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Fert, Marion – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2020
While the number of refugees in tertiary education remains small in comparison to the total number of refugee youths, with 1% of university-students worldwide, their social, economic and political impact in refugee societies is believed to be significant. Yet, the role of higher education in their socialisation, the way humanitarian actors invest…
Descriptors: Refugees, College Students, Socialization, Role of Education
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Duncan, Chris; Sankey, Derek – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2019
Over the past two decades, two heavily funded initiatives of the Federal government of Australia have been founded on two very different and seemingly conflicting (if not antithetical) visions of education. The first, the Australian Values Education Program (AVEP, 2003-2010) enshrines what may be called an 'embedded values' vision of education;…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Conflict
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Bernhardt, Philip Evan – School Community Journal, 2013
This field report investigates how the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program, a college-readiness system targeting populations traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, provides students with consistent academic support while enrolled in a rigorous course of study. The report also addresses strategies AVID…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Academic Support Services, Vocational Education, Low Income
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Hirschinger-Blank, Nancy Beth; Simons, Lori; Kenyon, Alexandra – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
A triangulation mixed-methods design was used to measure differences in service-learning outcomes for 32 students enrolled in criminal justice courses during the academic years 2003 (n = 16) and 2005 (n = 16). Results show that service-learners increase their political awareness and course value but experience a decrease in problem-solving skills…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Criminals, Service Learning
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Harway, Vivian T. – School Arts, 1982
Describes an evaluator's experiences in three art workshops for fourth graders at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Workshop participants demonstrated significant intellectual growth and visual learning. (AM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Elementary Education, Grade 4
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Nevins, Katherine J. – Liberal Education, 1992
A three-year program at Bethel College (Minnesota) has introduced faculty to various models of college student development, including the reflective judgment model of intellectual development, and their instructional applications. Knowledge of student development, now common to faculty and staff, has had a profound impact on teaching, learning,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Duckworth, Eleanor – 1978
The philosophy underlying the African Primary Science Program, according to the author, is that the essence of science is not merely the statement of principles; it involves the struggle to find out about the material world. This program sought to develop the intellectual alertness of the children, and improve their questioning, and problem…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education