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Hebets, Eileen A.; Hill, Patricia Wonch; Matthews, Ann; Phillips, Kathie; Weller, Susan; Whitney, Cassidy; Corey, Tyler B. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
We used community partnerships to develop an integrated science-learning program focused on two groups of learners -- university and middle school (MS) students -- to increase students' interest and confidence in science as well as motivation to pursue science. Key program elements include a university course for undergraduate and graduate…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Integrated Curriculum, Informal Education, Science Education
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Audrey F. Falk; Martina Jordaan; Sameerah T. Saeed; Madasu Bhaskara Rao; Nour El Houda Chaoui – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This program evaluation aimed to investigate the benefits and challenges of an international, intercultural, e-community-engagement experience involving youth and higher education students. The authors sought to understand the meaning that participants would make of an international, intercultural, e-community-engagement experience.…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Computer Mediated Communication, Community Involvement, Global Approach
Pepin, Gina M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001 created new instructional intervention practices, reading and writing scores across K-12 and postsecondary levels continue to reflect stagnant achievement outcomes. The research questions in this study concerned the effect of a northern Michigan middle school language arts…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Language Arts, Intervention
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Gold, Anne U.; Oonk, David J.; Smith, Lesley; Boykoff, Maxwell T.; Osnes, Beth; Sullivan, Susan B. – Journal of Geography, 2015
Learning about climate change is tangible when it addresses impacts that can be observed close to home. In this program, sixty-four diverse middle and high school students produced videos about locally relevant climate change topics. Graduate and undergraduate students provided mentorship. The program engaged students in research and learning…
Descriptors: Climate, Service Learning, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Glassman, Jill R.; Potter, Susan C.; Baumler, Elizabeth R.; Coyle, Karin K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Introduction: Group-randomized trials (GRTs) are one of the most rigorous methods for evaluating the effectiveness of group-based health risk prevention programs. Efficiently designing GRTs with a sample size that is sufficient for meeting the trial's power and precision goals while not wasting resources exceeding them requires estimates of the…
Descriptors: Health Education, Longitudinal Studies, Correlation, Comparative Analysis
Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2010
This report summarizes 2009-2010 evaluation results of AISD's middle level education plan.
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Educational Planning, Middle School Students, Educational Strategies
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Sewry, Joyce D.; Glover, Sarah R.; Harrison, Timothy G.; Shallcross, Dudley E.; Ngcoza, Kenneth M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Given the emphasis on community engagement in higher education, academic departments need to become more involved in the community. This paper discusses a number of outreach activities undertaken by the chemistry department at Rhodes University, South Africa. The activities range from service learning to community engagement with teachers and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level
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Richards, Maryse H.; Sanderson, Rebecca Cornelli; Celio, Christine I.; Grant, Jane E.; Choi, Inhe; George, Christine C.; Deane, Kyle – Journal of Experiential Education, 2013
Over the past few decades, service-learning has surged in popularity. Although most programs are implemented in high school and college classrooms, service-learning has the potential for great impact in middle school. The present article evaluates a pilot service-learning program for fifth- and seventh-grade (N = 86) children in a large, urban,…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Age Differences