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Fahmy, Sarah; Osnes, Beth – Research in Drama Education, 2023
Recognising young women's authorship as a powerful force for civic change, we developed a creative framework for applied theatre that cultivates a space for young women to co-author "little words, BIG ISSUES": a diversity and inclusion workshop facilitated in cooperation with U.S middle school students. Activating girl-led activism…
Descriptors: Drama, Females, Diversity, Inclusion
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Matteo, Elizabeth K.; You, Di – Journal of Character Education, 2020
Undergraduate internships are among one of the several high impact practices (HIPs) related to deep learning, self-reported gains, and effective educational practices (Kuh, 2008). HIPs, as measured by the National Survey on Student Engagement, utilize active learning practices, and share several traits: (1) they demand considerable time and…
Descriptors: Program Design, Internship Programs, Undergraduate Students, Ethics
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Campbell, Rebecca; Blankenship, Benjamin B. – To Improve the Academy, 2020
Colleges and universities have a commitment to improve the student experience, increase persistence, and provide paths to degree completion. Course redesign, focused on student success, is a promising strategy for realizing that commitment. This article examines some of the particulars when course redesign is explicitly linked to student success.…
Descriptors: Courses, Higher Education, Academic Persistence, Learner Engagement
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Savaya, Riki; Spiro, Shimon; Elran-Barak, Roni – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
The article reports on the findings of a comparative case study of six projects that operated in Israel between 1980 and 2000. The study findings identify characteristics of the programs, the host organizations, and the social and political environment, which differentiated programs that are sustained from those that are not. The findings reaffirm…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Leadership
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2006
Given the urgency for increased student achievement, it would seem that redesigning principal preparation programs around leadership practices that have an impact on students' learning would be a high priority in every university. Yet, it is not. Despite some movement in some areas, the overall pace of change has been too slow, the changes are not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Resistance to Change, Leadership, Principals
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Mohrman, Susan Albers; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1992
The applicability of employee-involvement approaches to the management of schools is explored, describing three approaches (parallel-suggestion involvement, job involvement, and high involvement). Design issues (technology; organizational structure; leadership; organizational boundaries, customer definition, and relation to stakeholder; measures;…
Descriptors: Change, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Attitudes
Swanson, Bert E.; Cohen, Richard A. – 1977
Small town community improvement planning is often subjected to urban type analysis. When concepts applicable to the largest cities are grafted onto small towns, a misunderstanding of small town problems and prospects is often the result. Social ecology offers a framework for understanding what a small town is, how it functions, and what is…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Planning