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Investing in Critical Leadership Development with Undergraduate Students: A Qualitative Examination of A Semester-Long Internship
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Katsioloudes, Vicky; Cannonier, Nicole – Journal of Leadership Education, 2019
The study explored the experiences of undergraduate students during a semester-long, leadership development internship course offered at a large research university in the southern United States. The researchers employed qualitative content analysis to examine sixty-five student internship portfolios and identify the leadership capabilities that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Leadership Training, Internship Programs, Portfolio Assessment
Integrating Problem- and Project-Based Learning into Sustainability Programs: A Case Study on the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University
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Arnim Wiek; Angela Xiong; Katja Brundiers; Sander van der Leeuw – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2014
Purpose: The article aims to describe the problem- and project-based learning (PPBL) program and the institutional context at Arizona State University's School of Sustainability (SOS), with the goal of offering experience-based guidance for similar initiatives in sustainability programs around the world. Design/methodology/approach: This case…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Sustainable Development, Experiential Learning
Developing and Evaluating a Student Scholars Program to Engage Students with the University's Public Service and Outreach Mission
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Matthews, Paul H. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2012
A "student scholars" program was developed to engage undergraduates at a large, public, land-grant research university with its public service and outreach mission, through cohort meetings, supervised internships, and site visits. Qualitative and pre-/post-participation quantitative data from the first cohort of 10 students show that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Universities, Land Grant Universities, Public Colleges
Peer Educators in Classroom Settings: Effective Academic Partners
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Owen, Julie E. – New Directions for Student Services, 2011
Involving undergraduates in the design, delivery, and evaluation of classroom-based learning enhances student ownership of the learning environment and stimulates peer interest in the transformative possibilities of education. As bell hooks (1994) eloquently describes, the process of honoring student voices in the classroom enhances "the…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Teaching Assistants, Undergraduate Students, Training Methods
Peer Educators in Critical Campus Discourse
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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
Hallmarks of Successful Programs in the Developing World. CIEE Occasional Papers on International Exchange No. 22, Forum Series.
Allaway, William H.; And Others – 1987
Four papers, focusing on hallmarks for success, which were given at the November 1985 Annual Conference of the Council on International Educational Exchange are presented. All discuss study abroad and set a context for successful institutional programming. An introduction by Paula Spier discusses the movement in American higher education to…
Descriptors: College Students, Degrees (Academic), Developing Nations, Discovery Processes