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Jasmine D. Hendrix; M. Wes Schilling; Laura H. Downey; Yan Campbell; Shecoya White – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2023
A pilot test implementing a food science toolkit designed to increase student awareness, interest, and knowledge of food science academic and career pathways in Mississippi Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses was conducted to determine teachers' perceptions of the food science education resources. After implementing the food science…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Curriculum Development
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Goodwin, Catlin M.; McKim, Aaron J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2020
Student engagement in Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) offer tremendous opportunities for content learning, leadership development, and career preparation. Included in the scope of CTSOs are skills contests, competitions designed to test student knowledge and skills within respective content areas. Within school-based…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Career Development, Leadership Training, Agricultural Education
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Yavuz, Olcay – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2019
The demands of the 21st century require a systemic and collaborative perspective to promote the long-term development and success of all children. The purpose of this international comparative study is to investigate students' mindsets and behaviors for school, college, and career success. The results revealed that there are key factors…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Student Behavior, Success, Student Attitudes
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Mach, Kane P.; Gordon, Sarah R.; Tearney, Katie; McClinton, Leon, Jr. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2018
Living-learning programs (LLPs) can have a positive influence on student success. The purpose of this study is to provide an example of an LLP that effectively involves faculty and college academic staff as well as to understand student experiences in the LLP related to personal, professional, and academic growth. The LLP at the focus of this…
Descriptors: Living Learning Centers, College Freshmen, Student Experience, Program Effectiveness
Lynch, Bob Ellsworth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Games contribute to the whole-person, academic, and career development of college-aged individuals (Alderman, 2015). However, many higher-education institutions do not sponsor gaming as a collegiate extracurricular activity, thereby possibly eliminating the opportunity of an all-inclusive environment (Alderman, 2015). To elucidate the problem,…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Games, Academic Achievement, Career Development
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Deng, Linyuan; Zhou, Nan; Nie, Ruihong; Jin, Peipei; Yang, Mengxi; Fang, Xiaoyi – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2018
Parent-teacher partnership is associated closely with adolescents' development. However, little is known about the association between parent-teacher partnership and Chinese high school students' development. Therefore, this study examines whether and how parent-teacher partnership (objective contacts and subjective relationship quality) relates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Teacher Cooperation, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
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Abegglen, Sandra; Burns, Tom; Sinfield, Sandra – Journal of Peer Learning, 2016
The present paper explores the opportunities created by an emancipatory approach to learning and teaching when combined with embedded peer mentoring. First year undergraduate students--most from non-traditional backgrounds--were set the task to explore learning spaces at their university and to present their findings in creative ways in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Learning Processes, Exhibits
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Mahmood, Lynsey; Slabu, Letitia; de Moura, Georgina Randsley; Hopthrow, Tim – Psychology Teaching Review, 2014
Employers often claim that graduates are not ready for the world of work as they lack employability skills (Archer & Davison, 2008). One policy response to this claim has been to encourage students to undertake a work placement to enhance success in the competitive job market (The Dearing Report, 1997). The present research investigated…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Employment Potential, Job Placement, Undergraduate Students
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2013
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), through its Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), offers this set of combined resources that define and support ongoing teacher effectiveness to ensure students reach college and career ready standards. This document includes the "InTASC Model Core Teaching…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Standards, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Qualifications
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
In recent years, there has been heightened awareness of the importance of early childhood education and high school as intervention points in the educational lives of America's children. Less attention has been paid to the importance of the upper elementary grades and middle school and the role they must play in the preparation of students for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Academic Achievement
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Fletcher, Joyce K. – Journal of Cooperative Education, 1991
Comparison of research on effects of cooperative education and field experience on students' personal development, career development, and academic achievement found that differences in program goals, structure, students, and placement settings engage different processes but achieve similar results. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Cooperative Education, Experiential Learning
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Williams, Rick – Journal of Cooperative Education, 1991
A literature review focused on effects of high school, junior high, and college student participation in field experience programs on personal, career, and affective development and academic achievement. Students appeared more responsible, mature, self-confident, socially adept, interested in school, and knowledgeable about work. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Field Experience Programs, High Schools
Knight, William E. – 1994
This study surveyed community college students to determine the dynamic relationships among: their background variables; college experiences; academic, career, and personal gains; and satisfaction. The Community College Student Experience Questionnaire was administered to 1,062 students, and A. Astin's (1991) input-environment-output assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Wang, Winnie – 2000
This study explores the relationship between elements of the service learning pedagogy and the self-development of students. The study focuses specifically on undergraduates who participated in a career-based outreach program (CBOP) at the University of California, Los Angeles. Observers followed four student fellows enrolled in a Community…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Community Services, Experiential Learning
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Torrance, E. Paul – Roeper Review, 1993
Initial findings and case studies of a 30-year follow-up of gifted students and adults suggest that characteristics such as love of one's work, persistence, purpose in life, love of challenge, high energy level, and a sense of mission may be more important in the long run than creative ability, intelligence, and high school achievement. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Case Studies, Creativity
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