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Castellanos, Jeanett; White, Joseph L.; Franco, Veronica – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2022
Mentoring demonstrably increases the retention of undergraduate and graduate students and is moreover invaluable in shaping and nurturing academic careers. With the increasing diversification of the student body and of faculty ranks, there's a clear need for culturally responsive mentoring across these dimensions. Recognizing the low priority that…
Descriptors: Mentors, Minority Group Teachers, White Teachers, Minority Group Students
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Tam, Maureen; Wu, Alice Xue – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
This article describes a learning unit for seniors within a university in Hong Kong, as an example of offering lifelong learning opportunities for senior adults. This article reports and discusses findings from a small-scale research study conducted at the unit, which aimed to explore the effectiveness of the current mode of integrating elder…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Intergenerational Programs, Higher Education, Learning Experience
Fredericks, Linda; Kaplan, Eve; Zeisler, Jennifer – 2001
Researchers have found that high-quality service learning programs are rich with benefits for schools, communities, and students. One hallmark of successful service learning programs is that they honor youth voice (meaning that they include young people in the creation and implementation of service opportunities). Elementary, middle, and high…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Needs