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Download full textOstertag, Julia; Ammendolia, Justine; Vance, Alexandra; McPherson, Kerri; Hamelin, Kayla M.; Cousineau, Maryse; Daoud, Dounia; Morissette, Lyne; Orren, Kimberly; Hill, Amy; VanderKloet, Evelien; Whoriskey, Fred; Iverson, Sara; Sutherland, Maggie; Denny, Shelley; Beland, Joseph; Syliboy, Alanna; Stokesbury, Michael J. W.; Porter, Darren – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2021
In this article, we consider the role of ocean literacy in coastal communities as an approach that fosters relevant, community-based learning. We also propose solutions to challenges facing human-ocean relationships by cultivating common understanding and collective action. We present four examples of community-based ocean literacy in…
Descriptors: Community Education, Oceanography, Foreign Countries, Social Action
Direct linkChelsea Temple Jones; Emily L. Murphy – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2025
In response to recent calls for 'cripping sex education', we describe and reflect on an 11-week public pedagogy project in Canada that paired five community sexuality educators with 78 undergraduate students to make digital sexuality education tools for disabled, Deaf, and queer children and youth. From a perspective that argues for a genealogy of…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Teaching Methods, Critical Theory, Program Descriptions
Balyasnikova, Natalia – BC TEAL Journal, 2020
Many community-based English language learning programs rely on volunteers to lead classes. While some of these volunteers have some teacher training, the majority are not professional educators. The question of how non-professionals understand what constitutes facilitation of language learning in an adult education context remains underexplored.…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Shea, Molly V.; Sandoval, Jose – Science Education, 2020
In this article we studied how community educators' designed for equity in an after school science program. Building from discussions of equity in out-of-school-time (OST) science, this case study offers insight into the role of pedagogy in organizing for dignity and belonging in an after school program. This case study focused on the practices of…
Descriptors: Science Education, Equal Education, Instructional Design, Case Studies
Gerontology Education Offerings: Experiences of Iowa Human Sciences Extension and Outreach Educators
Meinertz, Naomi R.; Sellers, Debra M.; Schainker, Lisa M.; Lee, Jeong Eun – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Iowa State University Human Sciences Extension and Outreach (HSEO) provides informal educational opportunities to older adults and their families in rural Iowa within the subject areas of family life, family finance, and nutrition and wellness. The successful implementation of educational opportunities is partially determined by the knowledge of…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Older Adults, Educational Opportunities, Informal Education
Miller, Michael; Grover, Kenda S.; Kacirek, Kit – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
One of the key services community colleges provide is community education, meaning those programs and activities that are often offered for leisure or self-improvement and not for credit. Programs of this nature are increasingly challenged to be self-financing, whether through user fees or externally funded grants. The current study explored 75…
Descriptors: Community Education, Content Analysis, Web Sites, Mail Surveys
Svensson, Per G.; Hancock, Meg G.; Hums, Mary A. – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) policy-makers and practitioners continue to offer ambitious claims regarding the potential role of sport-based programs for promoting social change. Yet, it is important to put sport under a critical lens in order to develop a more balanced and realistic understanding of the role of sport in society. Whether…
Descriptors: Athletics, Team Sports, Peace, Social Change
Miller, JoLynn; Arnold, Shannon – Journal of Extension, 2012
Many County Extension offices offer an adult Master Gardener Program, which includes advanced gardening training, short courses, newsletters, and conferences. However, with the comprehensive training provided comes a large time commitment. The Produce Your Own program was created to introduce adults to gardening in a similar manner, but with…
Descriptors: Gardening, Community Programs, Extension Education, Outreach Programs
Lin, Li-Hui – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Since 2008, Taiwan's Ministry of Education has sponsored a number of short-term residential educational programs aimed at senior citizens and administered by local colleges and universities. In 2009, the Ministry of Education named a project the Elderhostel Program (notwithstanding the lack of involvement by the United States organization, which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Programs, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Cameron, Roslyn; Miller, Allison – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2014
The use of ePortfolios for recognition of prior learning (e-RPL) and for professional recognition (e-PR) is slowly gaining in popularity in the VET sector however their use is sporadic across educational sectors, disciplines, educational institutions and professions. Added to this is an array of purposes and types of e-RPL and e-PR models and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Prior Learning, Professional Recognition, Electronic Publishing
VeLure Roholt, Ross; Rana, Sheetal – Child & Youth Services, 2011
Few formal post-secondary educational programs in the United States focus on youth work, thus youth workers often enter the field with diverse backgrounds and varying levels of experience working with youth. Drawing on mounting evidence that quality youth service requires skilled staff, professional-development opportunities have received…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Evaluation, Action Research, Professional Development
Young, Tara D.; Barrett, Gloria J.; Martin, Anna C.; Metz, Diane L.; Kaiser, Lucia L.; Steinberg, Francene M. – Journal of Extension, 2011
The Healthy Rewards study tested the effectiveness of goal setting to encourage behavior change in Latino and African American adults in three northern California counties. Four groups of adults were alternately assigned to receive either 1) basic health promotion and nutrition education without goal setting (control) or 2) the same education with…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Community Education, Nutrition, Behavior Modification
Kline, Cathy C.; Godolphin, William J.; Chhina, Gagun S.; Towle, Angela – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2013
Communication between health care professionals and Aboriginal patients is complicated by cultural differences and the enduring effects of colonization. Health care providers need better training to meet the needs of Aboriginal patients and communities. We describe the development and outcomes of a community-driven service-learning program in…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Cultural Awareness, Health Education, Cultural Differences
Wang, Jianjun – Grantee Submission, 2013
On September 22, 2012, NSF announced its decision to fund a three-year project, "Models for Information Assurance Education and Outreach" (MIAEO). In the first year of grant operation, MIAEO has invited 18 high school students, two K-12 teachers, and two CSUB student assistants to conduct research explorations in the fields of…
Descriptors: Information Security, Computer Science Education, Improvement Programs, Program Effectiveness
Nasiruddin, Md. – Online Submission, 2013
Each night, around 20,000 people--both adults and children--make the streets of Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh) their home. Living amongst the noise, rubbish, and traffic, thousands of families walk down the streets of Dhaka, looking for a safe place to rest for just a few hours each night. Trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Homeless People, Emergency Shelters
