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Oladapo Adeleke Banwo; Jean-Jacques Dominique Beraud – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2024
This paper examined the level of Environmental Civic Actions (ECA) using a modified version of the Environmental Action Scale (EAS) and Place Attachment Theory (PAT). The Environmental Action Scale measured the level of participation that would have a collective impact on environmental issues. The data was obtained "via" online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Activism, Sanctions, Conservation (Environment)
Thongdee, Vitthaya; Promgun, Suraphon; Sawadtha, Suthipong; Namsithan, Somkhoun; Thubphumee, Phanthiwa; Ruangsan, Niraj – Online Submission, 2022
This research studied the contextual conditions of Khon Kaen Urban Community for developing the community learning center (CLC) as a part of smart city development. It also aimed to develop 'Bue Ban' CLC model based on the public participation and digital advancement. This study was carried out employing the qualitative and operational research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Centers, Community Education, Community Programs
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Jess Silvia; D. Chase J. Catalano – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2024
Using scholarly personal narratives as a research tool, we explored how the director of an LGBTQ+ living-learning program (LLP) created community within the constructs of an otherwise cis- and heteronormative residential environment. We reviewed the first author's reflections about community experiences and analyzed them for opportunities to upend…
Descriptors: Living Learning Centers, LGBTQ People, Sense of Community, Community Development
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Christian Compare; Cinzia Albanesi – Journal of Experiential Education, 2024
Background: Service-learning is a widely adopted approach in higher education institutions globally, integrating civic engagement experiences into academic curricula while being responsive to the development of local communities. Purpose: This study aimed to assess the impact on students in participating in voluntary semester-long service-learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Degrees, Graduate Students, Service Learning
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El-Tahan, Emad Abdel Khalek Saber; Houcine, Benlaria; Eltahir, Ibrahim Ahmed Elamin; Mostafa, Sanaa; Mohammed, Mohammed – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
This research aimed to study the effects of The Role of Jouf University in serving and developing the society for Vision 2030, by understanding the influence of training, continuous education, technical consultations, and applied researches on management development for employees and organizational development of institutions. For this purpose, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Role, Management Development, Continuing Education
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Moncloa, Fe; Diaz-Carrasco, Claudia; Hill, Russell; Erbstein, Nancy – Journal of Extension, 2019
California's 4-H Youth Development Program adopted an asset-based and systematic community development approach to studying successful Latino-serving youth development programs. This effort included a scan of Latino engagement resources and Latino-serving youth development settings as well as key informant interviews. Beyond generating important…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Youth Programs, Community Development, Outreach Programs
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Forbes, Claire; Kerr, Kirstin – Educational Review, 2023
Internationally, Out-of-School Time (OST) provision is widely seen as providing professionally-supervised activities through which young people, living in high-poverty contexts, can improve their after-school safety, as well as academic and personal development outcomes. However, even when practical barriers to access are removed, participation is…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Poverty, Neighborhoods, Outcomes of Education
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Mitchell, Tania D.; Rost-Banik, Colleen; Battistoni, Richard M. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
Through in-depth interviews and focus groups with alumni from three institutions, the authors of this qualitative study explore the contours and desires of political engagement postgraduation. Giving credit to their respective community engagement programs, alumni illustrate their enduring commitments to civic and political action by participating…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Alumni, Political Attitudes, College Graduates
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Ji Ying – Educational Review, 2024
Based on semi-structured interviews with Tibetan teachers in Qinghai Province in Northwest China, this article explores how the teachers, who hold subject positions as pedagogical professionals and local intellectual elites, understand the value and implications of education for Tibetan people, and how they navigate their profession in the local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sino Tibetan Languages, Culturally Relevant Education, Local History
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Berei, Emese Beáta – Education Sciences, 2020
The aim of this research is to emphasize the importance of education for the philanthropic responsibilities of students. The basic term of the explanatory research is corporate social responsibility, adapted for higher education institutions--the philanthropic responsibilities of students, their implication on charity organization memberships or…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, College Students, Student Volunteers, Student Motivation
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Olayinka, Abdu-Raheem Bilqees; Elijah, Olorunda Sola – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2019
The study investigated the level of civic knowledge and attitude as antidotes of civic engagement of secondary institution students in Oyo State. It also examined their attitude towards civic engagement. The research design is descriptive of the survey type. Population comprised all 411,912 public schools in urban and rural areas in Oyo State.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Civics, Citizen Participation
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Howari, Fares; Qafisheh, Nida; Nazzal, Yousef – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2019
This study evaluates environmental service-learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in relation to demographic variables and students' characteristics. A diverse group of school and community sites were recruited. Statistical analysis was performed between the final attitude index scores and demographic variables. UAE citizens were found to have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Service Learning, Student Characteristics
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Clegg, Tamara; Boston, Carol; Preece, Jennifer; Warrick, Elizabeth; Pauw, Daniel; Cameron, Jacqueline – Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
This article examines community-driven adult environmental learning in a volunteer watershed stewards program. We look for evidence of elements that portray steps toward "concientización"--the process of individuals and communities directing their own learning in nonhierarchical ways. Leveraging two theories from the learning sciences…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Adult Education, Informal Education, Community Development
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Carrick, Oliver James – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2021
This interdisciplinary study aimed to explore the relationship between university students' participation in community development activities and their collaboration in the classroom. The students concerned form part of an ethnic diversity program in the Ecuadorian capital city, Quito. Findings demonstrate the potential for collaborative…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Undergraduate Students, Learning Activities, Student Diversity
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Smetackova, Irena; Viktorova, Ida; Lauermann, Marek; Jones, Chris – Peabody Journal of Education, 2020
In this article, we present the results of an international comparative study on the concept of Community School across nine eastern European and Eurasian countries. The study sample consists of two schools considered to be Community Schools from each country (N = 451 teachers); a teacher survey was conducted and the implementation of the…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Comparative Education, Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation
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