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Kelly George; Aaron Clevenger – Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, 2021
Purpose: At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, an annual short-term, research abroad non-credit program was created in 2012 as a core component of the undergraduate research initiative that achieves learning outcomes in a meaningful way. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach: In order to describe, and analyze the…
Descriptors: Universities, Study Abroad, Noncredit Courses, Research Projects
Tekula, Rebecca; Shah, Archana; Jhamb, Jordan – Metropolitan Universities, 2015
Metropolitan universities are well poised in communities to be intermediaries among various actors involved in social innovation. Pace University established one of the first institutes on social entrepreneurship. Its unique position at the university level allows programming to transcend certain institutional challenges. The emerging field of…
Descriptors: Universities, Entrepreneurship, Partnerships in Education, Experiential Learning
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Johnson, Dennis A. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
This article chronicles the undergraduate research (UGR) process in the Sport Sciences Department at Wingate University. The main focus is a description of a course-based approach to UGR, followed by a brief summation of the department's experiential component that results in graduating seniors completing an extensive research project to meet…
Descriptors: Universities, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Departments
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Mudaly, Vimolan – Perspectives in Education, 2012
This paper describes the use of diagrams as self-explanatory tools. It considers the use of diagrams, in general, and more specifically, examines research that is currently being undertaken in the broad field of visualisation. The research participants referred to in this article were Advanced Certificate of Education students and the paper…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Visual Aids, Freehand Drawing, Mathematics Activities
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Franchetti, Matthew – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2012
This paper summarizes the findings of a five-year study aimed at improving the retention rates of female students pursuing careers in engineering. The study analyzed a series of programs implemented at the University of Toledo. The programs involve hands-on design projects, research experiences, communication tools geared towards females,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, Engineering Education, School Holding Power
Dietz, Allen J. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1980
In vocational agriculture at Sycamore High School in Illinois, urban students start their vocational education with a basic understanding of production, which is the foundation for all agricultural industry. Future Farmers of America chapter-operated and school-owned facilities provide the resources to make these experiential programs possible.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Experiential Learning, Program Descriptions
Cordell, Curtis C.; And Others – 1979
To improve shiphandlers' training in three surface warfare officers school courses, a study was designed to develop an integrated, career-structured program. Constructing the integrated system involved three tasks: (1) formulate a career-structured shiphandling training unit to enable preparation of curriculum, lesson guides, and measurement…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Building Plans, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides