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Sarah LeMire; Zhihong Xu; Doug Hahn – College & Research Libraries, 2025
As higher education continues to focus its attention on first-generation college students, academic libraries are increasingly interested in designing outreach and instruction programs to support these students, especially during their first year of college. This study informs these efforts by implementing a standardized test to assess the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Freshmen, First Generation College Students, Information Literacy
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Cheung, Rocky Chun Chung; Chen, Bixia; Ho, Cheuk Chun Joseph; Tipoe, George L.; Yang, Jian – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2023
This article investigates the level of anatomical knowledge of the Hong Kong public and uses the data to help suggest public engagement activities and health campaigns to raise health literacy in the general population. In the annual public engagement event organized by the University of Hong Kong, 250 attendees took a survey assessing basic…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Knowledge Level, Chinese, Foreign Countries
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Christopher F. Bauer; Mary E. Emenike; Thomas A. Holme – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Outreach activities have been an ongoing commitment of the American Chemical Society and other scientific organizations, yet formal assessment of outcomes has been infrequent. We have designed a simple, reliable, and robust format for assessing attitudinal and motivational characteristics of participants attending informal public events that…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Student Motivation, Chemistry, Science Education
Peters, Jan W.; Campbell-Montalvo, Rebecca A.; Leibnitz, Gretalyn M.; Metcalf, Heather; Sims, Ershela L.; Lucy-Putwen, Andrea; Gillian-Daniel, Donald L.; Segarra, Verónica A. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2021
Professional societies (ProSs) are instrumental in shaping science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) cultural norms. Existing legacy structures designed to serve majority groups and constructed in service of dominant norms and values present a clear obstacle to attracting, retaining, and serving minoritized STEM professionals, such…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Sex Fairness, STEM Education, Professional Associations
Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed.; Jones, Sarah, Ed.; Meneely, Becky, Ed.; Young, Natasha, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
Ten scholarly papers and twelve abstracts comprise the content of the twenty-first annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The twenty-first Brick & Click Libraries Conference was held virtually. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Conferences (Gatherings), Library Services
Klein-Collins, Rebecca; Bransberger, Peace; Lane, Patrick – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2021
Previous research from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) found that prior learning assessment/credit for prior learning (PLA/CPL) 1 has a positive effect on adult student credential completion--an effect that was evident for every student subgroup analyzed in a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Prior Learning
Gonzalez, Xilonin Cruz; Buenrostro, Manuel; Fung, Sara; Manwaring, Robert; Tran, Samantha; Wondra, Danielle; Cole, Kawena; Davila, Alejandra; Garcia, Crystal; Hernandez, Joy; Hults, Rachel Velcoff; Maxwell, Jessica; Olmos, Margaret; Uppal, Atasi; Apte, Erin; Jongco, Angelica; Gerges, Cindy – Children Now, 2021
In September 2020, local education agencies ("LEAs") in California adopted Learning Continuity and Attendance Plans ("Learning Continuity Plans"). These plans included key information on how LEAs were preparing to provide instruction, programs and services to their students during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Among other…
Descriptors: School Districts, COVID-19, Pandemics, Delivery Systems