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Download full textQuigley, Kevin F. F. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2013
A number of structural and contextual changes underway suggests that now that the Peace Corps has begun its second half-century, it may be the opportune time for a broader and deeper strategic partnership with higher education along the lines that the Peace Corps founders' envisioned. That partnership would involve higher education playing an…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Volunteer Training, Volunteers, Higher Education
Direct linkPrescott, Julie, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
Diversity in the workforce can be attributed to both a popular, cultural shift and legislative intervention. Despite these forces, discrimination endures in all aspects of Western society from education to employment. Unequal pay and opportunities for promotion are symptoms of a systematic discrimination of individuals based on race and gender.…
Descriptors: Diversity, Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Social Change
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Institute for International Public Policy program provides a single grant to assist a consortia of institutions of higher education in establishing an institute designed to increase the representation of minorities in international service, including private international voluntary organizations and the Foreign Service of the United States. A…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Minority Group Students
Torres-Capeles, Belkis – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This basic interpretive qualitative study used individual semi-structured interviews to explore and understand the experiences of seven self-identified Latina participants, who reside in Northeast Ohio and belong to a volunteer organization promoting professional Latinas. The study used Latina Critical Race theory and feminist perspectives to…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews, Hispanic Americans, Females
Lough, Benjamin J. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
Although many strategies are proposed to reduce the opportunity gap in higher education between and within countries, student loans with cost recovery measures are often preferred during times of fiscal constraint. This study briefly reviews the benefits and challenges of student loans over other forms of financial aid and presents the case for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Financial Aid, Nonprofit Organizations, Private Sector
Lu, Kun – Chinese Education and Society, 2008
This paper reports some findings from a longitudinal study of a group of volunteers at an independent school in China. Founded by a committed group of volunteers, Springfield School has been self-sustaining and has provided junior high school education for the past eight years. The author describes the demographic and education background of the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Foreign Countries, Volunteers, Junior High Schools
Wilkins, Theresa Birch – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
The Office of Education publishes at regular intervals a compilation of lists of institutions of higher education accredited by nationally recognized regional and professional accrediting agencies and by State agencies responsible for accrediting within the various States. This bulletin is the eleventh in the series, replacing the 1956 edition.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Voluntary Agencies, Supervision
