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Harrison, Theresa M.; Weigel, Dottie S.; Smith, Melinda B. – Metropolitan Universities, 2020
Higher education institutions face many competing priorities and are still expected to serve the public good. Faith-based institutions, in particular, aim to meet a faith-inspired calling and serve the communities in which they are situated while guiding students in their faith formation by integrating service and academic priorities. In this…
Descriptors: Religious Colleges, School Community Relationship, Nonprofit Organizations, Institutional Cooperation
McLaughlin, Jacqueline; Patel, Mit; Johnson, D. Kent; de la Rosa, Carlos L. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2018
Short-term study abroad experiences are the most common type of undergraduate study abroad programs offered by universities in the United States. However, and to the best of our knowledge, little empirical research exists on students' learning outcomes following their participation in a short-term program using an integrated research praxis. To…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Ecology
Stanlick, Sarah; Sell, Marla – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2016
To support the work of service-learning and community engagement (SLCE) being done in a high-quality, sustainable way, ("Combining Service and Learning: A Resource Book for Community and Public Service"), Kendall offered three Principles of Good Practice: (1) integrating service-learning programs into the central mission and goals of the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Institutional Mission, Power Structure
Polk, Denise M. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2014
Leadership education is offered in myriad ways at many institutions of higher education (Borgese, Deutsch, & Winkler, 2004). This article highlights the West Chester University Honors College (WCUHC), a highly selective, four-year program for undergraduate students. The WCUHC instituted a liberal education, interdisciplinary approach to…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Undergraduate Students, Honors Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
Mehta, Khanjan; Zappe, Sarah; Brannon, Mary Lynn; Zhao, Yu – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
The Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) Program engages students and faculty across Penn State in the rigorous research, design, field-testing, and launch of technology-based social enterprises that address global development challenges. HESE ventures are embedded in a series of five courses that integrate learning,…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Educational Philosophy, Outcomes of Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
McDowell Marinchak, Christina L. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2014
The purpose of this piece is to call attention to learning conversations--to bring forth an understanding of the power of storytelling, and how it functions to make communicative connections possible, thus helping students learn. I want to highlight the value of an embodied way of engaging students during service learning. I begin this perspective…
Descriptors: Service Learning, School Community Relationship, Experiential Learning, Learning Experience
Dunbar, David; Terlecki, Melissa; Watterson, Nancy; Ratmansky, Lisa – Honors in Practice, 2013
This article describes how two faculty members at Cabrini College--one from biology and the other from psychology--incorporated interdisciplinary community-based research in an honors course on environmental watershed issues. The course, Environmental Psychology, was team-taught in partnership with a local watershed organization, the Valley Creek…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Service Learning, Undergraduate Students
Kuehn, Robert R.; Joy, Peter A. – Academe, 2010
This year, across the nation, state legislators and powerful corporate interests with financial ties to universities and influence over them have launched an unprecedented number of attacks on law school clinics. As universities increasingly seek to educate students through service-learning courses, law school clinics may be the bellwether for…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Legal Education (Professions), Service Learning, Experiential Learning
Willingham-McLain, Laurel – Journal of Faculty Development, 2011
This cross-disciplinary study examined syllabus quality (n = 280) and the connection of learning outcomes to the Dimensions of a Duquesne Education for two purposes: informing instructional development and writing an accreditation self-study. Three researchers coded the syllabi for learning outcomes, assessment, and the presence of these…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Curriculum Development, Core Curriculum, Distance Education
Mbugua, Tata – Journal of Pedagogy, 2010
Educators are being asked to respond to the forces of globalization and human interconnectedness that characterize the 21st century. These forces are resulting in changing population demographics and increased migration which is bringing a new complexity to cultural and ethnic diversity within regions, local communities and ultimately in…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Service Learning, Social Justice, Experiential Learning
Misner, John M. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2004
This paper examines the use of community based economic impact studies as service learning tools for undergraduate business programs. Economic impact studies are used to measure the economic benefits of a variety of activities such as community redevelopment, tourism, and expansions of existing facilities for both private and public producers.…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Community Benefits, Community Study, Service Learning