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Daniels, John L.; Wood, Sally L.; Kemnitzer, Susan C. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2011
Engineering education directly supports the nation's capacity for economic growth, infrastructure renewal, and security, as well as environmental and human health. Numerous reports have recommended federal support to advance our understanding of how students learn, how faculty teach, and how teaching and learning are assessed. The U.S. National…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Science Course Improvement Projects
Hoyt, Lorlene – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2010
This article tells a story of practice, a story of theory, and how each informs and transforms the other through a two-way flow of people and knowledge from a city to a campus and back again. By reflecting with fellow participants on the events and outcomes of a sustained city campus partnership, the author introduces a theory of engagement from…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Urban Education, Partnerships in Education, Community Development
Moloney, Jacqueline F.; Hickey, Charmaine P.; Bergin, Amy L.; Boccia, Judith; Polley, Kathleen; Riley, Jeannette E. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010
Drawing on the University of Massachusetts experience in developing successful blended local programs, this paper suggests guiding principles that include mission-driven responsiveness to local contexts and partnerships; using low-cost marketing strategies available through local relationships and brand; attending to students' preferences for…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Partnerships in Education, Instructional Development, Educational Principles
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Thompson, Mary Kathryn; Consi, Thomas R. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2007
Freshmen Pre-Orientation Programs (FPOPs) can be powerful outreach tools for incoming college students and provide an exciting introduction to the field of engineering. The benefits reach not only the first year students, but also the upperclassmen who help to run the programs and the departments that sponsor them. A family of three engineering…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, School Orientation, Outreach Programs, College Programs
Training Center for Comprehensive Care, Jamaica Plain, MA. – 1968
Information for this inventory is limited to four-year college and university baccalaureate programs. The data were compiled from the 1968-69 catalogs of the 46 Massachusetts colleges and universities which have specified health training programs. Criteria for selection included the following: (1) The program must train students for a specified…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Programs, Directories, Educational Programs
Kalmar, Tomas Mario – 1988
A preliminary study is presented that attempts to define the linguistic needs of minorities in higher education in the State of Massachusetts. In particular, the study focuses on comments and information provided by educators, students, and would-be students, who were interviewed in Spanish and English, in the cities of Lynn, Lawrence, and Lowell,…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Community Colleges, English (Second Language)