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Nilsen, Ryan; Gillis, Alanna; Hutson, Bryant; Blanchard, Lynn – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2020
This paper explores how alumni of a multi-term public service program understand the connection between the program and their career development. Qualitative data were collected from 393 alumni based on six open-ended survey questions. While career and professional development is not an explicit goal of the program, a thematic analysis suggests…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Alumni, Student Attitudes, Public Service
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Bolick, Cheryl Mason; Nilsen, Ryan – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2019
Research on individuals' experiences engaging in outdoor education programs suggests participants are impacted in a number of ways. This study investigated the impact of participation in a wilderness education course on undergraduates' experiences with public service. This study asked the research question, what is the impact of an Outward Bound…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Undergraduate Students, Service Learning, Program Effectiveness
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Blanchard, Lynn W.; Strauss, Ronald P.; Webb, Lucille – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2012
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill undertook faculty development activities to increase awareness of community-engaged scholarship through campus dialogue and by assisting faculty members in acquiring skills for community-engaged scholarship. This article presents a case report describing activities and their impact. The activities…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Program Implementation, Scholarship
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Serow, Robert C.; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1996
This study identified factors associated with support for service learning (SL) among institutions of higher education. Surveys of SL programs in North Carolina indicated that institutionalization of SL was closely associated with such institutional characteristics as degree of faculty involvement and emphasis on academic goals in SL courses.…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Arnold, Vivian O., Ed. – 1995
This document contains five research reports selected for presentation at a North Carolina research conference. The following are included: "An Examination of Various Shorthand Types and Their Usefulness in the North Carolina University Business Education Curriculum" (Carolyn S. Jewell); "Attitudes of North Carolina Principals…
Descriptors: Business Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs, Ethics