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Junkaew, Likhit; Wongchantra, Prayoon; Bunnaen, Wutthisak – World Journal of Education, 2021
The purposes of this research were to study and compare knowledge about Khok Hin Lad community forest, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers from learning activities of undergraduate students before and after activities, to study and compare knowledge about Khok Hin Lad community forest, environmental ethics, and environmental…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), Forestry, Learning Activities
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Wick, David; Willis, Tasha Y.; Rivera, Jacqueline; Lueker, Evelyn; Hernandez, Maria – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2019
This qualitative study counters deficit narratives about first-generation Latinx students by exploring multiple forms of community cultural wealth (CCW; Yosso, 2005) that 25 students leveraged and increased during service activities and homestays in Costa Rica. Through longitudinal data and with CCW as a conceptual framework, three key themes…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, First Generation College Students, Hispanic American Students, Community Resources
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Johnson Butterfield, Alice K.; Yeneabat, Mulu; Moxley, David P. – Children & Schools, 2016
Asset-based community development (ABCD) is a promising practice for communities to engage in self-determination through the efforts residents invest in identifying community assets, framing and documenting the issues communities face, and taking action to advance quality of life. The ABCD literature does not report on the application of ABCD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Community Resources, Self Determination
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Hoffman, August John; Wallach, Julie; Sanchez, Eduardo; Afkhami, Hasti – Community College Enterprise, 2009
The current study sought to determine if community based gardening projects would reduce perceptions of the need to use communication devices--cell phones or text messaging--and increase the likelihood of participating in future volunteer projects. Results strongly support the predictions in that the experimental group post-test mean score of the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Interpersonal Communication, Service Learning
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Keiser, Kay A. – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2009
To creatively and competently utilize community resources and to work successfully for the benefit of all students requires that educational leaders develop positive diversity dispositions. This study explores the effect of school community relations instruction in enhancing educational administration candidates' skills, beliefs, and connections…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Service Learning, Community Relations, Community Resources