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Download full textKillion, Patrick J.; Page, Ian B.; Boytim, Alexis – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2021
The University of Maryland First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) was launched in 2014 and initially developed to provide a broad range of undergraduate students with research experience. As the program has grown and matured during six years of operation, the student outcomes targeted have evolved to include a broader range of…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, College Freshmen, Student Experience, Professional Development
Direct linkMetzger, Barbara; Gayman, Catherine M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
The American Psychological Association's 2013 guidelines recommend that psychology undergraduate programs make workforce preparation a central feature in undergraduate psychology programs. The addition of courses in applied behavior analysis (ABA) is one method to provide students with the skills and credentials necessary to enter a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Majors (Students), Career Readiness
Zajchowski, Chris A. B.; Riley, Michael J.; Meerts-Brandsma, Lisa – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2021
We assessed the efficacy of the educational simulation Quagmire to deliver curriculum focused on park and protected area management in a time of record visitor use. Specifically, our study evaluated how Quagmire prepared contemporary students to maximize field-based learning during a week-long experience at Capitol Reef National Park, USA (Capitol…
Descriptors: Situated Learning, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, Simulation
Hoachlander, Gary – Learning Policy Institute, 2021
The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) conducted research in New Mexico to provide state leaders and stakeholders a research perspective on the challenges facing education and to identify evidence- based ways that state policy can address them. This report complements the main report, "Improving Education the New Mexico Way: An Evidence-Based…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Vocational Education, Secondary Education
Dougherty, Shaun M. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2016
Until the late 1990s, "vocational education" in traditional trades such as carpentry, cosmetology, and auto mechanics was often the presumptive high school placement for low-performing students considered ill-suited for college. However, in the past two decades, policymakers and educators have reconsidered what is now referred to as…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High School Students, Outcomes of Education, Job Skills
Conley, David T. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2014
This policy report provides an overview of the Common Core State Standards, how they were developed, the sources that were referenced in their development, the need for educational standards generally, what they entail, and what it will mean for educators to implement them. The report draws from research and reference material to outline the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Educational Policy, Program Descriptions, Program Development
