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Prieto-Flores, Òscar; Feu, Jordi; Casademont, Xavier – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
In the last decades, many higher education institutions have developed practices of internationalization of curricula aiming at developing intercultural competences among the non-mobile majority of students. Some of them have developed service-learning activities focusing on working with underserved communities from different cultures. This…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Racial Bias, Mentors, Control Groups
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Portwood, Sharon G.; Brooks-Nelson, Ellissa; Schoeneberger, Jason – Children & Schools, 2015
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' (CMS) Parent University is an innovative, collaborative initiative designed to engage parents in their children's education. Working with community partners, Parent University offers unique courses and workshops such as Parenting Awareness, Helping Your Child Learn in the 21st Century, Health and Wellness, and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Change Strategies, Parent Participation, Control Groups
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Carlson, Michelle C.; Saczynski, Jane S.; Rebok, George W.; Seeman, Teresa; Glass, Thomas A.; McGill, Sylvia; Tielsch, James; Frick, Kevin D.; Hill, Joel; Fried, Linda P. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: There is little empirical translation of multimodal cognitive activity programs in "real-world" community-based settings. This study sought to demonstrate in a short-term pilot randomized trial that such an activity program improves components of cognition critical to independent function among sedentary older adults at greatest risk.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Activities, Reading Achievement, Older Adults