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Elvis Tamale; Irene Atuhairwe; Arnold Ssemwogerere; Brian Muhimbura; Lorna Atimango; Paddy Derrick Malinga; Jonathan Mulungi; Joseph Ssekitto; Josephine Naigaga; Timothy Mwanje Kintu; Kiran Mitha Masood; Victor Ohuruogu; Joseph Ngonzi – Discover Education, 2024
Background: Mentorship is essential for education and career development in health-related fields, yet Sub-Saharan African universities often lack structured programs. To address this, the MedXMentor program was established at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) to provide structured mentorship to undergraduate health sciences…
Descriptors: Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Health Sciences, Foreign Countries
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Mia Sullivan; Kasee Smith; Daniel Foster; Melanie Miller Foster; Laura Rice; Jeremy Falk – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2025
Global citizenship is critical to the development of a globally ready 21st century workforce in food, fiber, and natural resources. The global citizenship model utilized in this study includes domains of social responsibility, global competency and global civic engagement. The knowledge, skills, and dispositions of educators are critical factors…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Agricultural Education, Undergraduate Students, Foods Instruction
Manuel Rodriguez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Individuals coming from low-income backgrounds, particularly women and people of color, are disproportionately underrepresented in STEM fields. The low representation is often attributed to low enrollment and completion rates in STEM programs. Community colleges play a crucial role in increasing diversity in the workforce. However, there is not…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Low Income Students, Science Education, Self Concept
Elizabeth Mckay Cooke – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative study assesses the influence of a college-level intervention program on its student participants' self-efficacy. Self-efficacy theory provides an essential foundational lens for this study as it provides the necessary sources to broaden an intervention program's plans from students' individualized experiences. Study participants…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Efficacy, Student Development, Intervention
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Grabsch, Dustin K.; Webb, Stephanie; Moore, Lori L.; Dooley, Kim E. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2021
High-impact practices in education can have a transformative influence on students' educational growth and personal development; however, research suggests that not all students participate in these educationally purposeful activities. Some institutions have integrated high-impact-practice programs into the curriculum to center these opportunities…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Student Characteristics, Decision Making, Barriers
Reeves-Blurton, Zachary – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The college years are crucial to formation and integration of lifelong psychosocial, personal and cognitive identities, and the identity development needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+ or gender and/or sexual minority) students are unique, particularly in the context of student development and support. How universities…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, College Students, Student Development, Cultural Capital
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Hubbard, Ann; Rexeisen, Richard J. – Intercultural Education, 2020
This paper draws on an analysis of 2600 study abroad alumni responding to a survey that spans more than 25 years. Our inquiry focuses on evaluating how programme length, housing arrangements, number, and type of co-curricular activities impact alumni's attributions of personal growth and their attitudes towards global engagement and future social…
Descriptors: Alumni, Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Program Effectiveness
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Naish, Paul D. – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2015
Community Days, an innovative initiative to foster community service and civic engagement at the City University of New York's new Guttman Community College, encourages students to perform volunteer work around the city. What makes the program unique are opportunities for students to take self-directed excursions and enjoy free resources in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Citizen Participation, Student Participation
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Hofmeyr, Ana Sofia – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2021
In 2014, 24 Type B universities were selected as part of the Top Global University Project to act as institutional role models of internationalization in Japan and as gateways for the development of global human resources, that is, globally competent human resources. The increasing pressure to internationalize, perceived as a major solution to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Global Approach, Human Resources
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Daddow, Angela; Cronshaw, Darren; Daddow, Newton; Sandy, Ruth – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2020
The impetus to ensure Australian students, once enrolled, complete their university qualification has become more pressing. Student retention impacts funding in a tight fiscal environment and is used as a benchmark for quality performance. Evidence of increased levels of psychological distress in university students threatens this retention. Risks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Extracurricular Activities, Program Effectiveness
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Rodriguez, Sarah L.; Espino, Maria L.; Le, Brian D.; Cunningham, Kelly J. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021
This qualitative research study describes how a Midwest community college's implementation of an Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (SSTEM) program influences engineering identity development for its students with financial need. Using a phenomenological approach, the study finds that the program enables community…
Descriptors: Scholarships, STEM Education, Engineering Education, Federal Programs
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Ravulo, Jioji – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
There is a need for culturally relevant and appropriate retention programs within a climate of ever-increasing neo-liberalism that is seeking to change the very nature and underlying rationale of higher education. This article is posited alongside the reflections of past and current university students, who highlight various socio-economic and…
Descriptors: College Students, School Holding Power, Neoliberalism, Foreign Countries
Nickitas, Donna M.; Pontes, Nancy M. H. – Metropolitan Universities, 2020
Nursing educators wrestle with preparing the future nursing workforce to meet the needs of underserved, vulnerable populations in marginalized communities who suffer significant health disparities and social injustices. This article illustrates the integration of engaged civic learning (ECL) within a social justice framework that prepares…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Global Approach, Social Justice, Service Learning
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Boru, Nese – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
The general purpose of this study is to determine the awareness and acquisitions obtained with service activities by the students studying on undergraduate level in Eskisehir Anadolu University in 2016-2017 education year and involve in service learning and volunteerism activities. The study was designed according to qualitative research method…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Service Learning, Volunteers
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Banks, James A., Ed. – American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2017
This groundbreaking book describes theory, research, and practice that can be used in civic education courses and programs to help students from marginalized and minoritized groups in nations around the world attain a sense of structural integration and political efficacy within their nation-states, develop civic participation skills, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Migration, Civics, Disadvantaged
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