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Beckers, Gerlinde; Klein-Ezell, Colleen – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2021
Lions Connected (LC) is an inclusive postsecondary program approved by the U.S. Department of Education; thus meeting rigorous program standards and accountability. Equally important is that it gives eligible students from rural areas the opportunity to receive federal financial aid to attend college. The purpose of developing LC was to meet the…
Descriptors: Models, Program Effectiveness, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
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Thompson, Amy; Jordan, Timothy R.; Brookins-Fisher, Jodi; Karmaker, Monita; Evans, Natasha – Health Educator, 2018
The increase of chronic disease in the United States has created a strong demand for health education specialists (HESs) who are trained to facilitate behavioral, environmental and policy changes through program implementation and evaluation. However, it is difficult for colleges and universities to prepare future health educators to be competent…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Chronic Illness, Health Education, Teaching Methods
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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
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Cone, Joseph – Journal of Extension, 2013
To engage recipients of Extension science-based video programming involves understanding what behaviors and decisions the recipients may be considering that can be affected by the programming. Such understanding may be developed through interviews, focus groups, and surveys, which should provide guidance for elements of the style and content of…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Audience Analysis, Audience Awareness, Affective Behavior
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Delano-Oriaran, Omobolade – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2012
This article describes the manner in which an authentic and culturally engaging service-learning model was infused into a multicultural education course for pre-service teachers. Service-learning programs integrated into education courses are often approached from a deficit perspective with pre-service teachers perceiving themselves as the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Multicultural Education, Service Learning, Community Needs
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Cowett, F.D.; Bassuk, N.L. – Journal of Extension, 2012
SWAT (Student Weekend Arborist Team) is a program affiliated with Cornell University and Extension founded to conduct street tree inventories in New York State communities with 10,000 residents or fewer, a group of communities underserved in community forestry planning. Between 2002 and 2010, SWAT conducted 40 inventories, and data from these…
Descriptors: Models, Land Grant Universities, Extension Education, College Programs
Freeman, Elmer; Gust, Susan; Aloshen, Deborah – Metropolitan Universities, 2009
Communities across our nation--whether geographic, ethnic, or issue-based in their composition--are struggling to be healthy, to grow, and thrive. The production of knowledge and the sharing of knowledge by both the community and the higher education institution is the key to helping our communities improve. Retaining and valuing community-engaged…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Faculty Promotion, Tenure, Partnerships in Education
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Mungania, Peni; Hatcher, Tim – Performance Improvement, 2004
Organizations value the business impact and benefits that accompany e-learning, such as workforce effectiveness, reduced training costs, and improved workforce retention (Taylor, 2001). However, although justifying the value of evaluation is clear, "e-learning evaluations often do not receive the priority that they deserve" (Tanquist, 2000, p. 1).…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Community Needs
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McLoughlin, Lynne; Young, Geoff – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2005
Social research is a critical foundation for programs that seek to engage communities in change and in the development of more sustainable societies. Without appropriate research, programs aimed at change are likely to be based on implicit or assumed problem identification and/or inferred community needs and wishes. If we are to achieve community…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), Community Involvement
Hawk, Kim; Herr, Linda; Merk, Dan; Shafer, Dehra; Sherow, Sheila; Weinberger, JoAnn – 2000
This document contains materials about and from the Planning for Change (PfC) project, which was conducted to accomplish the following objectives: (1) further develop and document a comprehensive community planning process across Pennsylvania's workforce investment board (WIB) regions; (2) pilot the comprehensive planning project; and (3) expand…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies