
How Do Deaf Adults Define Quality of Life?
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McAbee, Emilee R.; Drasgow, Erik; Lowrey, K. Alisa – American Annals of the Deaf, 2017
Six deaf adults defined quality of life (QOL) in personal interviews. Questions were based on an eight-domain QOL framework: physical well-being, emotional well-being, interpersonal relations, social inclusion, personal development, material well-being, self-determination, and rights (Schalock & Alonso, 2002). The interview process had three…
Descriptors: Adults, Deafness, Quality of Life, Definitions
Purpose-Built, Web-Based Professional Portfolios: Reflective, Developmental and Showcase
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Blackley, Susan; Bennett, Dawn; Sheffield, Rachel – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
This pilot study examined student engagement with a web-based digital professional portfolio through the 3C process of collect-critique-curate. To overcome common problems associated with electronic portfolios, including cost; specificity; lifelong access; and ease of use, the study used "Weebly" as its portfolio platform. The creation…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Electronic Learning, Pilot Projects