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Download full textOstertag, Julia; Ammendolia, Justine; Vance, Alexandra; McPherson, Kerri; Hamelin, Kayla M.; Cousineau, Maryse; Daoud, Dounia; Morissette, Lyne; Orren, Kimberly; Hill, Amy; VanderKloet, Evelien; Whoriskey, Fred; Iverson, Sara; Sutherland, Maggie; Denny, Shelley; Beland, Joseph; Syliboy, Alanna; Stokesbury, Michael J. W.; Porter, Darren – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2021
In this article, we consider the role of ocean literacy in coastal communities as an approach that fosters relevant, community-based learning. We also propose solutions to challenges facing human-ocean relationships by cultivating common understanding and collective action. We present four examples of community-based ocean literacy in…
Descriptors: Community Education, Oceanography, Foreign Countries, Social Action
Direct linkRashid, Tahmina – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2020
Since independence, Timor-Leste has taken initiatives to improve adult literacy and successive governments, international NGOs and donor agencies have been involved in literacy programmes. This paper explores the non-formal literacy programmes with a particular focus on the Second Chance Education Project (SCEP), an accelerated learning model that…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Education
Balyasnikova, Natalia – BC TEAL Journal, 2020
Many community-based English language learning programs rely on volunteers to lead classes. While some of these volunteers have some teacher training, the majority are not professional educators. The question of how non-professionals understand what constitutes facilitation of language learning in an adult education context remains underexplored.…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Shea, Molly V.; Sandoval, Jose – Science Education, 2020
In this article we studied how community educators' designed for equity in an after school science program. Building from discussions of equity in out-of-school-time (OST) science, this case study offers insight into the role of pedagogy in organizing for dignity and belonging in an after school program. This case study focused on the practices of…
Descriptors: Science Education, Equal Education, Instructional Design, Case Studies
Gerontology Education Offerings: Experiences of Iowa Human Sciences Extension and Outreach Educators
Meinertz, Naomi R.; Sellers, Debra M.; Schainker, Lisa M.; Lee, Jeong Eun – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Iowa State University Human Sciences Extension and Outreach (HSEO) provides informal educational opportunities to older adults and their families in rural Iowa within the subject areas of family life, family finance, and nutrition and wellness. The successful implementation of educational opportunities is partially determined by the knowledge of…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Older Adults, Educational Opportunities, Informal Education
Olson, Jonathan R.; Hawkey, Kyle R.; Smith, Burgess; Perkins, Daniel F.; Borden, Lynne M. – Journal of Extension, 2016
In this article, we describe how a peer-coaching model has been applied to support community-based Extension programming through the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) initiative. We describe the general approaches to coaching that have been used to help with CYFAR program implementation, evaluation, and sustainability efforts; we…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Educational Strategies, Youth Programs, Family Programs
Inderbitzin, Michelle – Liberal Education, 2015
For someone who has never been convicted of a crime, the author spends an unusual amount of time in state prisons and youth correctional facilities. She does not work for these criminal justice agencies; instead, she studies prison culture, and--in small ways-- has become a part of it. The author is a university professor trained in sociology and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Partnerships in Education, College Programs, Outreach Programs
Morris, Merry Lynn; Baldeon, Marion; Scheuneman, Dwayne – Journal of Dance Education, 2015
In the 1980s, mixed ability or physically integrated dance companies, such as AXIS and DancingWheels, began with professional performance goals, aimed at producing highquality choreographic work involving individuals with and without disabilities. Those companies are pioneers in the integrated dance field and serve as beneficial models of…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Inclusion, Disabilities, Dance
Dahl, Robyn Mieko; Droser, Mary L. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
University earth science departments seeking to establish meaningful geoscience outreach programs often pursue large-scale, grant-funded programs. Although this type of outreach is highly successful, it is also extremely costly, and grant funding can be difficult to secure. Here, we present the Geoscience Education Outreach Program (GEOP), a…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Science Course Improvement Projects, Cost Effectiveness, STEM Education
Miller, Michael; Grover, Kenda S.; Kacirek, Kit – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
One of the key services community colleges provide is community education, meaning those programs and activities that are often offered for leisure or self-improvement and not for credit. Programs of this nature are increasingly challenged to be self-financing, whether through user fees or externally funded grants. The current study explored 75…
Descriptors: Community Education, Content Analysis, Web Sites, Mail Surveys
Hemphill, Michael A. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2014
As physical educators continue to advocate for school-based PE, they should also consider ways to extend their work into community settings in an effort to ensure that all kids have an opportunity to develop physical literacy. This article describes how positive youth development programs can provide an opportunity for physical educators to engage…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Youth Opportunities, Adolescent Development, Physical Education Teachers
Selvaraj, Shivaani Aruna – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this institutional ethnography was to explicate the social relations of broadband adoption through the public programs implemented by the Media Mobilizing Project (MMP) between 2009 and 2013, when they operated for the first time in alignment with federal regulations that orchestrated the practice of the Broadband Technology…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Community Education, Adult Education, Educational Technology
Arthur, Deborah Smith; Newton-Calvert, Zapoura – Metropolitan Universities, 2015
Given the design of Portland State University's (PSU) undergraduate curriculum culminating in a capstone experience, the dramatic growth in online courses and online enrollments required a re-thinking of the capstone model to ensure all students could participate in this effective learning model and have a powerful learning experience. In recent…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Community Education, Undergraduate Students, Best Practices
Lovitt, Thomas C.; Perry, Leslie; Hughes, Stanley – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2015
Why not set up a school in an apartment complex? After all, that is where children reside before and after they attend an actual school, and that is where they are during the summers when their actual school is closed. It is also where their parents are after work. And why not unite this school at an apartment complex with the school attended by…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Planning, Community Schools, Neighborhood Schools
Griswold, Wendy – Adult Learning, 2013
Green jobs are currently a much-discussed topic in political, economic, and educational forums. Millions of Americans would be very glad to have one. But what are they exactly? Or more pointedly, what should they be and how can the field of adult education support their development? From the perspective of a community educator who has worked in…
Descriptors: Community Education, Environmental Education, Sustainability, STEM Education
