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Samantha Applin – Teaching Sociology, 2024
Students hold foundational assumptions that interact with information they are introduced to in college. By learning to identify, assess, and restructure these foundational ideas, students' ability to acquire topical knowledge improves. This article presents a format for teaching students how to evaluate their beliefs through four levels of…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Individual Development, Assignments
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Lexis, Louise; Weaver, Debbi; Julien, Brianna L. – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2023
Some empirical case studies provide support for using LinkedIn as a 21st century career development tool; however, little is known about the long-term impact on students' use of LinkedIn. A LinkedIn assignment was implemented in a third-year subject taken by students in non-specialist science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Networks, STEM Education, College Students
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Mullen, Patrick R.; Niles, Jennifer; Dukes, Allison; Spargo, Allison – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Today's youth face multifaceted challenges in a time when society is more aware of the consequences of unhealthy decision-making. In this study, we tested the effectiveness of an emerging intervention, GPS for SUCCESS, a classroom-based 5-week program that helps students build their purpose in life while securing a commitment to achieve it. We…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Decision Making, Program Effectiveness
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Scott, Meagan; Whiddon, Ashley S.; Brown, Nicholas R.; Weeks, Penny P. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2015
This instrumental case study sought to determine how collegiate-level students changed throughout a personal leadership development course. Document analysis of an archived course assignment was employed to analyze the students' perceptions of their personal leadership development. Four themes emerged from the analysis: (a) self-evolution, (b)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Individual Development, Case Studies, Student Development
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Shane-Simpson, Christina; Che, Elizabeth; Brooks, Patricia J. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2016
To test the feasibility of Wikipedia editing in large undergraduate psychology classrooms, we engaged groups of students in a large introductory-level Human Development course (N = 110) in editing Wikipedia articles to improve psychology-related content. Students attended in-class workshops and received online support to develop skills. They…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Electronic Publishing, Collaborative Writing, Web Sites
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Smith, Cynthia Sonderegger; Arsenault, Kimberly – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2014
Mentoring is a widely used method of induction into a variety of professional roles, including educational leadership. However, little scholarly literature has focused on the role of mentoring in the career development of special education administrators. In this examination of 14 such mentoring relationships, the existence of career and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Administration, Administrator Education, Mentors
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Odom, Summer F.; Boyd, Barry L.; Williams, Jennifer – Journal of Leadership Education, 2012
Within personal leadership education courses, leadership educators should include experiences which help students develop themselves as leaders. In this article, the authors discuss results from a qualitative research study involving the analysis of Personal Growth Project (PGP) assignments in a personal leadership education collegiate course. The…
Descriptors: Leadership, Assignments, Qualitative Research, Leadership Training