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Direct linkHerman, Margo; Grant, Samantha – Journal of Extension, 2015
The University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development made an organizational decision in 2011 to invest in a system-wide approach to implement youth program quality into the 4-H program using the Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA) tool. This article describes the four key components to the Minnesota Youth Program Quality…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Improvement, Models, Educational Quality
Download full textAustin, M. Jill; Rust, Dianna Zeh – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
College and University faculty members have increasingly adopted experiential learning teaching methods that are designed to engage students in the learning process. Experiential learning is simply defined as "hands-on" learning and may involve any of the following activities: service learning, applied learning in the discipline,…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Program Development, Performance Factors, Teaching Methods
Schwamberger, Benjamin; Wahl-Alexander, Zachary – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2018
Swimming is considered by many to be a significant form of physical activity with many health benefits. Few opportunities exist for African American youth to participate in programs focused on providing developmentally appropriate swim instruction, due in part to a lack of aquatic facilities and programs in urban schools and communities. In an…
Descriptors: African American Students, Youth Opportunities, Aquatic Sports, Partnerships in Education
Broadhurst, Christopher J.; Bartlett, James E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Following World War II, North Carolina created public junior colleges and industrial education centers to meet the educational demands of veterans and expand the technical skills of the state's workforce. Despite the creation of these campuses, in the early 1960s North Carolina ranked 47th in the number of citizens in college, and 66 counties in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Internship Programs, Educational History, Doctoral Programs
EDUCAUSE, 2014
The Blended Learning Toolkit supports the course redesign approach, and interest in its openly available clearinghouse of online tools, strategies, curricula, and other materials to support the adoption of blended learning continues to grow. When the resource originally launched in July 2011, 20 AASCU [American Association of State Colleges and…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Partnerships in Education, Learning Modules, Profiles
Fowler, Gerald L.; Cowden, William K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
So what if we just turned every course in our Superintendent's Program into a form of practicum? This question was asked by two former superintendents in response to nationwide calls to reform school leadership training and who found themselves leading a university executive leadership program. It triggered a comprehensive redesign of their…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Administrator Education, College Programs, Training Methods
Shelley, W. L. – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2015
Students in Sitting Bull College's lay advocate program develop a well-rounded understanding of the law, enabling them to represent defendants in tribal courts. The program offers legal training for its students--and illustrates how American Indian nations can broaden legal representation for Native defendants in tribal courts. It is one of only…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Tribally Controlled Education, American Indians, Tribal Sovereignty
Bowling, R. Edward; Morrissey, Sharon; Fouts, George M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2014
This chapter describes the concurrent reforms occurring in North Carolina--both campus-level changes focused on such issues as developing structured programs of study and state-level reforms aimed at supporting the campus efforts.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Programs, Educational Change, Program Descriptions
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
Grymonpre, Ruby E.; Dean, Heather J.; Wener, Pamela F.; Ready, A. Elizabeth; MacDonald, Laura L.; Holmqvist, Maxine E.; Fricke, Moni W. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2016
Internationally, a growing number of interprofessional education (IPE) offices are being established within academic institutions. However, few are applying educational improvement methodologies to evaluate and improve the interprofessional (IP) learning opportunities offered. The University of Manitoba IPE Initiative was established in 2008 to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Programs, College Programs, Professional Education
Osborn, David; Alkezweeny, Jennifer; Kecskes, Kevin – Metropolitan Universities, 2015
In an effort to leverage students' positive community engagement experiences as they transition to and become alumni, Portland State University (PSU) embarked on a pilot "Continuing Engagement Program." This article provides a rationale for this effort, an overview of the programmatic elements, lessons learned, and future engagement…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, Sense of Community, School Community Relationship
Heckman, Robert; Østerlund, Carsten S.; Saltz, Jeffrey – Online Learning, 2015
This paper explores how blended learning can enhance learning at the boundary between academia and industry, and make possible the design of a new kind of internship. Boundary theory proposes that socio-cultural discontinuities between different environments create opportunities for learning. Blended learning pedagogy makes it possible to make the…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Blended Learning, Education Work Relationship, Educational Principles
Brinkman, Patricia – Journal of Extension, 2015
Partnerships with other campus college units can provide ways of improving Extension's impact documentation. Nutrition programs have relied upon knowledge gained and people's self report of behavior change. Partnering with the College of Nursing, student nurses provided blood screenings during the pre and 6 month follow-up of a pilot heart risk…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Partnerships in Education
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2018
At the request of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) conducted a review of Oklahoma's Promise program between August 2017 and February 2018. This report summarizes findings and observations from the review and provides recommendations. The review is organized around five areas of interest…
Descriptors: College Programs, State Programs, Educational Finance, Student Financial Aid
Mills, Mark A. – PRIMUS, 2014
The article provides details of the process of starting an actuarial science major at a small, liberal arts college. Some critique of the major is included, as well as some challenges that may be faced by others wanting to start such a major at their institution.
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Liberal Arts, Risk Assessment, Program Development
