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Direct linkHsieh, Pei-Chun; Cunnington, Alisa; Bolibruck, Ty – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2023
Service learning is an effective approach to deepen student learning through engagement of action and reflection. This project was structured to benefit students as well as our community partner by addressing a pressing need during the COVID pandemic.
Descriptors: Service Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, Learner Engagement
McNally, Alison – Geography Teacher, 2020
The author, an instructor of lower division general education (G.E.) geography courses, describes how to incorporate high-impact practices into courses that allow for experiential and project-based learning. Often, these experiences can be framed through a service learning component, which provides students an opportunity to partner with the local…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Learner Engagement, Service Learning, Learning Activities
Download full textMelanie Shimano; Becky Klein-Collins; Holly Custard, Contributor; Colin Matsinhe, Contributor; Gloria Mwase, Contributor; Mitchell Stevens, Contributor – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2024
As the movement to tap and grow the talents of working adults continues to gain momentum, CAEL continues its thought leadership by spearheading a research partnership with Stanford Pathways Network (pathways.stanford.edu) and Strada Education Foundation. In this joint initiative, "Designing Opportunity for Working Adult Learners," the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Motivation, Nontraditional Students
Sarah Beth Dempsey; Adeline Diaz; Samantha Giordano – New Directions for Student Services, 2024
All undergraduate students at Saint Mary's College of California, a small, private institution, are required to complete an engaged learning (EL) course or experience for graduation. This graduation requirement was established to provide students with the opportunity to learn in and from the community; an important value from the principles of the…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Small Colleges, Best Practices, Transformative Learning
Reber, Rolf – Educational Review, 2019
There is little research about making instruction at school meaningful. This is surprising given that ample research suggests that many students do not find school a meaningful place, as documented by decline in interest during middle school, the frequency of boredom at school and decline in search for meaning among high school students. This…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Life Satisfaction, Learner Engagement, Self Concept
Andrea Laser; Serra Acar; Karen Brown; Katherine B. Green; Lindsey A. Chapman; Chelsea T. Morris; Lauren Hart Rollins; Annie George-Puskar; Monica Gonzalez; Alesia Mickle Moldavan; Kathy R. Doody; Katrina Fulcher-Rood; Pamela Schuetze; Kaitlin Jackson; Bradley Mills; Lindsay R. Dennis; Tai Cole; Kelly Farquharson; Marisa Macy – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2024
The personnel preparation of early intervention/early childhood special educator (EI/ECSE) candidates is a pivotal stage in supporting the development of professionals who can effectively work with young children with and at-risk of developmental disabilities, their families, and other service providers. This process encompasses a multifaceted…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, At Risk Students, Early Childhood Education, Special Education Teachers
Lewing, James Morgan – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2020
Critical approaches to service learning courses may not innately maximize student engagement, civil discourse, and the confrontation of stereotypes. The purpose of this article is to propose the utilization of Moral Foundations Theory as a complimentary framework for service learning courses seeking to critically analyze systems and policies.…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Service Learning, Learner Engagement, Stereotypes
Lancor, Rachael; Schiebel, Amy – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2018
In this article we describe a course on science outreach that was developed as part of our college's goal that all students participate in a meaningful community engagement experience. The Science & Community Engagement course provides a way for students with science or science-related majors to learn how to effectively communicate scientific…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Outreach Programs, Service Learning, Learner Engagement
McKendall, Sherron Benson; McKendall, Alan; Kuhn, Summer; Morton, Catherine; McMillion, Mary; Freeland, Sean – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
Out-of-school time academic/STEM programs provide educational enrichment to a myriad of student populations with some designed to assist those underrepresented and at-risk who desire to purse post-secondary studies. One such program in West Virginia (WV) is the Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA), which provides hands-on, in person and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, STEM Education, High School Students, COVID-19
Coker, Jeffrey S.; Patch, Paula – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2016
One form of learning community involves students taking a shared academic course while living together. At Elon University between 2011 and 2015, in a partnership between academic and student life portions of the university, this form of learning community was scaled up to include more than half of first-year students in the fall semester. Each…
Descriptors: General Education, Faculty Development, Service Learning, Leadership
Heyting, Ellen; Thrash, Rachael – Childhood Education, 2019
Learning approaches that support students' awareness of real-world issues and provide opportunities for taking action will lead to true transformation of education.
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Learner Engagement, Migration, Foreign Countries
Gonzales, Sandra M.; Baier, Stefanie T.; Brammer, Ethriam C. – Student Success, 2022
This report shares practices from a successful Latinx Studies learning community model at an urban research-intensive university in the Midwestern United States. The learning community model offers a tiered developmental curriculum to support the three different stages of a student's journey, from enrollment to graduation. The three distinct…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Urban Schools, Research Universities, Communities of Practice
Morris, Ronald V. – Social Studies, 2019
Second grade students learn about philanthropy by creating projects where they work through an inquiry process. Each student works with a group to create community-based projects that support existing local non-profits to enrich the quality of life in an area. Student action is visible through an authentic assessment event that allows students to…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Social Studies, Learner Engagement
Sigler, Tracey Honeycutt; Tyran, Kristi Lewis – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2017
Service-learning helps students learn about course concepts through applying them in a setting outside the classroom. The experiences provided by service-learning create conditions that can lead to changes in the learner's brain. In this paper, we provide support for this assertion from research in brain-based learning with suggestions of how to…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Brain, Experiential Learning, Neurosciences
DeJulius, Dena C.; McLean, Lisa H. – Educational Leadership, 2019
Educators from a rural school describe the alternative program their school developed to help students who were seriously isolated, anxious, and disengaged--some of whom were falling through the cracks. These students are placed in smaller ELA, math, and science classes (usually with two teachers) so they receive more attention. They also enjoy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Rural Schools, Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students
