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Burke, Deborah A. – Journal of College and Character, 2012
Despite solid foundations for service-learning at California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), the economic context of higher education in California, and in particular the CSU system, has created significant challenges for service-learning practitioners. This article provides an overview of the institutional foundations in place at CSUMB…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mentors, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Service Learning
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Mather, Peter C.; Karbley, Megan; Yamamoto, Makiko – Journal of College and Character, 2012
This study explores the role that identity and the identity development process play in a short-term, international service-learning experience. Employing narrative inquiry, two of the co-authors, student participants in a 2-week service-learning program in Honduras, describe and interpret their service-learning experience in the context of life…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Inquiry
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Webster, Nicole; Arends, Jessica H. – Journal of College and Character, 2012
Institutions of higher education have continuously struggled to find ways to keep young adults engaged. In order to do so, they have introduced a number of techniques and programs into the curriculum, but these programs do not necessarily translate to transformational learning for students. This article discusses the transformation of an…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Student Interests, Transformative Learning
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Hopwood, Julie D.; Scott, Victoria G.; Ferguson, Paul W. – Journal of College and Character, 2011
Academic misconduct and technology have coupled to create a significant threat to the development and maintenance of professional responsibility and academic integrity among today's university students. This case study illustrates the gap between faculty and student acceptance and understanding of the use of technology as a study aid and the ways…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Attitudes, Cheating