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Supporting Mentors Working with Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education
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Giust, Amanda M.; Valle-Riestra, Diana M. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Project Panther LIFE is an inclusive postsecondary transition program for students with intellectual disabilities providing university access and participation with the primary goal of employment at program completion. Students in the program receive support from their academic mentors and peer coaches during the academic year. This study examines…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Intellectual Disability, Mentors, Peer Teaching
Contextually Authentic Science for Young Children: A Study of Two Summer Herpetology Programs
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Scott, Catherine Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, skills, and dispositions enabled for elementary school participants in two summer herpetology programs, one in North Carolina and one in Florida. An additional purpose of this study was to examine the normative scientific practices in which participants engaged and to describe how these…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Summer Programs, Animals
The Effects of Project Based Learning on 21st Century Skills and No Child Left Behind Accountability Standards
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Holmes, Lisa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine ways "Digital Biographies," a Project Based Learning Unit, developed 21st century skills while simultaneously supporting NCLB accountability standards. The main goal of this study was to inform professional practice by exploring ways to address two separate, seemingly opposing, demands of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation