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Chung, Ellen; Mathew, Vloreen Nity – Asian Journal of University Education, 2018
Undergraduate-Community engagement is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs. In Malaysia, most undergraduates have at one point or another taken part in community engagement activities. However, the outcome of participating in community engagement has not been properly…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning, Community Needs, Service Learning
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Reed, Susan C.; Rosenberg, Helen; Statham, Anne; Rosing, Howard – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2015
This study explores the role of community service learning (CSL) in promoting undergraduate persistence relative to other experiences students have in college, their entering characteristics, and institutional features. By following the 2009 freshmen cohort at three Midwestern universities over three years, this study finds that students'…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Role
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Abu-Shakra, Amal; Saliim, Eric – European Journal of Educational Research, 2012
A university course project was developed and implemented in a biology course, focusing on environmental problems, to assess community awareness of childhood lead poisoning. A set of 385 questionnaires was generated and distributed in an urban community in North Carolina, USA. The completed questionnaires were sorted first into yes and no sets…
Descriptors: Biology, Service Learning, Educational Research, Poisoning
Grandy, Jerilee; Greiner, Mark – Ministry Research Notes, 1990
The report provides an overview of the academic preparation of a sample of prospective candidates for the ministry. Data were drawn from the records of approximately 12,000 students taking the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) from 1981-1988. It was found that during this period, 1,000-1,500 applicants to Masters of Divinity programs took the GRE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Awards, College Applicants