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Kelley, Douglas L.; Shore, Chelsea – Communication Teacher, 2022
This study provides a thematic analysis of student transformative experience regarding personal and social change in a service learning (SL) course wherein students volunteer in embedded inner-city contexts. Several transformative themes emerged through interpretive analysis of student journals. Especially important to this investigation, we…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Service Learning, Student Attitudes, Barriers
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Guarneri, Joseph A.; Connolly, Sara – College Student Journal, 2019
Despite the wealth of inquiry focused on the first-year seminar (FYS), little research has examined the pedagogical components of such courses. There is also a lack of research that assesses the extent to which FYS influence students' intrapersonal, interpersonal, and epistemological development. The goal of this study was to qualitatively explore…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, College Freshmen, Student Development, Transformative Learning
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Çelimli, Isil; Higdon, Julia – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The present study examined whether and to what degree empathy increased in adolescents who participated in a high-intensity writing program over the course of a year. Data for this study came from writing samples of a randomly selected group of middle-grade students (n = 61) collected at three different time points to answer whether: (1) it was…
Descriptors: Empathy, Attitude Change, Early Adolescents, Thinking Skills
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Athamanah, Lindsay S.; Fisher, Marisa H.; Sung, Connie; Han, Jinny E. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
Peer mentoring programs provide an opportunity for individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to learn, socialize, and work together in supportive and inclusive environments. In this study, we used a phenomenological research design to explore the impact of a college campus-based peer mentoring program on the…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Intellectual Disability
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Green, Amy R.; Tulissi, Adriana; Erais, Seth; Cairns, Sharon L.; Bruckner, Debbie – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Post-secondary institutions are increasingly recognizing the need to foster intercultural competence (ICC) in students; however, the ways in which these institutions can do so has not been fully explored. The purpose of the current mixed methods study was to investigate changes in post-secondary students' ICC (N = 35) following participation in an…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Program Effectiveness
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Mann, Jessica; DeAngelo, Linda – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
As institutions seek to offer students an educational experience equipped with opportunities to develop as not only active learners but also engaged citizens, service-learning initiatives in the form of alternative spring breaks (ASB) have become prevalent. This study examines the potential of ASBs, as service-learning initiatives, to deliver a…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Vacation Programs, Service Learning, Undergraduate Students
Burton, Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The three articles in this dissertation investigate leading others through developmental opportunities by facilitating their engagement in intercultural challenges. Specifically the research explores the meaning followers make of developmental challenges during short-term study abroad experiences and encounters with diversity. Data in the form of…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Pretests Posttests, College Students
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Fashola, Olatokunbo S. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2013
This article presents the results of the 2nd-year evaluation of an after-school program designed for an extended school day program serving African American middle school students in the city of Baltimore, Maryland (ACCESS-West). This study describes the effects of schoolwide reform especially as it relates to single-gender schools, educating…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Middle School Students, Males
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Cowan, Paula; Maitles, Henry – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2011
As the education for citizenship agenda continues to impact on schools in the UK and with the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) in conjunction with the Scottish Government introducing its Lessons From Auschwitz (LFA) project for students and teachers in Scotland, this article focuses on the Scottish context and investigates the school processes by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Program Effectiveness
US Department of Education, 2008
Character includes the emotional, intellectual and moral qualities of a person or group as the demonstration of these qualities in prosocial behavior. Character education is an inclusive term encompassing all aspects of how schools, related social institutions and parents can support the positive character development of children and adults.…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Pilot Projects, School Districts, State Departments of Education
Linder, Fredric – 1981
Assessing the self-esteem of students may be one way to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs. To study the impact of an art-based program, middle and high school students completed the Self Esteem Inventory as well as intelligence and achievement measures. Results showed that self-esteem mean scores (both pre and post) were well…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Evaluation Methods
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Hanley, Gerard L.; Olson, Sharon L. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1996
The effectiveness of a California State University, Long Beach, program to prepare incoming students for university-level work and educational processes was assessed in 2 surveys of new students (n=1,100, n=1,613) and 1 of 80 who had taken the course previously. Key elements in program success were identified: course content; teaching techniques;…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, College Preparation