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Boyd, Miranda – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The goal of this study was to understand the relationship between the graduation rates of first-generation college students and the offering of multidisciplinary student support services by universities. Recent decades have witnessed a rise in first-generation college students, but little research on their graduation rates. The literature is also…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Graduation Rate, Predictor Variables, Student Personnel Services
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Cuny, Kimberly M.; Ellis-Harrison, Erin D.; Williams, Taylor L. – Communication Center Journal, 2019
Communication Centers are well positioned to support communicating science efforts across campus. This manuscript, written by faculty who designed and facilitated a potpourri of support for nanoscience during the 2017-18 academic year, provides a detailed place to start for those who will take on this work at other institutions.
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Scientific Concepts
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Hall, LaTreese V. – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2019
Over the past 50 years, the number of alternative schools for at-risk students have increased exponentially. However, the research concerning the students that attend these institutions has been, at best, unhurried. Even more wanting is the research regarding the development and critical evaluation of educational interventions that can motivate…
Descriptors: Athletics, Models, Interdisciplinary Approach, Nontraditional Education
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Perkins, Kyle; Jiang, Xuan – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2019
In this paper, we first introduce functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), followed by a review of three themes of neuroimaging research on the neural correlates of reading-related skills: (1) typical and struggling readers, including developmental dyslexics, (2) an inverted U-shaped function in second language reading that portrays an…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Correlation, Second Language Learning
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Stefanski, Angela J.; Martin, Nicole M.; Zurcher, Melinda A. – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2019
Previous research demonstrates that integration of science and literacy instruction in primary grades has positive outcomes for students' science and literacy development. However, variations in how science and literacy are enacted suggest integration may not be sufficient to meet the literacy and science needs of all students in an equitable…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Literacy Education
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Viehrig, Kathrin; Siegenthaler, Daniel; Burri, Samuel; Reinfried, Sibylle; Bednarz, Sarah; Blankman, Marian; Bourke, Terri; Brooks, Clare; Hertig, Philippe; Kerski, Joseph; Kisser, Thomas; Solem, Michael; Stoltman, Joseph; Behnke, Yvonne; Lane, Rod; Lupatini, Marco; Scholten, Nina; Siegmund, Alexander; Sprenger, Sandra – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2019
Earth Science and Geography teacher preparation has developed to some degree along different lines, despite sharing many of the same issues, especially with regard to challenges in teacher education. The conference "International Perspectives on Geography and Earth Science Teacher Education 2016" wanted to bring together educators from…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Geography Instruction, Earth Science, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Everett, Michele C. – InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, 2019
This article reports on a study that investigated student perceptions of the effectiveness of collaborative mapping as a teaching strategy to facilitate interdisciplinary learning. Forty-five students enrolled in an introduction to interdisciplinary studies course participated in the study. Qualitative data, collaborative maps and student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach, Concept Mapping, Instructional Effectiveness
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Rotas, Nikki – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2019
OPAL -- Outdoor Play and Learning, in collaboration with Earth Day Canada, is a national program that encourages outdoor play in public schools across Canada. This paper focuses on the implementation of OPAL in an elementary school in Toronto. The initial implementation strategies of the program are discussed, which include efforts to create a…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Play, Foreign Countries, Public Schools
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Maynard-Patrick, Stephanie; Higgins, Leslee N. – Management Teaching Review, 2019
This article presents the experiential, cross-curricular Gleam Lighting case exercise, which helps graduate students develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) needed to effectively work in a cross-functional team. In the exercise, students from two separate graduate accounting and human resource courses work together as a…
Descriptors: Deception, Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Wages
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Branchetti, Laura; Cattabriga, Alessia; Levrini, Olivia – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
This paper aims to provide a contribution to the research in physics education regarding the interplay between mathematics and physics in teaching and learning physics at the university level. The argument is developed through a study focused on the historical case study of the blackbody that led Planck to make one of the most significant…
Descriptors: Science Education, Physics, Mathematics, Scientific Research
Parris, Leandra; Sabnis, Sujay; Shriberg, David; Sullivan, Amanda L.; Proctor, Sherrie L.; Savage, Todd – Communique, 2019
Social justice has been defined as fair and equitable distribution of resources, rights, representation, and treatment for marginalized people who do not possess equal power in society (Linnemeyer, Nilsson, Marszalek, & Khan, 2018). As a theoretical concept, social justice is an emergent area of inquiry in school psychology (Johnson, Bahr,…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Social Justice, Power Structure, Disadvantaged
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Zook, Melinda S. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2019
Both majors and course enrollments in the liberal arts have been in decline since the recession of 2007. The College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University has sought to reverse this by offering a new outreach program to science, technology, engineering, and math, and management students called Cornerstone. Cornerstone is a 15-credit-hour…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Higher Education, STEM Education, College Faculty
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Widodo, Hendro – Dinamika Ilmu, 2019
This research aims to: 1) describing the cultural approach in the development of holistic education in Muhammadiyah Elementary School: 2) finding the role of school's stakeholders in realizing holistic education in Muhammadiyah Sleman Elementary School. This research was conducted at Muhammadiyah Sleman Elementary School Yogyakarta. This research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, School Culture, Holistic Approach
Yang, Hsiu-Wen; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Favazza, Paddy C.; Stalega, Melissa V.; Block, Marty E. – Young Exceptional Children, 2019
Through play and physical activities (PAs), children have many opportunities to develop gross motor skills that require the use of large muscles for movement and control. Young children use gross motor skills as they engage in daily tasks such as sitting upright, maintaining control and balance while seated, walking down the hallway, moving…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Inclusion, Preschool Education
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Poole, Frederick; Clarke-Midura, Jody; Sun, Chongning; Lam, Kyle – Foreign Language Annals, 2019
In this study, we present an educational board game designed to promote both mathematics and Chinese language learning. We use text-mining techniques to analyze dialog by 40 students, in six groups playing a board game in a dual language immersion context. Our findings provide evidence to support past claims and arguments that play and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Games
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