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Taggart, Gabel – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2023
This article presents a case study on Giving Games (GG), which are single-session experiential philanthropy lessons where students learn about, deliberate, and decide which of a set of pre-planned nonprofit organizations should receive smaller sums of sponsored money. Findings reveal that participants' prioritized considerations for giving changed…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Nonprofit Organizations, Pretests Posttests, Student Attitudes
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Gaia, A. Celeste – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
Though many experts argue that semester or year abroad study is the optimal path, short-term programs meet the needs of students who would not otherwise study abroad and can be effective at increasing intercultural competency. The present study describes one type of short-term program--the embedded faculty-led model--and provides evidence that…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Intercultural Programs, Pretests Posttests, Participant Satisfaction
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Lombardi, Thomas P.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1992
Education majors (n=61) took General Special Education Programming in various concentrated time formats. Those in 2- and 3-week formats made greater gains than those in 5- and 15-week formats, and all indicated that they learned as much or more as in regular-format teacher education courses. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Students, Education Majors, Higher Education