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Clark-Taylor, Angela – Journal of College and Character, 2022
Trauma is a present issue on college campuses, yet there is a lack of research on how best to promote positive outcomes for college students who have experienced trauma. With college being an important time for developmental growth, it is vital to encourage more research that investigates the effect of trauma on students as well as ways that…
Descriptors: Trauma, Resilience (Psychology), Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
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Walsh, David S.; Veri, Maria J.; Willard, Jason J. – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this article is to present university student mentors' perspectives on the impact of a teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) model youth program called the Kinesiology Career Club. Data sources in this qualitative case study included program observations, mentoring reflections, and semistructured interviews. Data…
Descriptors: College Students, Mentors, Student Responsibility, Social Responsibility
Long, Jody Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative study, utilizing the case study method, sought to address the issues associated with the lack of institutionalization of service-learning practices on college campus by describing the institutionalization of service-learning practices at a Baptist-affiliated college. The study describes the development and institutionalization of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Service Learning, Church Related Colleges
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Hirschinger-Blank, Nancy; Simons, Lori; Finley, Laura; Clearly, Joseph; Thoerig, Michael – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This article provides a description and evaluation of a service-learning juvenile justice course designed to broaden university students' attitudes toward diversity issues. Diversity service learning integrates academic learning with community service by providing students with opportunities to learn about social disparities associated with…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Law Enforcement, College Students, Low Income
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Butler, Alison; Christofili, Monica – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This case study tracks the application of project-based learning (PBL) during four separate college terms at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon. Each term follows a different learning community of first-term college students enrolled in a program of developmental education (DE), reading, writing, math, and college survival and success…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Active Learning, Student Projects, Case Studies