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Noa Ragonis; Rinat B. Rosenberg-Kima; Orit Hazzan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2025
Computational thinking is accepted today as a collection of cognitive and social skills required for functioning in the 21st century. The paper presents a conceptual view at computational thinking that encompass concepts, problem-solving skills, application skills, and social skills. To impart those perceptions and skills the paper proposes the…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Diaz-Mendoza, Virginia – About Campus, 2023
Leadership development provides students with the opportunity to acquire the interpersonal competence and networking skills they will need to be successful both in college and beyond. Despite having arrived at college less prepared, some economically challenged undergraduates perform extremely well and achieve academic excellence. However, many…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, High Achievement, Disadvantaged, Student Leadership
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Mitka, Malgorzata M.; Narayanswamy, Shruti; Smith, Ian – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
The ability to work effectively in a diverse team is a valuable skill which is transferable to many contexts. As such, it is important to build this skill through deliberate, targeted, and meaningful learning activities in higher education. The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) model enhances team diversity by combining students from different…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Transfer of Training, Skill Development
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Cordova, Adriana; Lahey, Joanna; Taghiyeva, Lala – Teaching Public Administration, 2023
This article outlines how Master of Public Administration (MPA)/Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs can integrate a project-based learning opportunity to study curricular design and accreditation needs in their quantitative courses. Bridging together theory and the practical implications of data collection and analysis is important for…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Active Learning, Student Projects, Curriculum Design
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McClure-Brenchley, Kimberly J.; Picardo, Kristin; Overton-Healy, Julia – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2020
Learning outcomes can structure and enhance the undergraduate research experience, building skills such as critical thinking/problem solving, communication, and teamwork/collaboration. These skills often correspond to what employers desire in their recruitment of recent college graduates: students possess career competencies that result from…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Transfer of Training, Critical Thinking
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Brewer, Robin; Movahedazarhouligh, Sara – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
Post-secondary education and students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) have not historically been viewed as compatible. In recent years, a growing number of colleges have offered opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to take part in inclusive post-secondary education. This qualitative study was conducted…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, On Campus Students
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Giralt, Marta – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This chapter showcases the implementation of an E+VE (Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange) project in a 'broadening module' (elective content-specific modules offered across the university curricula) at the University of Limerick (UL), entitled 'Communication Across Cultures'. The pedagogical approach follows a blended learning model where face-to-face…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development
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Naser, Shereen C.; Verlenden, Jorge; Arora, Prerna G.; Nastasi, Bonnie; Braun, Lindsay; Smith, Rokeishia – School Psychology International, 2020
A key part of promoting social justice as school psychologists is infusing practice with actions that breakdown systems of inequity and incorporate systems of inclusion. The current manuscript provides a description of applying social justice as a framework in universal programming through child rights education. Additionally, the manuscript…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Social Justice, Program Development, Program Content
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Fukkink, Ruben; Helmerhorst, Katrien; Gevers Deynoot-Schaub, Mirjam; Sluiter, Rosanne – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2019
Whereas various studies have examined the effects of in-service training, relatively little is known about effective approaches for improving interaction skills among pre-service teachers for early childhood education and care. In this study, the evidence-based in-service Caregiver Interaction Profile training course was implemented in Dutch…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Interpersonal Competence, Early Childhood Teachers, Child Caregivers
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Lleó, A.; Agholor, D.; Serrano, N.; Prieto-Sandoval, V. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
This article describes an action research (AR) project for designing and implementing a structured mentoring programme in a Spanish university. A student affairs unit, a team of researchers, faculty-mentors and student-protégés worked together on three cycles of AR. The result is a programmatic mentoring programme for the development of…
Descriptors: Mentors, Action Research, Program Descriptions, Trust (Psychology)
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Bai, Jieru; Larimer, Susan; Riner, Mary Beth – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2016
This article discusses some practical strategies for designing and implementing a cross-cultural interprofessional study abroad course, including pre-departure preparation, facilitating small groups with local students, establishing a weekly theme, utilizing role-play and reflective assignments, and implementing meaningful evaluation strategies.…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices
Corrin, William; Parise, Leigh M.; Cerna, Oscar; Haider, Zeest; Somers, Marie-Andrée – MDRC, 2015
Too many students drop out and never earn their high school diploma. For students at risk of dropping out, academic, social, and other supports may help. "Communities In Schools" seeks to organize and provide these supports to at-risk students in the nation's poorest-performing schools, including through "case-managed"…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, At Risk Students, High School Students, Potential Dropouts
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Hopper, Larry J., Jr.; Schumacher, Courtney; Stachnik, Justin P. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The Student Operational Aggie Doppler Radar Project (SOAP) involved 95 undergraduates in a research and education program to better understand the climatology of storms in southeast Texas from 2006-2010. This paper describes the structure, components, and implementation of the 1-credit-hour research course, comparing first-year participants'…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Program Implementation, Student Experience, Climate
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Hyndman, Brendon P; Benson, Amanda C.; Telford, Amanda – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Despite an increase in the provision of effective school-based interventions in recent times, there is an absence of literature for teachers focusing on the translation of promising interventions into real-world practice. The aim of this research was to provide a social-ecological guide for teachers of the external validity of implementing the…
Descriptors: Playgrounds, Recreational Activities, Intervention, Focus Groups
Cubero, Chris – Michigan Journal of Counseling: Research, Theory, and Practice, 2011
A brief review of the research on multicultural counselor competence is presented as well as a review of the measurement of self-reported multicultural counselor competence with suggested measurement instruments. Recommendations for the implementation of multicultural-specific training in college counseling centers are made through the use of an…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Training, Program Implementation, Guidance Centers
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