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Jingyuan Zhuang; Celeste Kinginger – Modern Language Journal, 2024
This article presents selected results from a large-scale, mixed-methods, federally funded investigation of US-based language study-abroad alumni of all ages, which included a nationwide survey (N = 4,899) followed by professional life history interviews with 54 participants. Here, we focus on three questions heretofore unaddressed: (a) How do…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Laura A. Lukes; Lamis M. Ibrahim; Laurence Bray – To Improve the Academy, 2023
Many universities offer some version of centrally offered professional development opportunities for graduate students seeking academic careers. Less is known about what impact these programs have on student career preparation and success and which design elements are most beneficial to each learner (Diggs et al., 2017; Schram et al., 2017). This…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Program Design
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Beames, Simon; Mackie, Chris; Scrutton, Roger – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2020
Experiences of outdoor education are believed to have significant impacts on participants, but research on the lasting influences of extended programmes is limited. Gordonstoun School, an independent residential school founded by Kurt Hahn in 1934, provides a rich legacy of outdoor education against which to explore any enduring outcomes. Drawing…
Descriptors: Alumni, Boarding Schools, Outdoor Education, Program Design
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Ann Gillard; Allison B. Dymnicki; Leah Brown – Journal of Youth Development, 2023
This study illuminates how medical specialty camps can be an important developmental setting offering opportunities for diverse children and youth to develop traits and qualities perceived as important even later in life. Perhaps most importantly, camp was identified as one of the most influential settings for developing personal and social traits…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Camps, Outcomes of Education, Youth Programs
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Bieluch, Karen Hutchins; Sclafani, Alexandra; Bolger, Douglas T.; Cox, Michael – Environmental Education Research, 2021
Institutions of higher education play an important role in training citizens who can thoughtfully and critically make decisions that impact the sustainability of our planet. While researchers have determined competencies that students need as environmental and sustainability professionals, less is understood about how to achieve these outcomes…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Outcomes of Education, Environmental Education
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Leach, Lesley F.; Reyes, Juanita M.; Baker, Credence; Glaman, Ryan; Barkley, Jordan M.; Beach, Don M.; Higham, J. Russell; Rynearson, Kimberly; Weber, Mark; Farmer, Tod Allen; Bowden, Randall; Brock, Jesse; Bunch, Phillis – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2020
As members of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), universities across the United States are restructuring EdD programs to better prepare professional practitioners with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed to improve the educational environments that they serve. The hallmark of these programs is often the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Program Development, Doctoral Dissertations, College Faculty
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Habig, Bobby; Gupta, Preeti; Levine, Brian; Adams, Jennifer – Research in Science Education, 2020
While there is extensive evidence that STEM careers can be important pathways for augmenting social mobility and for increasing individual prestige, many youth perceive a STEM trajectory as an unattractive option. In the USA, women and members of historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups continue to be underrepresented across STEM…
Descriptors: Informal Education, STEM Education, Science Education, Access to Education
Judith Kallick; Mirka Martel; Rajika Bhandari – Institute of International Education, 2017
This report presents regional qualitative findings from three countries in Asia--India, Indonesia, and the Philippines--where the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) was implemented from 2001-2013 The report is second in a series of research reports from the IFP Alumni Tracking Study, a 10-year study that explores the personal…
Descriptors: Social Justice, International Programs, Fellowships, Foreign Countries
Frumkin, Lara A.; Milankovic-Atkinson, Maya; Sadler, Chris – New Horizons in Education, 2007
Background: Universities have a vested interest in attracting and encouraging enrolment of as many high calibre students as possible. With greater frequency, universities are using marketing techniques to do so. Aims: The study reviewed current student opinions of a programme within a UK university to discover its shortcomings and strengths.…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Student Attitudes, Opinions, Measures (Individuals)
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King, Cheryl Simrell; And Others – Journal of Public Administration Education, 1996
A survey of alumni of two disparate Master's in Public Administration (MPA) programs, at Evergreen State College (Washington) (n=114) and University of Akron (Ohio) (n=91), found more similarities than expected in program experiences, perceptions of what is important in their careers, and how an MPA program can contribute to careers. Implications…
Descriptors: Alumni, Careers, College Outcomes Assessment, Graduate Surveys
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Kraus, Ronald J. – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1991
A survey of alumnae of three Catholic liberal arts colleges investigated applicability of a theoretical model proposing that selected demographic, background, and opinion variables would affect alumnae giving. Results indicate that most of the demographic/background variables studied had only weak to moderate correlation with giving patterns.…
Descriptors: Alumni, Attitudes, Church Related Colleges, College Administration