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Download full textSookngam, Kannika; Wongchantra, Prayoon; Bunnaen, Wutthisak – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
The purposes of this research were to study and compare knowledge about soil, water and forests conservation, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers using the environmental education training course on the concept of The King Rama ? of Thailand in soil, water and forest conservation before and after training of students having different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conservation (Environment), Ethics, Volunteers
Fountain, Alyssa Rulf; Velez, Melissa; Gamse, Beth – Abt Associates, 2018
The vast majority of American students are neither prepared nor sufficiently engaged to become science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-literate citizens or innovative STEM professionals (National Research Council, 2007; Carnegie Corporation and the Institute for Advanced Study, 2009; National Science Board [NSB], 2010; President's…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Achievement Gap, Volunteers, Apprenticeships
Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2021
This report includes results for Austin Partners in Education (APIE) programs in 2019-2020 including math classroom coaching, GEAR UP tutoring, college readiness, and mentoring. It highlights continued academic programs serving students in middle and high school and describes APIE support provided to teachers' instruction. As classroom instruction…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Coaching (Performance), Mathematics Instruction
Direct linkLi, Chunxiao; Wang, Chee Keng John – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of volunteering for Special Olympics Games (SOG) on the attitudes of volunteers towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Method: A repeated measures design with 3-week follow-up was used. There were 100 volunteers recruited for the study and 90 of them completed the…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Mental Retardation
Bonazzo, Claude; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2018
This evaluation report describes program outcomes for students in APIE's Middle School Math and College Readiness Coaching Programs in the 2017-2018 school year. [For the executive summary, see ED626456.]
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Coaching (Performance), Mathematics Instruction
Looby, Karen; Bonazzo, Claude – Online Submission, 2017
This evaluation report describes program outcomes for students in APIE's Middle School Math and College Readiness Coaching Programs in the 2016-2017 school years. A separate executive summary also was published. [For the executive summary, see ED626454.]
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Coaching (Performance), Mathematics Instruction
Coco, Marlena; Looby, Karen; Leung, Jenny; Minney, Dana; Wang, Crystal; Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2019
This report includes results for Austin Partners in Education (APIE) programs in 2018-2019 including math classroom coaching, GEAR UP tutoring, college readiness, and mentoring. It highlights continued academic support programs serving students in 8th grade math classroom coaching and 12th grade college readiness programs, as well as, provides…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Coaching (Performance), Mathematics Instruction
Looby, Karen; Bonazzo, Claude – Online Submission, 2016
This evaluation report describes program outcomes for students in APIE's Middle School Math and College Readiness Coaching Programs in the 2015-2016 school years.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Achievement, College Readiness, Coaching (Performance)
Bayer, Amanda; Grossman, Jean Baldwin; DuBois, David L. – MDRC, 2013
Previous research suggests that school-based mentoring programs like those offered by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) yield small but statistically significant improvements in the academic performance of mentored students and in their beliefs in their own scholastic efficacy. The present study uses data from a randomized control trial…
Descriptors: Mentors, Volunteers, Disadvantaged Youth, Youth Programs
Jung, Eunjoo; Molfese, Victoria J.; Larson, Ann E. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2011
In this study, researchers examined whether tutoring implemented by volunteer tutors impacted struggling elementary readers' reading skills, their attitudes toward reading, and their self-confidence. The study involved two elementary schools and 30 students who were participating in the community based tutoring program and who were randomly…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Tutors, Reading Skills, Instructional Effectiveness
Fives, Allyn; Kearns, Noreen; Devaney, Carmel; Canavan, John; Russell, Dan; Lyons, Rena; Eaton, Patricia; O'Brien, Aoife – Review of Education, 2013
This paper is based on a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluation of a reading programme delivered by older adult volunteers for at-risk early readers. Wizards of Words (WoW) was targeted at socially disadvantaged children in first and second grade experiencing delays in reading but who were not eligible for formal literacy supports. The…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Older Adults, Volunteers
Burns, Matthew K.; Senesac, Barbara J.; Silberglitt, Benjamin – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2008
There is a recent interest in volunteer tutoring programs and research has suggested effectiveness in improving reading skills. Previous research found that the Help One Student to Succeed (HOSTS) volunteer tutoring program increased reading fluency and comprehension over a 5-month interval (Burns, Senesac, & Symington, 2004). The current…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Reading Fluency, Reading Failure, Reading Skills
