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Kerr, Kevin C. R.; Harricharan, Ashley K. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
Wildflower seeds have been distributed by zoos and other organizations to facilitate native plant gardening and promote pollinator conservation, but the effectiveness of these campaigns has not been formally evaluated. We use Toronto Zoo members as a sample population to assess the efficacy of distributing wildflower seeds versus informative…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Outreach Programs, Ecology, Recreational Facilities
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Bernardo A. Nogueira; Ne´lia C. T. Tavares; Maria Ine^s P. Mendes; Diogo A. Pereira; Ami´lcar Duque-Prata; Fa´bio A. Schaberle – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Molecular School (MS) is an extracurricular initiative intended to show relevant and complex concepts of chemical sciences to precollege students. The main goal is to motivate the participants to expand their awareness of chemical sciences and to acknowledge its relevance in everyday life, in order to stimulate the students to engage in chemistry…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Relevance (Education), Student Interests
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Moores, Lisa; Button, Pam; Fawcett, Emily; Whelan, Beth – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2022
As significant numbers of university students report high levels of stress, post-secondary institutions are seeking accessible mental health and wellness supports. The outreach program presented integrates therapy dogs, therapeutic horticulture, and art making interventions. Over 170 participants completed questionnaires surveying demographic…
Descriptors: Stress Management, College Students, Outreach Programs, Program Effectiveness
Timothy G. Harrison; Shirin Alexander; Nick Barron; Jessica Bonham; Marisol Correa Ascencio; Andrew Chapman; Ben Cheesman; Matthew England; Jane Fletcher; Stephanie Flynn; Phyllis Fiadzomor; James Fothergill; Claudio Greco; Ash Griffith; Kate Hanford; Preeti Kaur; M. Anwar H. Khan; Rebecca Ingle; Gordon Inglis; Adele Laurain; Emma Liddle; Marcus I. Medley; Ikenna Ndukwe; Alison Rivett; Rebecca Sage; Zoe Schnepp; Linda Sellou; Katherine E. Shaw; Steve Street; Godiraone Tatolo; Rachel Wellington; Dudley E. Shallcross – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Postgraduate engagement in delivering outreach activities is more commonplace than it once was. However, the impact on postgraduate students (typically studying for a Ph.D. degree) of participating in the delivery of these outreach activities has rarely, if ever, been recorded. The Bristol ChemLabS Outreach program has been running for ca. 17…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Outreach Programs, Skill Development, Employment Potential
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Francis, P. F.; Spencer, J.; McGrogan, C. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is under pressure from climate change and other threats, and part of the solution is to raise awareness of the GBR and its threats beyond a local audience (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 2019). Reef HQ Aquarium (the national education centre for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority) implemented a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Program Effectiveness, Ecology, Conservation (Environment)
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Paul Martin – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
Young people growing up in England from a poorer background are less likely to progress into higher education compared to their better off counterparts. This is especially true with respect to more selective universities. This study used government administrative data to gauge the effectiveness of the 'Realising Opportunities' programme, which…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Gender Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
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Rose, Anthea; Mallinson, Lucy – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
The role secondary schools play in raising student aspirations for, and encouraging progression into, Higher Education through supported outreach is important but often overlooked by both colleges and universities alike. This article reports on our work within Uni Connect's 'Raising Higher Education Aspirations' programme in Lincolnshire which…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Secondary School Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Higher Education
A. Sarah Ilchman; Collette Agnese; Elizabeth Elmore; Taylor Schlaifer; Mirka Martel – Institute of International Education, 2023
"Leading With Resilience: COVID-19 Learnings from the Institute of International Education" is based on interviews with IIE team members about their experiences navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. This unique publication highlights lessons learned and best practices from three years of managing IIE programs through the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, International Education, Educational Research
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Julia Schiefer; Jana Caspari; Joana A. Moscoso; Ana I. Catarino; Pedro Miranda Afonso; Jessika Golle; Patrick Rebuschat – Science Education, 2024
Migrant students tend to underperform in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are less likely to pursue higher education in STEM when compared with their nonmigrant peers. Given the substantial increase in migration, this disparity has been a central concern in science education in many European countries. The…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Students, Immigrants, At Risk Students
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Parsons, Andrew F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
A massive open online course (MOOC), Exploring Everyday Chemistry (eeDc), was delivered four times between 2017 and 2019, attracting a worldwide audience of over 15?000 learners from a wide range of backgrounds. This 4-week course was designed to show a variety of everyday applications of organic chemistry, targeted at high school students seeking…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Outreach Programs
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Siew, Nyet Moi – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2021
STEM education has increasingly drawn attention internationally in recent years. In Malaysia, efforts to encourage students to take up STEM subjects have risen, but student enrolments in almost every STEM subject area have continued to fall over the last decade. The situation is even more challenging in Sabah, an East Malaysian state where 72…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Foreign Countries, Mentors, Outreach Programs
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Tsegaw, Sisay Ayalew – Journal of Education, 2023
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of Reading for Ethiopia's Achievement Developed Community Outreach (READ CO) project intervention on students' oral reading fluency, reading comprehension, academic achievements, and listening comprehension. It also aimed at identifying the students and teachers' awareness and practices about the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Reading Programs, Community Programs
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Torretta, Alayne; Newman, Matthew; Kinsey, Sharon – Journal of Extension, 2020
Building on existing relationships with international youth development colleagues, we created the 4-H International Camp United Program (4-HICUP) as a leadership opportunity for international and U.S. teens. In 2019, teenagers from Azerbaijan, Italy, Russia, and the United States came together to build personal cross-cultural relationships,…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Adolescents, Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Programs
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Anne W. Hunt; Kathryn Parker; Nick Reed – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2022
This article describes the impact on the learners and health care institution of the OnTRACK-Concussion program, an innovative student-led clinic at a children's rehabilitation hospital. The clinic, developed and operated by occupational therapists, serves the community full-time year-round. Interprofessional health care learners work together to…
Descriptors: Clinics, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Hospitals
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Karamidehkordi, Esmail; Mousavi, Seyed Karim; Zamani-Abnili, Fariba; Es'haghi, Seyed Reza; Ghasemi, Javad; Gholami, Hesamedin; Moayedi, Ali Akbar; Shagholi, Reihaneh – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2022
Purpose: The article explores how best agricultural extension and advisory services (AEAS) can contribute to communicative interventions in preventing the COVID-19 outbreak in rural and farming communities. Methodology: An action research was conducted in Iran, as one of the top countries experiencing the COVID-19 outbreak. Findings: A strategic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Extension Education, Prevention
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