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Dicky P. H. Yeung – Journal of Museum Education, 2025
Children Summer Takeover: Creative Day Camp demonstrates a transformative shift in the curatorial approach of museum learning at the newly opened M+ Museum in Hong Kong. Rather than simply curating for children or providing them with learning opportunities and family-friendly access, M+ redefines engagement by curating with children--fostering…
Descriptors: Museums, Interdisciplinary Approach, Summer Programs, Program Design
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Robin Jocius; Jennifer Albert; W. Ian O'Byrne; Deepti Joshi; Richard Robinson; Melanie Blanton – Computer Science Education, 2024
Background and Context: Using a transformative learning framework, this qualitative study examines the perspectives and practices of 70 middle and high school content area teachers who attended two or more summer professional development workshops. Objective: This study describes how teachers' disciplinary perspectives and backgrounds influence…
Descriptors: Computation, Transformative Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Morton, Crystal; Smith-Mutegi, Demetrice – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2022
This article describes a summer enrichment science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) camp for African-American girls and young women aimed at addressing mathematical and science self-efficacy and reinforcing the importance and usefulness of mathematics and science with a socially transformative curriculum. The research questions…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Summer Programs, Camps, African Americans
Sharon C. VanWright – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Research on first-generation college students' (FGCS) is centered around cultural, demographic, and personal characteristics and structural barriers that adversely impact their persistence and graduation from postsecondary institutions. Literature is limited in its examination of how FGCS' utilize their personal strengths and assets, institutional…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Support Services, Federal Programs, Success
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Bruna, Katherine Richardson; Farley, Jennifer; Bartholomay, Lyric – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2023
This article uses key concepts of AnzaldĂșan philosophy to describe the Mosquitoes & Me summer camp as "ciencia zurda" or "left-handed science." It details a day-in-the-life portrait of Elena, a first-generation Latina middle schooler, as she experiences the opportunities that Mosquitoes & Me provided for self-other…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Educational Philosophy, Summer Programs, Science Education
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Brown, Tashal – Curriculum Inquiry, 2022
The questions explored in this article highlight the insights girls of colour gained through participation in a community-based organization's core course centreing examinations of power and oppression. Given that the experiences of girls of colour are often essentialized, this study highlights how their varied socio-political realities influence…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Secondary School Students, Minority Group Students, Females
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Lopez, Enrique J.; Ortiz, Jose – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2022
In this article, we explore features of a summer program intended to support the personal and academic development of non-dominant high school youth. We focus on one particularly robust practice in the program known as encuentros -- daily gatherings intended to build community and collective sense-making. We draw on field notes and videos to…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Transformative Learning, Summer Programs
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Parson, Laura, Ed.; Ozaki, C. Casey, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
This book focuses on research-based teaching and learning practices that promote social justice and equity in higher education. The fourth volume in a four-volume series, this book critically addresses virtual and remote classroom settings. Chapters explore contexts within and outside the classroom, including a history of online learning; research…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Justice, Equal Education, Higher Education