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Lightfoot, Elizabeth; Lee, Hee Yun – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
Graduate and professional schools are increasingly using short-term international study abroad courses as one way for internationalizing their curriculum. While international service learning can be a means for improving students' engagement in international learning experiences and providing a structure for learning, it is difficult to design…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Graduate Students, Professional Education, Program Length
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Tumwijukye, Henry; Motevalli, Mahnaz; Nambi, Sophia; Kyeyune, Isaac – Journal of Research Administration, 2013
Over the last decade, Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced an increased volume of funding and training activities to support research capacity development. However, there are persistent deficits in the number of active investigators conducting independent research with their own grants. To address this deficit, research institutions need to find an…
Descriptors: Novices, Researchers, Professional Development, Minicourses
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John, Joanna; Creighton, John – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
Undergraduate research opportunity programmes (UROP) are common in North America where research has confirmed their benefits. These schemes are gaining ground in the UK, and this article provides evidence for how UK students are benefiting from the experience. Results suggest UROP makes a significant contribution to the research capabilities and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Opportunities, Research Methodology, Student Research
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Ostashewski, Nathaniel; Moisey, Susan; Reid, Doug – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This report explores the first iteration of a teacher professional development courselet grounded in constructionist theory and activities. This online teacher professional development (oTPD) courselet provided opportunities for teachers to engage in just-in-time, ongoing TPD within a social networking site for educators. The topic of the oTPD was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Web Based Instruction
Steen, Sara J., Ed. – 1995
This directory provides information on summer programs abroad from 1 week to several months in length and short courses of varying lengths in the fall, winter, or spring. Approximately 60 percent of the programs are sponsored by U.S. accredited colleges and universities; the others are offered by foreign universities, language schools, and other…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Minicourses
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Hayward, R. S. A.; Honer, W. G. – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
The establishment of a minicourse of four three-hour sessions devoted to the examination and debate of selected ethical issues at Queen's University is described. Students chose topics for discussion and organized debates between faculty and community members. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Debate, Ethics, Foreign Countries
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Dyson, Laurel Evelyn; Robertson, Toni – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2006
In 2002 the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney began a major initiative to improve the participation of Indigenous Australians in the Information Technology (IT) sector. This followed an initial study which showed that very few Indigenous students undertook studies in IT at university and therefore few found…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Indigenous Populations, Information Technology, Scholarships
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White, Donald J. – Canadian Library Journal, 1979
Examines the library short course orientation program for support staff, primarily secretaries, administrative assistants and researchers, teaching and laboratory assistants, at the University of Victoria; summarizes course evaluations, and poses suggestions for program improvement. (CWM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Hutchinson, Enid – Adult Education (London), 1979
Describes a number of programs designed to help adults, mainly women, get back into the educational system through short courses to prepare them for return to work, self-development, or higher education. Different institutions' courses vary but all include recognition of counseling needs and approach at a mature level. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Howard, Edrice, Ed. – 1986
Information is provided on nearly 500 short-term professional development programs offered in the United States that are open to or intended for non-U.S. students. The programs, which range from 2 weeks to 1 year in length, require at least an associate's degree or a corresponding level of academic or nonacademic study for admission. The programs…
Descriptors: Courses, Eligibility, Foreign Countries, Foreign Nationals
Howard, Edrice, Ed. – 1986
Information is provided on over 1,000 short-term programs offered by United States universities, trade and technical schools, and other organizations that are open to or designed for non-U.S. students. The programs, which range from 2 weeks to 1 year in length, require only a high school diploma as a prerequisite for enrollment. The programs are…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Courses, Eligibility, Foreign Countries
Howard, Edrice, Ed. – 1986
A guide to more than 850 study-abroad programs is updated each year to give information about programs that take place during the period from late spring to early fall. About half of the programs, which range from 3 days to 3 months, are sponsored by U.S. colleges and universities, the rest by foreign institutions and private and governmental…
Descriptors: College Programs, Courses, Eligibility, Foreign Countries
Cohen, Gail A., Ed.; Chasan, Gail A., Ed. – 1984
A guide to vacation study-abroad opportunities is presented. About half the programs are sponsored by U.S. colleges and universities, the rest by foreign institutions and private and governmental groups. The courses, which range from a few days to 3 months in length, are appropriate for various postsecondary and professional levels, and a few…
Descriptors: College Programs, Consortia, Courses, Eligibility
Shelby, Thomas H. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1926
This report concerns itself with the growth and progress of "general" university extension for the biennial period 1922-1924. By general university extension is meant extension activities of universities and colleges in the fields not covered by agricultural and home economics extension under the Federal subsidy acts through the Federal land-grant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extension Education, Land Grant Universities, Federal Legislation
Bittner, W. S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
Of the liberal movements dominating the thought of the world today, the greatest of all is the sweep of education. No phrase or dissertation can compass the entire scope or catch all the essential elements of the newer education that is shaping itself. But everywhere one direction is apparent: The trend of education is toward the people in mass…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Extension Education, Agricultural Colleges