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Dalal, Amy Csizmar; Oliver, Emily – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022
We present a case study of a multi-year, academic civic engagement (ACE) collaboration in a computer science capstone course. ACE projects in computer science provide an avenue for students to apply software development concepts to real-world projects with actual clients, and can offer meaningful engagement with ethical issues. The typical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Science Education, Capstone Experiences, Outcomes of Education
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Peters, Mallory; Asare, Belinda; Whitaker, Connor; Rogers, Ryan; Huetteman, Helen; Espinoza, Cheyenna M.; Cortes, Claudio – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2021
The rapid growth of the U.S. Latinx population has led to an increased need for community organizations and academic institutions to develop partnerships focused on addressing gaps in health maintenance and education of Latinx individuals. Medical schools also have a responsibility to educate future physicians in delivering culturally sensitive…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, School Community Relationship, Medical Schools, Medical Students
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Teixeira, Samantha; Lombe, Margaret; Figuereo, Victor; Chu, Yoosun; Wang, Kaipeng; Bartholomew, Melissa W.; Rosales, Robert; Perez-Aponte, Jaime; McRoy, Ruth; Rambo, Deborah Kincade; Mayes, Larry – Journal of Social Work Education, 2021
Community-partnered research presents unique opportunities for personal and professional development among social work practitioners, researchers, and students. It is a vehicle for promoting social work values, generating and sharing knowledge, and connecting research to practice. Findings from these types of partnerships can be instructive for…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Professional Development, Social Work, Counselor Training
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Fu, Shuang; Harman, Ruth; Aubain, Yamileth – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2023
This paper examines how two language educators of color developed critical multilingual language awareness (CMLA) in a combined youth participatory action research and teacher education program. Specifically, as a multilingual and diverse group of educators, we chose to use Latin@/o Critical Theory (LatCrit) as our methodology to align with the…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Minority Group Teachers, Action Research, Participatory Research
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Kuban, Adam J.; Purcell, Jennifer W.; Jones, Brytnie D. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2020
The purpose of this reflective essay is to encourage the discussion of community-engaged scholarship (CES) that does not progress as planned. Insufficient attention is given to lessons gleaned from missteps and outright failures experienced by scholars in the field, which results in a paucity of documented cases and recommendations for…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Faculty Development, Reflective Teaching, Scholarship
Rhema Fuller; Jennifer McGarry; Cassandra Coble; Justin Evanovich; Garret Zastoupil – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
In an effort to fully understand the impact of campus-community partnerships, and the programs that compose them, our research team has conducted action research over the course of the last 10 years. In particular, we have conducted this research on the partnership we operate, Husky Sport, focused on how its programs influence the behaviors and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Campuses, Universities
Sivukamaran, Thillainatarajan; Holland, Glenda; Clark, Leonard J. – Online Submission, 2010
This study describes the collaborative partnership between a Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, an elementary school and the College of Education at a public university. The partnership utilized a mentoring system consisting of elementary students, college students, elementary teachers and university faculty. Benefits of the various…
Descriptors: Mentors, Partnerships in Education, Agency Cooperation, School Community Relationship
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Tvaruzka, Kathryn – Education Libraries, 2009
While library programming for children is a staple in most public libraries, it is quite rare in the academic setting. In 2006 the education librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire began offering literacy programs in a library that traditionally discouraged children and community members from using its resources. Successful programs…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, At Risk Persons, Academic Libraries
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Taylor, Henry Louis, Jr.; McGlynn, Linda Greenough – New Directions for Youth Development, 2009
Universities, because of their vast human and fiscal resources, can play the central role in assisting in the development of school-centered community development programs that make youth development their top priority. The Futures Academy, a K-8 public school in the Fruit Belt, an inner-city neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, offers a useful…
Descriptors: Community Development, Youth Programs, Educational Opportunities, Educational Change
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Ferguson, Dick – New Directions for Youth Development, 2009
When Dayton Public Schools committed to return to neighborhood K-8 schools, the community organized to refocus many youth programs in schools and neighborhoods. This article describes the planning and implementation of Dayton's Neighborhood School Centers. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the University of Dayton, especially the Fitz…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Public Schools, Neighborhood Schools, Youth Programs
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Bohnenberger, Jann E.; Terry, Alice W. – Middle School Journal, 2002
Describes benefits of service learning for middle school students. Describes the Community Problem Solving (CPS) Program, a competitive program in which students use the creative problem- solving process to identify community problems and develop and implement solutions. Differentiates community problem solving from other service learning…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Problem Solving
Kelley, Jennifer; Specter, Joanna; Young, Jamaal – 2000
This booklet explains how high schools can replicate the service learning youth consultant program that was originally formed at Spring Valley High School (SVHS) in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1996 to assume governance of SVHS's service learning program, which is called VikingServe. The booklet begins with an overview of VikingServe and a listing…
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Demonstration Programs, Guidelines
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Rubel, Carol Weiss – Prevention Researcher, 2003
Our annual feature, "From the Inside," is intended to share stories about working with youth in order to inspire others. In this year's installment, Carol Weiss Rubel, an educator in Pennsylvania, writes about her experience working with at-risk teens and creating "Yellowwood." Yellowwood is an alternative school for youth with…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Service Learning, Learning Experience, Holistic Approach
Kielsmeier, James C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Young people's growing commitment to contribute voluntarily to larger issues through service is well documented. National service is not a single federal program, but a national purpose beginning with service learning in school and linked with community-based youth development organizations and higher education. Resources are listed. (Contaians 27…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizenship Responsibility, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kennedy, Ann Marie; Krasny, Marianne E. – Science Teacher, 2005
This article describes Garden Mosaics, a program funded by the National Science Foundation. Garden Mosaics combines science learning with intergenerational mentoring, multicultural understanding, and community service. The program's mission is "connecting youth and elders to explore the mosaics of plants, people, and cultures in gardens, to learn…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Investigations, Gardening, Service Learning
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