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Direct linkKendrick, Noelle K. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this single, descriptive case study was to gain new insight into how members of a successful higher education institution--Virtual U--are learning to adapt to the dynamic and ever-changing environment. This study examined one successful institution of higher education that has experienced exponential financial and student growth in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Studies, Enrollment Trends, Universities
Peer reviewedMurray, Margaret A.; Vlasnik, Amber L. – NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2015
This program description explores the purpose, structure, activities, and outcomes of the volunteer intern program at the Wright State University Women's Center. Designed to create meaningful, hands-on learning experiences for students and to advance the center's mission, the volunteer intern program builds community while advancing social and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Gender Issues, Internship Programs, Program Descriptions
McKeown, Rosalyn – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) drew to a close at the end of 2014. People ask: What happened? In broad brushstrokes, the author describes activities of the DESD in the formal and nonformal education sector of the education community. The author also identifies some enablers and barriers to advancing…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Educational Practices, Environmental Education, Barriers
Download full textThompson, Alvin H. – Issues in Teacher Education, 2015
Alvin Thompson, former president of the California Council on the Education of Teachers (CCET), describes how he became involved with the CCET, and how the cultural environment of the CCET shifted from a "Pink Tea" society to one of political action focused on the real needs of the schools for which teachers are prepared. Thompson…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Associations, Organizational Change, Organizational Objectives
Gumaelius, Lena; Almqvist, Monica; Árnadóttir, Anna; Axelsson, Anders; Conejero, J. Alberto; García-Sabater, José P.; Klitgaard, Lene; Kozma, Cecilia; Maheut, Julien; Marin-Garcia, Juan; Mickos, Henrik; Nilsson, Per-Olof; Norén, Agneta; Pinho-Lopes, Margarida; Prenzel, Manfred; Ray, Johanna; Roxå, Torgny; Voss, Mirjam – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Since the 1990s, the low number of students choosing to study science and technology in higher education has been on the societal agenda and many initiatives have been launched to promote awareness regarding career options. The initiatives particularly focus on increasing enrolment in the engineering programmes. This article describes and compares…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Universities, Science Interests, College Programs
Jolly, Jennifer L. – Gifted Child Today, 2014
The "Marland" Report was the impetus and structure to provide a more systematic approach to building state and regional gifted programs. One of the strategies used to proliferate the spread of programming for gifted students throughout the states was the National/State Leadership Training Institute on the Gifted and Talented…
Descriptors: Gifted, Organizational Objectives, Talent Development, Leadership Training
St. John, Mark; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2014
The Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators (ISEE) is a national effort to improve STEM education and workforce development by transforming how the next generation of scientists and engineers teach and mentor. Housed at the University of California, Santa Cruz, ISEE is the legacy of the educational side of the Center for Adaptive Optics…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Course Improvement Projects, Labor Force Development, Professional Development
Theroux, Karen – Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2013
In 2007, a team of international security experts and researchers at the Henry L. Stimson Center launched an initiative to build an effective model for sustainable nonproliferation of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. The project represented an exciting and innovative way of thinking about security: a dual-use approach that operated at…
Descriptors: Organizational Objectives, Weapons, National Security, Models
Jeal, Yvette – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2014
The University of Manchester Library (UML) is embarking on an ambitious new strategy that aims to align the library more closely to the work of the University--to contribute to the University's strategic success. This article describes elements of the strategy development and content, focusing on methods used; how the service has worked…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Partnerships in Education, Strategic Planning
Orton, Richard J. J. – School Science Review, 2013
When CLEAPSS, the organisation now well known as a source of advice on health and safety in school science, came into being, it was called the Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Equipment (CLEAPSE). This short article describes the role of the Science Masters' Association in its creation and the contribution of…
Descriptors: Science Equipment, Safety Education, Professional Associations, Organizational Objectives
Walther, Willliam A.; Abelson, Sara; Malmon, Alison – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2014
Utilizing student peers is one vital avenue for improving the prevention, detection, and treatment of mental health disorders on college campuses (The Campus Suicide Prevention Center of Virginia, 2011). This article will briefly review research findings indicating the importance of student peers and then focus on a promising model and growing…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Peer Counseling, Consciousness Raising
Rowe, Debra; Gentile, Susan Jane; Clevey, Lilah – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
There has been substantial growth in Education for Sustainability (EfS) in the United States over the past 10 years. Efforts within higher education have created thousands of new programs, majors, minors, specializations, certificates, and across-the-curricula integrations of sustainability learning with an emphasis on real-world problem-solving…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Sustainable Development, Performance Factors, Barriers
Carrano, Jared – Voices in Urban Education, 2013
Over the past three years, the College Readiness Indicator Systems (CRIS) project has afforded New Visions for Public Schools an opportunity to reflect upon their college readiness systems and practices. Through their involvement in the project, they have been able to explore various strategies for ensuring that their students graduate from high…
Descriptors: Public Schools, College Readiness, Skill Development, Developmental Studies Programs
Gow, Peter – Independent School, 2013
It was 2007, and a candidate for head of school had a question for the faculty: "What do you want as a school?" A veteran teacher raised his hand. "We want a faculty and staff evaluation program." Hearing this response, the candidate decided, "This is a place I want to work." Within a year, newly installed McDonogh…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Professional Development, Nonprofit Organizations, Organizational Objectives
Flannery, Daniel J.; Singer, Mark I. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Established in the year 2000, the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education is a multidisciplinary center located at a school of social work that engages in collaborative, community-based research and evaluation that spans multiple systems and disciplines. The Center currently occupies 4,200 sq. ft. with multiple offices and…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Social Work
