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Kovar, Kristin A.; Simonsen, Jon C. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine factors impacting college student leadership development within a college of agriculture at the University of Missouri. This study employed descriptive relational survey methods to examine the impact of involvement factors (participation in organizations, community service and leadership education) on…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Leadership, College Students, Agricultural Education
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Hallmon, Augustus W.; Myllykangas, Susan A.; Nagata, Shinichi – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2021
Myllykangas postulated that students studying various careers within the parks and recreation profession might prefer a certain learning style, which is, often the case, different from the teaching style used by the faculty. In order to address learning styles of students, it is essential to be able to adapt to the learning styles of each student…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Parks, Recreation, Leisure Time
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Schwieger, Dana – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
Service learning projects serve as a valuable tool for applying course concepts in a way to benefit both the students and community. However, they often require a significant amount of additional effort beyond that required of assigning conventional homework problems. When the projects take place in an online course setting, the level of…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Online Courses, Student Projects
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Vázquez, Karina – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2014
The combination of theater and community-based service-learning can be a powerful tool to allow university students to meet their educational goals while connecting them with the world. The performance of children's theater in elementary schools with English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs, for example, has important pedagogical…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Theater Arts, College Students, Elementary School Students
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Davis, Caitlyn; Tietz, Julie – Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate use of a study abroad opportunity to support a service-learning experience. The study abroad component was a semester-long, multiple-country program in Central America and the service-learning project was an afterschool program for rural elementary and middle school students. Combining the two resulted in…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Middle School Students, Service Learning, Rural Schools
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Levesque-Bristol, Chantal; Stanek, Layla R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
This article examines students' perceptions of the learning environment in a service learning research course and increases in student motivation and skill development. According to self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985), positive learning environments increase levels of student motivation and learning outcomes. Survey responses…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Service Learning, Student Motivation, Classroom Environment
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Felzien, Lisa; Salem, Laura – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2008
Service learning involves providing service to the community while requiring students to meet learning goals in a specific course. A service learning project was implemented in a general biology course at Rockhurst University to involve students in promoting scientific education in conjunction with community partner educators. Students were…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Biology, Learning Experience, Program Implementation