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Barbara King; Caroline E. Simpson; Suzanna M. Rose; Sanaz Farhangi; Kirsten E. Wood – Innovative Higher Education, 2024
Administrators and faculty at many colleges and universities are dedicated to making the faculty hiring process fair and equitable. One program that has shown promise is to train and appoint a Diversity Advocate (DA) to serve on each faculty search and screen committee. In this study, we created and examined the early stages of a DA program at a…
Descriptors: Diversity, Advocacy, Inclusion, Personnel Selection
Lefevre, Fanchon; Bajs, Vanda – European Students' Union, 2021
Only 3% of the young people with refugee backgrounds are enrolled in Higher Education. Barriers remain extremely high when it comes to access, participation and success: recognition of qualification, language barriers, financial, legal and administrative burden, lack of social interaction, access to decent living conditions and (mental) health…
Descriptors: Refugees, Higher Education, Barriers, Access to Education
Henning, Gavin W.; Robbins, Rich; Andes, Stacy – National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, 2020
Holistic student learning has been a hallmark of U.S. higher education since the early 20th Century when the American Council on Education (ACE) published the "Student Personnel Point of View" (SPPV) in 1937, reaffirming time and again that learning happens both inside and outside of the classroom. To consider students' holistic…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Higher Education, College Students, Evaluation Methods
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Rogers-Ard, Rachelle; Knaus, Christopher; Bianco, Margarita; Brandehoff, Robin; Gist, Conra D. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2019
This article introduces a strategy to diversify the teaching workforce through de-centering teacher education as the primary stakeholder in the preparation of diverse teachers. The article expands the focus on teacher recruitment and retention by proposing a model that counters the educational context of White supremacy through Grow Your Own (GYO)…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Diversity (Faculty), Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence
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Wodika, Alicia; Rhodes, Darson – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2019
Purpose: The aim of this study was to better understand how program planning and evaluation courses prepare students for their future careers in various health settings. Participants (n=20) from three different institutions with Health Education programs in the U.S. participated in the study. Methods: A modified snow-ball sampling technique was…
Descriptors: Health Education, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Alumni
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Ullman, Ellen – Community College Journal, 2014
Lynette Brown-Snow, vice president of marketing and government relations for the Community College of Philadelphia, is one of several community college leaders across the country who have taken up one of the challenges proffered by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in its 2012 report, "Reclaiming the American Dream:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Two Year Colleges, Leaders
Yakubu, Mariama Bisongu – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Ghana is highly vulnerable and threatened by several hazards and has sought ways of minimizing impacts of hazards events over time including demonstrating an interest in developing an emergency management training and an higher education degree program. Yet, as of 2013, the country has not developed a disaster management training program or a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Development, Emergency Programs, Semi Structured Interviews
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Plageman, Paula – Adult Learning, 2011
The purpose of this article is to identify an issue that impacts individuals and institutions on a seemingly individual basis but collectively affects numerous program participants and their communities. Specifically, this article is about the tension between the need to provide student support service programming with the need to advocate for the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Student Characteristics
Scalzo, Teresa – Currents, 1992
The University of Minnesota Alumni Association has developed from a fraternal organization into a credible and active force in campus and state higher education policy. Networking, careful selection of issues, and clear communication with the college administration have been keys to the group's success. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Alumni Associations, College Administration, Fund Raising
Marx, Pat, Comp. – 1980
The document contains the proceedings of the third national conference on the handicapped student on college campuses. Forty-four papers are divided into seven categories--keynote address, student advocacy, support services, inservice training, long range planning, specialized services, and summary. Among the presentations are the following titles…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, Ancillary School Services, College Students
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Girrell, Kristen W.; Jacoby, Barbara – NASPA Journal, 1981
Discusses the special needs of commuter students and provides suggestions for improving student services and programs for them. Suggestions are incorporated into an improvement model based on four general categories: services, programs, advocacy, and research. (RC)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Commuting Students, Higher Education, Program Development
West, Lynda L.; Corbey, Stephanie; Boyer-Stephens, Arden; Jones, Bonnie; Miller, Robert J.; Sarkees-Wircenski, Mickey – 1999
The purpose of this guide is to assist those involved in the transition planning process to help students with disabilities achieve a smooth transition from school to adult life. The guide addresses topics that deal with the preparation of students with disabilities as they leave high school. The guide's eight chapters deal with: (1) defining…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Curriculum, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Crew, Edith; Lewis, John L. – 1990
A proposed approach to the generation of a graduate professional culture is grounded in the planned, systematic involvement of students in developing and sustaining a graduate adult education program. The approach has a conceptual basis in the works of Jahns and Urbano (1986), who presented a framework of developmental stages toward completion of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Advocacy, Case Studies
Thorpe, Judie Mosier; Crouse, Janice Shaw – 1982
A moot court program developed for undergraduate debaters at Ball State University (Indiana) is presented. Following a brief introduction that establishes the benefits of such a program for the students and the department of communication, the first section of the paper explains how the moot court concept was modified to emphasize communication…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Communication Skills, Debate, Higher Education
Rodda, Michael – ACEHI Journal, 1991
The Western Canadian Centre for Specialization in Deafness of the University of Alberta facilitates the entry of not only deaf but other disabled students into postsecondary education. This paper describes advocacy activities and research in clinical, communication, and educational areas. (JDD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, College Programs
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