Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 1 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 5 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 13 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 20 |
Descriptor
Higher Education | 46 |
Program Effectiveness | 46 |
School Community Programs | 25 |
Community Programs | 24 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 12 |
Program Descriptions | 11 |
School Community Relationship | 11 |
Foreign Countries | 10 |
Partnerships in Education | 10 |
Service Learning | 10 |
Program Evaluation | 9 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Adler, Chaim | 1 |
Alger, Harriet A. | 1 |
Arnold, Vivian O., Ed. | 1 |
Baker, Aaron D. | 1 |
Bazirake, Joseph Besigye | 1 |
Beggan, Edward | 1 |
Bender, Kimberly | 1 |
Berman, Alan L. | 1 |
Block, Marvin J. | 1 |
Brewer, Margo L. | 1 |
Campbell, Nancy | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Higher Education | 19 |
Postsecondary Education | 13 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
Two Year Colleges | 2 |
Adult Education | 1 |
Elementary Education | 1 |
High Schools | 1 |
Secondary Education | 1 |
Location
United Kingdom | 3 |
Arizona | 2 |
Australia | 2 |
California | 2 |
New York | 2 |
New York (New York) | 2 |
North Carolina | 2 |
Ohio | 2 |
Wisconsin | 2 |
Arkansas | 1 |
Colorado (Denver) | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
Adult Performance Level | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
DiPasquale, Sarah; Roberts, Mary – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine if integrative dance classes have the potential to improve the postural stability in individuals with intellectual disability. Methods: A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest research design was used to assess changes in postural stability of 16 individuals with intellectual disability. Postural…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Human Posture, Intellectual Disability, Program Effectiveness
Gormally, Sinéad; Coburn, Annette; Beggan, Edward – Education Sciences, 2021
Community and youth work (CYW) practice has been articulated as striving towards a more socially just and equal society and is theorised as a catalyst for social change that seeks to overcome power differentials. Yet, despite these claims, there is limited empirical evidence to inform knowledge about the extent to which 'equality work' is featured…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Youth Programs, Social Justice, Foreign Countries
Sara E. North – American Journal of Evaluation, 2024
A method called multi-attribute utility analysis (MAUA) provides a decision-making framework that facilitates comparative analysis of multiple real-world decision alternatives with unique complex attributes. Utility analysis as a measure of effectiveness has been minimally used by educational researchers to date, despite clear relevance in complex…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Suburban Schools, Nontraditional Students, Higher Education
Bazirake, Joseph Besigye; Hamukuaya, Hashali; Chauke, Tinyiko; Mngadi, Anele; De Raedt, Amy – Perspectives in Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic set higher education institutions on an unprecedented path requiring of them to identify alternative strategies and implement various initiatives to sustain their academic projects. With the widespread devastation of the pandemic, the purpose of universities within their communities were again in the spotlight. A sensibility…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Universities
Wilson, Jennifer; Bender, Kimberly; DeChants, Jonah – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
Stigma and prejudice are barriers to developing policies addressing homelessness. Awareness development, using civic hackathons, may be beneficial in reducing stigma and promoting policy while offering unique training to social work students. The current study explores the feasibility of hosting a university-based homelessness hackathon;…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Social Problems, Social Work, Knowledge Level
Nixon, Jessie; Halverson, Erica; Stoiber, Andy – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2021
The Exploring Making Through Mobile Emergent Technologies (EMMET) program sought to disrupt the trajectory from rural high school to factory floor by introducing STEM and computational thinking (STEM+C) skills through mentorship training and hands-on activities involving creative production--often referred to as "making." The program…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Harrop-Allin, Susan – Music Education Research, 2017
Inspired by local arts community engagement initiatives and community music interventions internationally, Wits University (in Johannesburg, South Africa) developed a model of service learning that links the intentions, methodologies and purposes of these domains to promote student learning and benefit communities. This paper examines the quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Service Learning, Community Programs
Sisselman-Borgia, Amanda G.; Torino, Gina C. – Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 2017
While there is no single profile of the adult learner in the 21st century, there exists a common desire to obtain a degree in higher education. Adult learners as a group are comprised of a large number of women and individuals from various racial/ethnic groups. In addition, they often possess varied learning styles and maintain multiple roles and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Higher Education, Experiential Learning
Duffrin, Melani W.; Stage, Virginia; Roseno, Ashley; Hovland, Jana; Diaz, Sebastian – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
Science and mathematics literacy are fundamental to the basic understanding of food and health and/or the pursuit of science-based careers. In 1999, the FoodMASTER Initiative (FMI) was created to provide an opportunity for youth to experience authentic, real-world health science activities in K-12 learning environments. FMI administrative…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Online Courses
Brewer, Margo L.; Flavell, Helen; Trede, Franziksa; Smith, Megan – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2018
Universities face increasing pressure not only to embed interprofessional education within health education curricula but also to prepare graduates as catalysts of change for interprofessional, team-based approaches to health care delivery. Currently, few leadership programmes exist that support the expansion of interprofessional education. This…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Leadership Training, Higher Education, Allied Health Personnel
Carlisle, Shauna K.; Gourd, Karen; Rajkhan, Safaa; Nitta, Keith – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2017
Community-based learning (CBL) integrates problem-based service-learning, volunteerism, and experiential learning across a variety of disciplines. The Community-Based Learning Impact Scale is an instrument developed to measure the impact on a liberal arts university campus. Scale items were generated from focus groups, literature, and existing…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Problem Based Learning, Service Learning, Volunteers
Treskon, Mark; Cohen, Mychal; González, Jorge – Urban Institute, 2020
This report provides an overview of and learning agenda for the Save for College Program, a New York City scholarship and savings platform that incorporates family, school, neighborhood, and systems-level components. The report describes the program's design and approach, as well as its context and implementation to date. It also discusses metrics…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Money Management, Program Design, Program Implementation
Zlotnikova, Irina; van der Weide, Theo – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2015
The paper describes an approach to the sustainable introduction of IT in developing countries based on international collaboration between students taking the form of a knowledge bridge. The authors consider the challenges for introducing information technologies in developing countries; one of these is lack of reading materials ultimately leading…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Information Technology, Developing Nations, International Cooperation
Clennon, Ornette D.; Kagan, Carolyn; Lawthom, Rebecca; Swindells, Rachel – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
In this paper, we critically reflect, through the lens of liberation psychology, on our experiences of using participative community arts in work with young people and intergenerational groups in inner-city Manchester, UK. We used mixed methods to examine the impact of and engagement with community arts in two projects. One study was quasi…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Programs, Urban Areas, Quasiexperimental Design
Hopkins, Susan; Farley, Helen – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2014
While incarcerated students have always faced many obstacles to full and effective participation in university study, the global shift toward paperless e-learning environments has created new challenges for prisoners without direct internet access. Based on prison focus groups with Australian incarcerated students and direct participant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education