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Hollett, Ty; Peng, XinYun; Land, Susan – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2022
Background: This paper examines ensemble learning in the context of ballet. We use more-than-representational theory to account for the "invisible" dimensions of ensemble learning, such as sensations, energy, or intensity that bodies sense, circulate, and evoke in others. We illuminate the mobile architectures that emerge in ensemble…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Human Body, Video Technology
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Chika-James, Theresa A.; Salem, Tarek; Oyet, Mercy C. – SAGE Open, 2022
In assessing the impact of service-learning, most studies focus on its effects on students' learning than community partners and the communities served; leaving largely unanswered, the question of whether service-learning in business education still contributes value to community organizations and the wider society. This study investigates the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Urban Areas
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Dobbins, Catherine E.; Edgar, Leslie D.; Dooley, Kim E. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2021
Background: Case study is widely used in teaching and learning literature; however, the extant literature contains few examples of student-developed case studies. This study used the situated perspective of experiential education (EE) to highlight context and legitimate peripheral participation encouraging enculturation into research communities…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Ethnography, Experiential Learning, Communities of Practice
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Wertheim, Edward; Glick, Leonard; Larson, Barbara Zepp – Management Teaching Review, 2019
This interactive negotiation exercise was primarily developed for situations where only one or two sessions could be devoted to teaching negotiations. The exercise, which is conducted by the instructor with the whole class, involves a two-party negotiation that puts the students in the role of a board member for a nonprofit camp, negotiating with…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Persuasive Discourse, Advisory Committees, Nonprofit Organizations
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Wollschleger, Jason – Teaching Sociology, 2019
Previous scholarship has demonstrated the value of high-impact practices of community engagement, inquiry-based pedagogy, and collaborative learning for engagement and learning in sociology courses, especially undergraduate research methods and statistics. This article explores the changes made to an upper-division undergraduate course focused on…
Descriptors: Assignments, Sociology, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement
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Adomßent, Maik; Grahl, Anselm; Spira, Felix – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: The lack of change structures can be seen as an important reason why sustainability continues to suffer a niche existence in most higher education organisations. This is a problem because universities can leverage their teaching, research and operations to advance solutions to climate change, hunger and other Sustainable Development…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Sustainability, Campuses, Climate
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Brown, Amy – Policy Futures in Education, 2017
Scholars who document neoliberal trends in education argue that privatization and corporatization in schools is dehumanizing and discourages democratic participation. These scholars assert that neoliberal education policies heighten social inequity by emphasizing individualism, marketability and colorblindness without interrogating social…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Neoliberalism, Educational Trends, Educational Policy
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Abrahams, Alan S.; Singh, Tirna – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
Active, experiential learning is an important component in information systems education, ensuring that students gain an appreciation for both practical and theoretical information systems concepts. Typically, students in active, experiential classes engage in real world projects for commercial companies or not-for-profit organizations. In the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Information Systems, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
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Park, Vicki; Datnow, Amanda – Peabody Journal of Education, 2008
This article focuses on how the Success for All Foundation (SFAF)--the nonprofit intermediary organization that promotes Success for All--works with educators in schools to increase capacity for learning and instruction. Success for All is a comprehensive school reform model that primarily centers on early literacy intervention. Building on…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Educational Change, Learning Processes, Emergent Literacy
Wilson, Kathleen K. – 2001
This document is designed to help literacy practitioners and others establish health literacy programs to help learners in South Carolina develop the literacy skills needed to perform their role as health consumers and providers and maintain their own health and the health of those they love. The introduction defines literacy and health literacy,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Planning, Community Programs