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Carren Mushi; Kelefa Mwantimwa; Evans Wema – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2024
This study has examined librarians' possession of information and communication technology (ICT) skills and knowledge that are requisite to practicing embedded librarianship in Tanzanian academic libraries. An exploratory cross-sectional design and qualitative and quantitative approaches have been employed by the study to collect data from 166…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Information Technology
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Borrego, Paulina; Graham, Anne; Lutz, Ellen; Radik, Melanie; Reznik-Zellen, Rebecca – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2020
Science and Engineering Library staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst visited several sites on campus in a novel outreach initiative that involved all nine staff members taking "field trips" without agendas. We demonstrate that outreach without the explicit goal of promoting a specific resource or service can be an effective…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Personality Traits, Academic Libraries, Library Personnel
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Venner, Mary Ann; Washburn, Jenn – Journal of Access Services, 2021
The role of the student worker is expanding in academic libraries. Their unique perspectives add valuable insights to the design and delivery of library services, project development, outreach activities, and operational planning. Student-workers gain internal and external benefits from working in peer-to-peer learning environments which also…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Academic Libraries, Student Employment, College Students
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Perea, Jose Dario; Gasca, Diana Carolina; Echeverry-Prieto, Ghisliane; Quiroga-Fonseca, Valentina; Orozco-Donneys, Carolina; Díaz-Montealegre, Leidy Catherine; Ortiz, Alejandro; Molina, Giovanny; Cruz, Daniel; Persad, Aaron; Redd-Kantareddy, Sai Nithin; Wachsmuth, Josua; Heumueller, Thomas; Brabec, Christoph; Rodriguez-Toro, Victor Alfonso; Salguero, Carolina – European Journal of STEM Education, 2021
As part of an unprecedented collaborative outreach effort, we implemented an innovative STEM outreach project, where more than 80 middle and high school students from different traditionally underrepresented school districts in Colombia--with no previous knowledge on material science or photovoltaics--created Last Generation Solar Cells (LGSCs)…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Horton, Jennifer – Public Services Quarterly, 2021
As academic libraries are instituting 3D printing into their services, assessment of these programs is necessary. This paper analyses the 3D printing program at an academic library from inception through the one thousandth print request. Information such as who was using the library's 3D printers, were they associated with specific departments on…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Computer Peripherals, Academic Libraries, Shared Resources and Services
Balu, Rekha; Condliffe, Barbara; Hennessy, Margaret – MDRC, 2021
The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) is the largest public school system in the country, and regularly communicates with more families in a month than many school districts do in a year. Innovations in communication or outreach efforts can influence profoundly how families engage with the district, especially innovations in outreach…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Outreach Programs
Neier, Lenore – William T. Grant Foundation, 2021
Last year, the William T. Grant Foundation took stock of its initiative to support research on reducing inequality in youth outcomes. The aim was to understand, in part, the pathways through which grantees' research findings may be reaching audiences including researchers, journalists, policymakers, and practitioners. Five years into the reducing…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Outreach Programs, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
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Austin Dixon; Heather Caudle; John Garza; Amanda Johnson; Shantal M. Brissette Gutiérrez – Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2025
Learning loss is a phenomenon that, due to COVID-19, created shifts across postsecondary instruction, engagement, and support (Salazar, 2023a). As highlighted in a report by Salazar (2023b), learning loss is a "drastic shift in preparedness and learning behaviors that come with entering the classroom post-pandemic" (p. 1), potentially…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Success, Outreach Programs, COVID-19
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Mark Anthony D. Abenir; Lara Katrina T. Mendoza; Leslie V. Advincula-Lopez; Eugene G. Panlilio – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2025
This study investigates how communities perceive students' cultural sensitivity and adaptability in electronic service-learning (e-SL) programs, focusing on Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. Employing qualitative methodology that incorporates online in-depth interviews and surveys, the research fills a gap by concentrating on…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Outreach Programs, Communication Skills, Institutional Characteristics
Kathryn A. Larin – US Government Accountability Office, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Education have taken some steps to connect college students with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to help them pay for food, but gaps in planning and execution remain. Effective July 2024, a new law gave Education authority to share students' Free Application…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, College Students
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Fredrick, Ray N., III; Marttinen, Risto; Johnston, Kelly; Fernandez, Juana – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: In the United States, after-school programs have been found to improve healthy behaviors and increase time in safe, structured environments for youth, but less is known about Latin American contexts. The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation of an educational program in an underserved school in Latin America. Method: A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, After School Programs, Disadvantaged Schools, Youth Programs
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Woithe, Julia; Müller, Andreas; Schmeling, Sascha; Kuhn, Jochen – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2022
Previous studies highlight the positive effects of science outreach labs, in particular on students' motivational variables. However, out-of-school learning is generally associated with high novelty and specific setting characteristics that can impact learning and development. Indeed, previous studies call for further research on students'…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Outreach Programs, Science Education, Science Teaching Centers
Hendrickson, Danica L. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
While deep disciplinary knowledge will be required to develop next-generation clean energy technologies, the skills to work across disciplines and with diverse stakeholders will also be required. Providing authentic and explicit opportunities for graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to engage in the broader…
Descriptors: Energy, Fuels, Conservation (Environment), Graduate Students
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McCombe, Lindsay H. A.; Martin, Toby L.; Curtis, Hannah; Ediger, James; Temple, Beverley – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities sometimes engage in challenging behaviours. When behaviours escalate to the point where they pose imminent risk to the safety of people and environments, a crisis occurs that jeopardises community living and participation. In these situations, timely access to crisis stabilisation services is…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Problems
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Cole, David R.; Moustakim, Mohamed – European Educational Research Journal, 2022
Modern cities produce areas of poverty, despite their overall wealth. These pockets of living can exacerbate societal problems, especially because the opposite end of the societal spectrum is often close by. This paper examines an educational initiative in one such district, called Claymore, in the suburbs of outer Sydney. The project deployed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technological Literacy, Poverty Areas
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