The growth of non-profit organizations has led to a proliferation of non-profit management education (NME) courses across different curricula. We use survey data from a two-semester NME course with a substantive board service requirement to investigate what affects students' intent to recommend an NME course to other MBA students. Drawing 65…

The pedagogy of a servicelearning course is applied in a large urban commuter university to explore the impact of a service-learning course on upper-level students. The study population was engaged in an inmate re-entry program, and students were placed in nonprofit re-entry agencies. Results show changes in students' perception of offenders…

The UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) commissioned research into provision of opportunities that support children and young people's (CYP) engagement with natural environments outside school time to identify whether CYP from disadvantaged backgrounds access the opportunities available, the challenges to do so, and…

We present a cost-benefit analysis of an Australian Government sponsored 3-year supported employment program for autistic adults--the DXC Dandelion Program--in the information and communications technology sector. We explored the range of direct costs associated with running the program, benefits to participants, and avoided costs to the…

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a secondary physical education methods course and early field experience, supplemented with reflective discussions via Twitter, on subjective theories of physical education. The course was organized using recommendations from the occupational socialization theory literature. Participants…

Charter school policies have focused on improving three aspects of schools--autonomy, innovation, and accountability--with the intention of promoting advances in curriculum, instruction, and learning that lead to better student outcomes. However, most research on charter schools tends to neglect school organizational and instructional conditions.…

School psychologists can play an important advocacy role in ensuring the latest evidence-based practices for students presenting with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are being implemented in their districts. ADHD is a highly stigmatized disorder due to a number of misconceptions (e.g., the prevalence of ADHD has…

Context: This critical narrative study analyzes the discursive means by which the educational nonprofit AVID acculturates teacher educators and teacher preparation programs to its ideological network. Through scenes reconstructed from Cornell notes taken at an AVID Summer Institute, the author examines his double identity as an AVID for Higher…

Community-engagement in virtual classrooms comes with unique benefits and challenges. Between 2018-2021, technical writing e-service-learning students from Indiana University East (Richmond, Indiana) raised a total of $149,239 through grant writing projects. This e-service-learning project gave students real-world experiences and opportunity to…

Parents roared in 2022 and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools was proud to help their voices be heard while lifting the charter school movement to new heights. 2022 was a year of progress. The movement flexed its muscles, raised its voice, defeated threats, and seized opportunities to give more students access to a high-quality…

Since gaining independence, Ukraine has recognised the need to reform its vocational education and training (VET) system to better align with new economic realities. This necessity was largely driven by the country's increasing openness to the world and its desire to integrate with the European Union, which became especially pronounced after the…

Over the past 20 years, empowerment has been used as a 'rallying cry' for girls' education and a necessary condition for gender equality. This article explores gender as an organising framework for international education policy and development during the Global Goals era (2000-2020). Using feminist policy discourse analysis as a coordinated…

Purpose: This paper deals with the system level empirical analysis of Extension and Advisory Service (EAS) characteristics in India which help in identifying the functional nature of a pluralistic extension system. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study uses the 'Best Fit' framework for analysis of EAS of 36 organisations and applies criteria of…

The COVID-19 pandemic forced a global move to distance education, and many keep using different aspects and tools for online learning. Online course enrollments are growing steadily among graduate and undergraduate students. Satisfaction with online courses is becoming a top priority for many colleges and universities. The competition for online…

This article examines the history of youth educational programming at a Kansas City nonprofit called El Centro, Inc. Youth educational programming has been a focal point of El Centro's programming throughout its history. It is a part of a larger historical research study that investigated the forty-seven-year history of the organization. The…