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Direct linkLarsen, C.; Walsh, C.; Almond, N.; Myers, C. – Educational Studies, 2017
The benefits attributed to field trips by science educators are: social development; observation and perception skills; giving meaning to learning; providing first-hand experience and stimulating interest and motivation. Arguably, the "real value" of field work is attributed by students. In this study, 100 first-year students took part…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Field Trips, Educational Benefits
Download full textRademaker, Linnea L.; Duffy, Jennifer O'Connor; Wetzler, Elizabeth; Zaikina-Montgomery, Helen – Online Learning, 2016
We explored online dissertation chairs' perceptions of trust in the mentor-mentee relationship, as trust was identified as a crucial factor in the success of doctoral students. Through the implementation of a multiple-case study, and a qualitative, online questionnaire, and through qualitative data analysis, we discovered 16 chairs' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Doctoral Dissertations, Trust (Psychology), Mentors
Lou, Shi-Jer; Tsai, Huei-Yin; Tseng, Kuo-Hung; Shih, Ru-Chu – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2014
This study aims to explore the application of STEM-I (STEM-Imagination) project-based learning activities and its effects on the effectiveness, processes, and characteristics of STEM integrative knowledge learning and imagination development for female high school students. A total of 72 female high school students were divided into 18 teams.…
Descriptors: Females, High School Students, STEM Education, Student Projects
Ekanem, Ekpenyong E.; Ekpiken, William E. – African Higher Education Review, 2013
Continuous assessment is an important management tool for transforming university education. Although this policy employed measurable criteria to retain students' interest and objectivity, most academic staff of Nigerian universities lack basic knowledge and skills in test construction and interpretation and are thus, ineffective in continuous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Surveys, Questionnaires
Ramos-Villarreal, Joseph; Holland, Glenda – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
The study was conducted to add to the knowledge base and further the understanding of Emotional Intelligence and leadership theory. Freshmen business students enrolled in BUAD 1201: Principles of Business Administration and graduating senior business students enrolled in MGMT 4325: Decision Making and Business Policy class provided the data for…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Skill Development, Skill Analysis, College Students
Voorhees, Rhondie; Petkas, Steven N. – New Directions for Student Services, 2011
The Common Ground Multicultural Dialogue program in the Department of Resident Life at the University of Maryland is an innovative peer education program designed to teach skills for engagement through exploration of contemporary multicultural societal dilemmas. The Common Ground Dialogue Program was launched in 2000 to provide undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Peer Teaching, Multicultural Education, Student Leadership
Hallam, Susan; Rogers, Lynne; Rhamie, Jasmine – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2010
This paper describes staff perceptions of the implementation of an alternative curriculum, Skill Force, for disaffected pupils in the UK. The perceptions of Skill Force and school staff were compared based on data from questionnaires completed by 62 Skill Force and 84 school staff, and interviews with representative samples of each. While the data…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Comparative Analysis
King, Patricia; Boardman, Margot – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2006
This article reports on a study that investigated the importance of children possessing personal/social skills when starting kindergarten, from teachers' and parents' perspectives. The study involved a sample of 16 kindergarten teachers and 63 parents of kindergarten children from government schools in one of the six education districts within the…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Kindergarten, Social Development, Young Children
Miksch, Karen L.; Higbee, Jeanne L.; Jehangir, Rashne R.; Lundell, Dana Britt; Bruch, Patrick L.; Siaka, Kwabena; Dotson, Michael V. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2003
The Multicultural Awareness Project for Institutional Transformation (MAP IT) was developed at the University of Minnesota's General College with the goal of integrating multicultural education within higher education. As the acronym indicates, the aim is transformative. MAP IT is an adaptation of "Diversity Within Unity: Essential Principles for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Student Diversity
