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Download full textWafa Singh; Raisuyah Bhagwan; Manju Singh – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2025
Despite the growing volume of global research on community engagement and its outcomes, studies emerging from the Global South, particularly India, are sparse. This article makes a valuable contribution toward enhancing a scholarly understanding of engagement in India by highlighting the findings made through a qualitative study at eight Indian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Involvement, Higher Education, Community Education
Siva Gowri Pathmanathan; Nizam Baharom; Nurul Azmawati Mohamed; Wan Shahida Wan Sulaiman; Liyana Azmi; Che Ilina Che Isahak – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2024
The human gastrointestinal tract is host to a complex community of microorganisms called gut microbiota that is crucial for maintaining health through various metabolic, immunological and protective functions. Despite their significance, public awareness of gut microbiota remains limited among children and adults. This study aimed to assess and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Body, Microbiology, Public Health
National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP): Outreach Strategies That Facilitate Inclusion
Direct linkBarnes, Emma C.; Jamie, Ian M.; Vemulpad, Subramanyam R.; Breckenridge, Deborah; Froud, Angela E.; Harrington, David G.; Packer, Joanne M.; Prenzler, Paul D.; Bedgood, Danny R., Jr.; Jamie, Joanne F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
To ensure that the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce of the future is inclusive of diverse peoples and ideas, there is a need to ensure that STEM outreach activities that encourage students into STEM education and careers are inclusive of and provide equity for people from diverse racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Indigenous Populations, Minority Group Students
Henri, D. A.; Martinez-Levasseur, L. M.; Provencher, J. F.; Debets, C. D.; Appaqaq, M.; Houde, M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2022
Since the 1990s, scientists and Indigenous peoples have worked together across Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homeland in Canada) to conduct research on contaminants in ringed seals ("Pusa hispida"; "natsiq," "natchiq" or [foreign characters ommitted] in Inuktut), a species of high cultural, economic and nutritional importance…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Personnel, Workshops, Outreach Programs
Abd el Salam, Heba; McCormack, Dawn; Martin, Brenden – Journal of Museum Education, 2017
In western countries, engagement with neighboring communities is an expected part of a museum's mission. However, in other parts of the world, this is often not the case. In Egypt, the focus of museums has been primarily on foreign tourists. The re-opening of the Mallawi Museum provided the opportunity to undertake a case study to adapt western…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Museums, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
da Silva de Vargas, Liane; Rosa de Menezes, Jefferson; Billig Mello-Carpes, Pâmela – Advances in Physiology Education, 2016
In this article, the authors describe a set of activities performed in south Brazil that are aligned with the objectives of PhUn Week and promote the integration between universities and public schools and the dissemination of knowledge of physiology. To achieve this goal, the authors adopted a program in which undergraduate physiology students…
Descriptors: Physiology, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Adolescents
Brown, Kim; Shephard, Kerry; Warren, David; Hesson, Gala; Fleming, Jean – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Higher education institutions are seeking greater community engagement through academic, social and civic activity. In response, researcher attention has turned to impacts on students' education, and benefits to both university and community partners. This phenomenographic study examines how a diverse group of teachers, researchers and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reciprocal Teaching, Service Learning, Outreach Programs
Jenkins, Carolyn; Arulogun, Oyedunni Sola; Singh, Arti; Mande, Aliyu T.; Ajayi, Eric; Benedict, Calys Tagoe; Ovbiagele, Bruce; Lackland, Daniel T.; Sarfo, Fred Stephen; Akinyemi, Rufus; Akpalu, Albert; Obiako, Reginald; Melikam, Enzinne Sylvia; Laryea, Ruth; Shidali, Vincent; Sagoe, Kwamena; Ibinaiye, Philip; Fakunle, Adekunie Gregory; Owolabi, Lukman F.; Owolabi, Mayowa O. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Stroke is the leading cause of neurological hospital admissions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the second leading cause of death globally. The Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network [SIREN] seeks to comprehensively characterize the genomic, sociocultural, economic, and behavioral risk factors for stroke and to build effective teams…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neurological Impairments, Medical Research, Health Education
Swift, Frazer – Journal of Museum Education, 2013
London is one of the most complex, dynamic and diverse cities in the world, with 8 million residents, over 300 languages spoken in its schools, and some 30 million overseas visitors every year. Reaching out to and connecting all these people with the city's heritage while catering to their many interests, motivations and learning needs is a huge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Museums, Technology Integration, Information Technology
Mfum-Mensah, Obed; Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2014
This article reports on a study of community participation in School "for" Life, a complementary education programme operating in northern Ghana. The researchers investigated three components of community participation: the nature of the mechanisms used to engage community members as participants in the education process; the actors who…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Partnerships in Education, Outreach Programs, Change Agents
Share the Love: Why Not Celebrate Valentine's Day by Encouraging Kids to Give Back to the Community?
Jackson, Nancy Mann – Instructor, 2011
February is a natural time to teach students that love involves more than hearts and candy--it also means giving of oneself. According to Terri Kennamer, a third-grade teacher at West Elementary School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, it is the responsibility of educators to help students recognize that they are citizens of the world. Children have…
Descriptors: Altruism, Intimacy, Cultural Differences, Problem Solving
Datta, Dipankar; Banik, Deviuma – Education 3-13, 2014
Despite its constitutional obligation of ensuring universal primary education, the Indian Government has not been able to find a way to educate its 18 million street children. It is widely accepted that the government lacks the capacity--financial, managerial and human resource--to provide meaningful education to those who are left out of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Homeless People
Etherington, Stuart – Adults Learning, 2010
All corners of the media are scrutinising David Cameron's "Big Society", from every conceivable angle. While the concept has caught the public's imagination, the greater challenge of fleshing out what the Big Society will actually offer and require of communities is unfinished business. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Resources, Community Involvement, Outreach Programs
Morrison, Sandra L.; Vaioleti, Timote M. – International Review of Education, 2011
This paper discusses key issues raised by indigenous peoples during CONFINTEA VI and proposes strategies to enable them to participate in ongoing processes. Indigenous peoples are not involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of adult education programmes, and this often results in a "one-size-fits-all" model. This article…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Followup Studies, Indigenous Knowledge
Bizerril, Marcelo Ximenes A.; Soares, Carla Cruz; Santos, Jean Pierre – Environmental Education Research, 2011
This article describes the environmental education (EE) program developed in the neighboring community of Serra da Canastra National Park based on a research project focused on the maned wolf conservation. The article assesses three tools used to foster the community's participation in discussing local issues: (1) communal production of a book…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Cultural Activities, Conservation (Environment), Community Involvement
