The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore how Higher Education Institutions' (HEIs) instructors perceived the engagement of college learners with instructional practices online during the COVID-19 Pandemic at a college in New York. Underpinning the study was the engagement theory framework, which focuses on the use of…

Research exploring the efficacy of Service-Learning hasn't fully investigated potential implications for online modalities and transfer of learning. Therefore, during Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 semesters I taught two second-semester composition courses built around essays that required students to engage with communities outside the classroom.…

This dissertation consists of three studies that examine service-learning (SL) as an approach to incorporating movement integration (MI) in elementary classrooms as part of a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP). All three studies attempt to advance the knowledge base about using partnership approaches to supporting school based…