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Direct linkQijie Vicky Cai; Liyan Song; Scot McNary; Suzhen Duan – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2024
This design case presents a detailed account of how we navigated various ethical issues observed in a robotics program that aimed to engage underrepresented students in robotics and STEM experience. The ethical challenges we encountered revolved around uneven participant engagement and interpersonal tensions. We tackled these challenges by…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Robotics, Ethics, Power Structure
Peer reviewedMaginnis, Berdine; Boeckner, Linda S. – Journal of Extension, 1996
Responses from 23 of 36 participants in a weekend wellness retreat conducted by a rural extension program revealed positive changes in their nutritional behaviors and emotional well-being. Exercise was one lifestyle area needing improvement. (SK)
Descriptors: Females, Health Promotion, Program Implementation, Rural Extension
McCarthy, John; Silliker, S. Alan – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2006
Various course and program formats have been developed to better meet the needs of graduate students. One of them is the development of weekend-only courses and programs. This article examines one weekend counsellor education format in the United States, the St. Bonaventure University program offered in the Buffalo (New York) area, in detail. This…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Weekend Programs
Peer reviewedLaufer, Zmira – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
Interviews were conducted with 45 Israeli social workers who were case managers for 105 children in residential care because of parental absence or inadequate care. Interviews indicated that the practice of home weekends is characterized by neglect in professional assurance of the well-being of children and lack of family-oriented intervention…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Longacre, Gregory A. – 1987
During a one-year period from February 1985 to February 1986, a task force explored the possibility of a Weekend College for Otterbein College, a small liberal arts institution located in Westerville, Ohio. This report provides information on the myriad of considerations for developing a Weekend College program (e.g., staffing, budgeting,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Curriculum, College Programs, Demography
Download full textCurtis, Stephen M.; West, Betty – 1992
In response to the critical need for nurses in New York City, the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), with support from two local unions and a foundation, initiated the Evening/Weekend Program designed for working adult nursing students in fall, 1989. While the 3-year, part-time program was open to any qualified BMCC student, a special…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Polley, Paula – 1991
Computers are strategic tools in readying students for the future, as well as important learning tools for the present. The use of computers can help alleviate critical problems including low self-esteem, dropout rates, and illiteracy. This guide proposes making school computers accessible to students during times when schools are normally closed:…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, After School Programs, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
