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Benimmas, Aicha; Kerski, Joseph; Solis, Patricia – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2011
Basic education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) seems to be characterized by lecture methods of instruction, a lack of interdisciplinary approaches and a disconnection with local community problems. During 2008, a "My Community, Our Earth" (MyCOE) workshop was organized in the MENA region and involved teachers of geography,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Basic Skills, Workshops
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Justice, Christopher; Rice, James; Warry, Wayne – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2009
This article examines evidence of academic skill development and transfer related to the taking of a first year Inquiry-based seminar course designed to enhance a range of self-directed learning skills and their transferability to other learning contexts. The study compares a sample of academic work from two groups of Social Sciences students, one…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Transfer of Training, Active Learning, Inquiry
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2010
This paper discusses the importance of institutionalizing practices that promote equitable outcomes for all students within the vast California Community College (CCC) system. The CCC system, which annually provides educational opportunities for almost three million students, exists at the heart of the state economy and future labor pool. Because…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education