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Becoming Linguistically Responsive Teachers: Generative Learning One Year after Participating in Study Abroad and Community-Based Service Learning Project
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Assaf, Lori Czop; Lussier, Kristie O'Donnell; Lopez, Minda – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2020
The purpose of this qualitative study was to uncover preservice teachers' generative learning and explore whether and how they built on and/or extended linguistically responsive teaching 1 year after participating in a study abroad program and community-based international service learning project. We relied on narrative reflections, interviews,…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Teaching Methods, Service Learning, Preservice Teachers
Ensuring High-Quality Learning for All
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Núñez, Elsa M. – Liberal Education, 2018
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has embarked on a sustained program to enhance the quality of student learning on campuses, while also supporting AAC&U members' efforts to bring liberal education to all sectors of society. This commitment to quality and equity in service to democracy forms the basis for…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Democracy, Equal Education, Liberal Arts
Making the Most of Your Time: Implementing the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice
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Billig, Shelley H. – Prevention Researcher, 2011
When done well, service-learning has strong value for all of its participants. But doing service-learning well is not easy since it relies on research from multiple domains, including: how people learn, how people develop social-emotional skills, and how people become civically engaged. This article discusses how to do service-learning well, as…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Service Learning, Academic Standards, Program Implementation
Civic Engagement in the Community: Undergraduate Clinical Legal Education
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Allen, Mahalley D.; Parker, Sally A.; DeLorenzo, Teodora C. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2012
The Community Legal Information Center (CLIC) of California State University, Chico, provides a unique civic engagement program designed to serve the legal service needs of Northern California. Founded in 1969, CLIC is now a 12-program, on-campus law clinic staffed by up to 125 undergraduate students each semester and is the most extensive…
Descriptors: Legal Education (Professions), Undergraduate Students, Law Schools, Legal Aid
The Impact of the Freshman Academy/Learning Communities on Student Progression and Engagement
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Yancy, Dorothy Cowser; Sutton-Haywood, Marilyn; Hermitte, Eugene; Dawkins, Phyllis Worthy; Rainey, Kelli; Parker, Frank E. – Journal of Negro Education, 2008
Learning communities continue to be at the heart of teaching and learning today. The purpose of this study is to examine the extent of the impact of the Freshman Academy/Learning Community program on student progress at a historically Black university. The authors also looked at the extent to which students engaged in their learning as a result of…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Academic Achievement, Service Learning, Active Learning
Economics, Test Scores, New President behind Legislative Changes.
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Walker, Sherry Freeland, Ed. – State Education Leader, 2001
This document is comprised of one issue of the "State Education Leader," published by the Education Commission of the States, an organization that helps state leaders identify, develop, and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of a learning society. This newsletter issue focuses on the activities…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Quality