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Lindner, Johannes – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2018
Entrepreneurs keep our economy and society vibrant by implementing new ideas, which is why our society needs people with entrepreneurship competences. The development of our entrepreneurship competences does not begin with the start of our professional lives, but is initiated in earlier phases of our socialisation. Entrepreneurship education can…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Teaching Methods, Sustainable Development, Futures (of Society)
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Waite, Chelsea – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2021
Common Ground High School in New Haven, Connecticut, has made student voice and leadership not only a philosophy, but a universal principle. The single-site charter school sits on 20 acres of land and houses an urban farm that produces more than 10,000 pounds of local food each year. Students are encouraged to become local changemakers by serving…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, Educational Philosophy, Charter Schools
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Wagner, Wendy; Mathison, Patricia – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2015
This chapter explores the use of powerful pedagogies such as service-learning, cultural immersion, and community-based research to enhance leadership development. Four key principles are presented that describe how leadership educators can facilitate community-based learning in a way that creates an optimal learning environment for students, while…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Change, Service Learning, Cultural Awareness
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Furutan, Omid – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
Management faculties often use cases, simulations, and research projects to achieve learning objectives in the Principles of Management class. This class typically aims to introduce students to the topics of "planning, organizing, coordinating, staffing, directing, budgeting, controlling, and evaluating functions of management; leadership…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Educational Principles, Educational Practices
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Damm, Alex – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2011
This essay presents educational principles of Mahatma Gandhi, specifically principles of character education, as a model for strengthening non-violence in students. Its major concern is to show that Gandhi's ideal of non-violent character education is important for university teaching in disciplines including religious studies, and that Gandhi…
Descriptors: Religion Studies, Educational Principles, Service Learning, Personality
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Faircloth, Beverly; He, Ye; Higgins, Heather – Teaching Educational Psychology, 2011
In this study, members (n = 48) of 2 sections of a required educational psychology course conducted 3 service-learning-type field experiences and wrote reflections on the experiences in relationship to the theories and principles addressed in the course. Participants also described their vision for teaching at the beginning and the end of the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Educational Psychology, Field Experience Programs, Service Learning
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Greenberg, Joe – Horace, 2009
As a veteran teacher, Horace Smith fought the creeping disillusionment and cynicism many in the education field experience at times. He did so by asking questions and having the courage and gumption to start a conversation with colleagues about their school. From those early conversations with Horace, new ones emerged. Some were among those who…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Teaching Methods, Educational Principles, Service Learning
Hatcher, Julie A.; Erasmus, Mabel A. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2008
As the prevalence of service-learning within higher education institutions grows across the globe there is value to explore, discuss, and describe the similarities and differences between the various expressions that are emerging. Such comparative analysis can deepen understanding of service-learning pedagogy, improve practice, and create a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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McDonald, Theodore W.; Caso, Rafaelito; Fugit, Dee – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2005
Many instructors have expressed a recent interest in incorporating service-learning activities into their courses. Several authors have maintained that service-learning opportunities help students to better understand class concepts and also lead to desirable outcomes in students, such as enhanced self esteem and an increased interest in social…
Descriptors: Animals, Psychology, College Faculty, Service Learning
Starnes, Bobby Ann; Carone, Angela – 1999
For over 30 years, Foxfire has been developing an approach to learning that is learner-centered and community-focused. Foxfire's initial success resulted from a successful student-produced magazine in a rural Georgia high school. Attempts to duplicate this success often overlooked the key ingredients, student choice and academic integrity, that…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Educational Practices