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Henri, D. A.; Martinez-Levasseur, L. M.; Provencher, J. F.; Debets, C. D.; Appaqaq, M.; Houde, M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2022
Since the 1990s, scientists and Indigenous peoples have worked together across Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homeland in Canada) to conduct research on contaminants in ringed seals ("Pusa hispida"; "natsiq," "natchiq" or [foreign characters ommitted] in Inuktut), a species of high cultural, economic and nutritional importance…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Personnel, Workshops, Outreach Programs
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Shephard, Kerry; Brown, Kim; Guiney, Tess; Deaker, Lynley – Tertiary Education and Management, 2018
This article examines the nature of, and need for, evaluation of community-engaged university teaching and research. The research was conducted as part of a larger project aimed at improving institutional understanding of how to best support community-engaged university people. We interviewed 25 community-engaged colleagues, and used a general…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Interviews, Institutional Characteristics, School Community Relationship
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Adukaite, Asta; Cantoni, Lorenzo – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2016
Diffusion of digital games and the trend of gamification in various fields have increased scholars' attention on how digital games or their elements can be introduced into formal and informal learning practices. Majority of the research in this field has been conducted in economically developed regions and not so much in emerging economies. With…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Consciousness Raising, Heritage Education, Program Development
Simons, Jill M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the state of student early alert models at nonprofit, four-year institutions of higher education through both quantitative and qualitative lenses. The use of these retention initiatives has become a much heralded practice on college campuses (Kuh, 2007a; Kuh 2007b; Seidman, 2005; Tinto, 2008). However,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intervention, Colleges, Teacher Attitudes
Herring, Phillip Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of the study was to analyze the science outreach program, Science In Motion (SIM), located in Mobile, Alabama. This research investigated what impact the SIM program has on student cognitive functioning and teacher efficacy and also investigated teacher perceptions and attitudes regarding the program. To investigate student…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Science Programs, Outreach Programs, Criterion Referenced Tests
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Bracken, Susan; Grable, Lisa; O'Brien, Margaret; Sobrero, Pat; Warren, Alice – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
This article discusses the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a deliberative public issues forum held at North Carolina State University in early 2008. The forum itself was a part of a larger university strategic planning process. In spite of tight time constraints, the planning team made a decision to tailor the forum according to…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Democracy, Citizen Participation, Higher Education
Fulp, Sherri L.; Banilower, Eric R. – American Association of Physics Teachers (NJ1), 2006
In July of 2005, the American Association of Physics Teachers/Physics Teacher Resource Agents (AAPT/PTRA) Rural Project gathered 73 PTRAs at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for the annual AAPT/PTRA Leadership Institute. The major goal for the summer institute is to provide the PTRAs with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively lead…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Rural Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
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Shafer, Richard E.; Shafer, Jill E. – RE:view, 1998
Describes the North Dakota School for the Blind's shift from traditional residential services to an emphasis on an expansive outreach service network that serves the vision-specific needs of students in their local schools. The results of a program survey of 24 educators and parents are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Outreach Programs
Banilower, Eric – American Association of Physics Teachers (NJ1), 2003
This report summarizes the activities and findings of Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) in its external evaluation of Rural Physics Teacher Resource Agents (PTRA) project. The report details HRI's work and findings since June 2002. The project is on schedule for going to scale with the rural centers model, establishing four centers in Year One and…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Rural Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Fulp, Sherri L.; Banilower, Eric R. – American Association of Physics Teachers (NJ1), 2005
This report summarizes the activities and findings of Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) in its external evaluation of the American Association of Physic Teachers (APPT's) Rural Physics Teacher Resource Agents (PTRA) project. The report details HRI's work and findings since June 2004. The report is divided into five main sections. The first provides an…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Rural Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Haase, Patricia T.; Smith, Mary Howard – 1982
Summaries of demonstration projects in registered nurse (RN) education in seven Southern schools are presented. The report on the Prairie View A & M University program focuses on issues addressed in establishing a program: avoiding previous program pitfalls, curricular adaptation, teaching strategies, and challenge (equivalency) policies. The…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Faculty, Demonstration Programs, Equivalency Tests
Delaloye, Joan E. – 1981
This report describes a project developed by New York City Technical College which provides continuing education to the homebound older adults through linkages with colleges and social agencies and a peer teaching approach. Section I provides background information; outlines project objectives, which include the training of professional teachers…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Home Visits, Homebound
Kennedy, Shelley; And Others – 1990
Mobile preschool units were developed in New Zealand in the 1970s in response to concerns about adequate provision of early childhood education in isolated areas. There are currently nine such units operating under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. Each unit is comprised of two kindergarten teachers who travel with equipment to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Mobile Educational Services, Outreach Programs
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Williams, Betty Lou – Studies in Art Education, 1996
Reports on a follow-up study to an evaluation of art museum education practices from nearly a decade ago. That report criticized museum art education as lacking intellectual rigor and training, institutional support, technical training, and vision. The up-to-date data found some significant improvement but many of the same problems. (MJP)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Criticism, Educational Quality
Epstein, Joyce L.; Herrick, Susan C. – 1991
This publication contains two reports describing the development and beginning evaluations of two separate programs of the Baltimore (Maryland) School and Family Connections Project designed to increase parents' involvement in their children's learning in urban middle grades schools. The first report, "Reactions of Parents, Students, and…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
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