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Increasing Research Capacity in Ontario Child Welfare Organizations: A Unique University-Child Welfare Agency Partnership
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Fallon, Barbara; Trocmé, Nico; Van Wert, Melissa; Budau, Krista; Ballantyne, Mary; Lwin, Kristen – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
The objective of this article is to describe the successes and challenges of a unique knowledge mobilization initiative that was funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. This initiative focused on promoting knowledge mobilization by increasing the capacity of child welfare organizations in Ontario to conduct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Child Welfare, Research Opportunities
STARS: A Year in Review
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Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System[TM] (STARS) is a program of AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. AASHE is a member-driven organization with a mission to empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation. STARS was developed by AASHE with input and insight from…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Sustainability
A Multifaceted Program To Encourage Medical Students' Research.
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Zier, Karen; Stagnaro-Green, Alex – Academic Medicine, 2001
Describes the successful encouragement of student research provided by the Office of Student Research Opportunities (OSRO) at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The OSRO advises students, identifies faculty who want to mentor students, sponsors the Distinction in Research program, organizes an annual research day, helps fund summer and full-time…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Program Descriptions, Research Opportunities
Predoctoral-Postdoctoral Collaborative Efforts to Increase Participation of Minorities and Women in Educational Research.
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Escobedo, Theresa H. – Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, 1981
Discusses the status of minorities and women in research and the barriers posed by background and institutional factors. Describes a project implemented in a university setting and designed to (1) increase the pool of trained minority and female researchers, and (2) advance research skills by providing training opportunities. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Employment Opportunities
The NSF Science Development Programs, Volume I: A Documentary Report.
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National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1977
This report, published in two volumes, provides a documentary record of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Science Development Program (SDP). Information is given on overall university funding levels and on other development programs, with SDP goals and procedures described in detail. Using information on budgets and goals as well as…
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum, Engineering, Federal Programs
A Research Practicum: Undergraduates as Assistants in Psychological Research.
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Starke, Mary C. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A project that combined a research practicum for 17 psychology undergraduates with the implementation and evaluation of an assertiveness training program for physically disabled college students is described. A follow-up of students' postbaccalaureate activities revealed that the majority were using skills that they had learned in the project.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Educational Research, Higher Education, Physical Disabilities