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Penniston, Thomas Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Service-Learning is a form of applied learning that engages students in solving social problems within community-based settings. It is rooted in the social and educational philosophy of John Dewey's Pragmatism. As a pedagogy, service-learning presents students with opportunities for social and intellectual growth by complementing classroom…
Descriptors: Service Learning, College Students, Outcomes of Education, Social Development
Phaire, Dorothy W. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Despite abundant research substantiating the value of teaching with films, there is a dearth of accessible resources that can help educators select films for positive modeling of character strengths. This scarcity exists in spite of the evidence that supports the efficacy of films' influence on young people. Young people today are receiving…
Descriptors: Ethics, Personality Traits, Films, Teaching Methods
Harrison, Brenda LaJoyce – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study explored the issues of student-faculty interaction and faculty caring as experienced by Black students attending a Predominantly White Institution in a Mid-western urban city. Specifically, the study reviewed the questions related to student-faculty engagement as posed on the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). This study used…
Descriptors: African American Students, Educational Experience, College Students, College Faculty
Mak, Jenny Shuk Ching – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed-methods study explored the influence and applicability of the Perry Scheme to students from mainland China studying in the U.S. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the intellectual and ethical development of students from mainland China enrolled in a U.S graduate engineering program using the Perry Scheme of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Asians, Engineering Education, Ethics