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Whitley, Cameron T.; Yoder, Scot D. – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2015
Universities have become increasingly interested in incorporating civic engagement into undergraduate education with the goal of enhancing leadership skills and creating socially responsible global citizens. What is unclear is which educational experiences are most effective in achieving this goal. In this study, we seek to determine the impact of…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizen Participation, Social Responsibility, Service Learning
Moore, Linden A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In September of 2007, the Michigan Department of Education introduced a program referred to as seat time waivers to a few school districts in Michigan to pilot. During the 2009-2010 school year, 999 students were on seat time waivers with a total of 5070 classes taken by these students. While the number of online learners continues to grow…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Administration, Metacognition, Self Management
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Lombardi, Allison R.; Conley, David T.; Seburn, Mary A.; Downs, Andrew M. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2013
In this study, the authors examined the psychometric properties of the key cognitive strategies (KCS) within the CollegeCareerReady[TM] School Diagnostic, a self-report measure of critical thinking skills intended for high school students. Using a cross-validation approach, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted with a randomly selected…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Thinking Skills, Accuracy, Validity