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Understanding Caregiver Perceptions on School Partnerships
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Darreth R. Rice – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Caregivers play an integral role in a child's academic development, including their literacy development (Compton-Lilly et al., 2019; Cunningham, 2021; Edwards, 2004; Edwards, 2016; Smith, 2020; Volk, 2021). One way caregivers have supported their children's literacy development is by assisting them with school activities at home. While some…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Family School Relationship, Caregiver Role, Partnerships in Education
Going Virtual: Successes and Shortcomings of a Synchronous STEM Outreach Event
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Paige Prizlow; Madelyn Quirk; Kylie J. Schache; Sonia Bhakkad; Emily C. Laub; Emily L. Xu; Sophie Hill – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Gender disparities in STEM fields emerge starting in the fourth grade, when girls are less likely than boys to express interest in STEM fields. Outreach events targeted to girls during this crucial developmental period can foster a sense of belonging in STEM. Women+ Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and the Sciences (F.E.M.M.E.S.) is a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses
Aligning Cost Assessment with Community-Based Participatory Research: The Kin Keeper (superscript SM) Intervention
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Meghea, Cristian Ioan; Williams, Karen Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
The few existing economic evaluations of community-based health promotion interventions were reported retrospectively at the end of the trial. We report an evaluation of the costs of the Kin Keeper(superscript SM) Cancer Prevention Intervention, a female family-focused educational intervention for underserved women applied to increase breast and…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Participatory Research, Intervention, Health Promotion
Strategies for Broadening Participation in Advanced Technological Education Programs: Practice and Perceptions
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Smith, Corey; Wingate, Lori – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Expanding and diversifying the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce is a national priority. The National Science Foundation is investing efforts at post secondary education institutions to engage individuals who have been historically underrepresented in STEM. This paper investigated the use of strategies to broaden…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Student Participation, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Management
College 101: Introducing At-Risk Students to Higher Education
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Hernandez, Paul – Thought & Action, 2011
Before graduate school, before his undergraduate degree, before community college, all throughout K-12, this author was considered an "at-risk" student--at risk of dropping out of school. During those early years, he took note of the things that seemed unjust and now he directs his academic work toward engaging at-risk students and…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Access to Education, Outreach Programs, College Programs
Assessing Michigan State University's Efforts to Embed Engagement across the Institution: Findings and Challenges
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Lunsford, Crystal G.; Church, Robert L.; Zimmerman, Diane L. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
This article describes how Michigan State University developed and implemented an institutional framework that identifies outreach and engagement as a scholarly, crosscutting function. These efforts sought to elevate the valuation of outreach and engagement across the institution and to ensure that outreach and engagement complemented the other…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Outreach Programs, College Role, College Faculty