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Helmer, Ann Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Dual enrollment programs have gained popularity as a way for students to earn college credits while still in high school. This professional practice dissertation explored the effectiveness of various strategies to promote dual enrollment to high school students, focusing on increasing enrollment rates among underserved populations and equitable…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Enrollment Rate
Timothy G. Harrison; Shirin Alexander; Nick Barron; Jessica Bonham; Marisol Correa Ascencio; Andrew Chapman; Ben Cheesman; Matthew England; Jane Fletcher; Stephanie Flynn; Phyllis Fiadzomor; James Fothergill; Claudio Greco; Ash Griffith; Kate Hanford; Preeti Kaur; M. Anwar H. Khan; Rebecca Ingle; Gordon Inglis; Adele Laurain; Emma Liddle; Marcus I. Medley; Ikenna Ndukwe; Alison Rivett; Rebecca Sage; Zoe Schnepp; Linda Sellou; Katherine E. Shaw; Steve Street; Godiraone Tatolo; Rachel Wellington; Dudley E. Shallcross – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Postgraduate engagement in delivering outreach activities is more commonplace than it once was. However, the impact on postgraduate students (typically studying for a Ph.D. degree) of participating in the delivery of these outreach activities has rarely, if ever, been recorded. The Bristol ChemLabS Outreach program has been running for ca. 17…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Outreach Programs, Skill Development, Employment Potential
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Tessy S. Ritchie; Melissa McCartney – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2019
Today, scientists increasingly bear the responsibility of sharing scientific results with the public. To help meet this challenge, there is a need to provide scientists with training in science outreach and education. This kind of professional development would benefit both scientists and the public if scientists could learn these skills while…
Descriptors: Professional Development, STEM Careers, Science Teachers, Outreach Programs
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Francis, P. F.; Spencer, J.; McGrogan, C. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is under pressure from climate change and other threats, and part of the solution is to raise awareness of the GBR and its threats beyond a local audience (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 2019). Reef HQ Aquarium (the national education centre for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority) implemented a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Program Effectiveness, Ecology, Conservation (Environment)
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Grove, Kelly; Soper, Devin – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2020
This article provides a case study about an institutional ORCID initiative at Florida State University. The authors describe how they launched the initiative with minimal resources and staff time at their disposal. The authors also describe specific strategies that can be replicated at other institutions, including identifying the right partners…
Descriptors: State Universities, Research Libraries, Library Services, Authors
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Daltry, Rachel M. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2020
This article describes the design and implementation of an embedded therapy dog program through the counseling center at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. This program involves having a certified therapy dog present in the counseling center, in the waiting area, during counseling appointments, and during group therapy. It is discussed the…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Animals, School Health Services, Guidance Centers
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Pechova, Zuzana – Athens Journal of Education, 2020
In 2016, the characteristics and approaches to art mediation as an educative approach to facilitation of understanding and experiencing art in Czech extracurricular field trips and school outreach programmes were defined and investigated by faculty members of Department of Primary Education within an independent research project. This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Visual Arts, Art Education
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Jessica E. Torres; Julie C. Liu – Chemical Engineering Education, 2024
To increase interest in chemical engineering and introduce non-traditional chemical engineering fields to high school women, an outreach activity focused on the biomedical applications of polymers was developed. Surveys given to students before and after the activity demonstrated greater agreement with the statements "I am interested in…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Females, High School Students, Public Schools
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Alex Mada; Heather Sloan; Giselle M. Aviles; Seonaid Valiant; Michelle Guittar, Editor and Compiler – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
At the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, the International Relations Committee, Americas Subcommittee invited panelists from academic, research, and public libraries to discuss various ways of sharing Indigenous-made materials from the United States and Latin America in the panel, "Sharing Knowledge: Projects and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Users (Information), Academic Libraries, Indigenous Knowledge
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RaKissa Manzanares; Jessica Webb; Leigh M. Harrell-Williams; Gary A. Olson; Scotty Houston; Melinda Lanius; Kelsey Funkhouser; David Shannon; Josias O. Gomez; Michael Jacobson; Lora Merchant – PRIMUS, 2024
A comprehensive graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training program in mathematical sciences designed at one institution is being adapted and replicated at two peer institutions. Using a case study approach, this paper outlines the development of the program components, which include a first-year teaching seminar, peer mentoring and support from a…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Program Development, Mathematics Instruction
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Zokaie, Tooka; Valencia, Alejandra; Kaste, Linda M.; Peters, Karen – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: Dental caries (cavities) experience is prevalent in US children, and national data show rates to be increasing among young children. Disparities are found for those in the low-income and non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic/Latinx groups. Use of caries prevention, specifically dental sealants, is low, even among school-based programs.…
Descriptors: Dental Health, School Health Services, Partnerships in Education, Prevention
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Lyn McQuaid; Vanessa Maybruck; Yun Lu – PRIMUS, 2024
Since its founding in 2013, the Kutztown University Association for Women in Mathematics student chapter has built a supportive community of women students and faculty on campus and beyond. This article aims to share our successful experiences with the broader community by presenting our pre- and mid-pandemic AWM activities including Mathematics…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Females, Women Faculty, Higher Education
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Glenda Droogsma Musoba; Juan Lopez – New Directions for Higher Education, 2024
Rural students graduate from high school at higher rates but go to college at lower rate than their urban and suburban peers. To take on the educational attainment challenge for rural students, we need to know more about postsecondary encouragement programs. This study examined a pilot postsecondary encouragement program in 11 rural high schools…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, High Schools, School Counselors, Extension Agents
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Christian Clark; Alice Steimle; Bethany LaValley – Connected Science Learning, 2024
Solar eclipses are a rare phenomenon that everyone should have the opportunity to explore in depth. This article describes two programs developed by a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach center with the goal of bringing the excitement of eclipses to all learners. The STEM outreach center collaborated with local…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Elementary Secondary Education, College School Cooperation, School Community Relationship
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Brehm, Joan M.; Eisenhauer, Brian W. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
This study presents findings from a residential survey that examines education and outreach programs and their impacts on adoption of best management practices (BMPs). Findings indicate that specific exposure to the BMP through a place-based experience facilitated by a local organization (ecology action center--EAC) has a positive effect, but the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Outreach Programs, Program Effectiveness, Best Practices
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