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Marangell, Samantha; Arkoudis, Sophie; Baik, Chi – Journal of International Students, 2018
This article argues that international student integration is not only a university issue, but a community one. Thus, the next step for universities' internationalization strategies requires expanding efforts to include engagement with the greater community and bringing a community-based approach to internationalization processes. Doing so will…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Cross Cultural Training, Sense of Community, Student Adjustment
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Revens, Keri E.; Reynolds, Andrew D.; Suclupe, Roger F.; Rifkin, Cameron; Pierce, Taylor – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018
This study used grounded theory to analyze focus group data of students participating in an experiential learning course developed in partnership with a local Latino-serving community agency. A central phenomenon, Learning for Advocacy, emerged from the data, describing a process through which students' personal encounters led to the development…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Grounded Theory, Focus Groups
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Odongo, George – International Journal of Special Education, 2018
In Kenya, the subject of parental participation has not received much attention in terms of research, and roles of parents in their children's education are not normally well defined (Njeru, 2015). Based on observations, reports and research, parental participation remains low especially in the rural areas. This paper will discuss the barriers to…
Descriptors: Barriers, Parent Participation, Disabilities, Nongovernmental Organizations
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McDermott, Morna – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2018
This paper outlines an ongoing qualitative review of themes that have emerged across the various session of the "Paint Your Life" program which was developed over the last 15 years. The author discusses the potential for "Paint Your Life" to disrupt hegemonic discourse about art, artists, and community development. Based on the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Art, Self Concept, Aesthetics
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Stickl Haugen, Jaimie; Chouinard, Jill Anne – American Journal of Evaluation, 2019
The concept of power is a complex and often intangible aspect of the evaluation process that is frequently a focal topic among the conceptual evaluation literature concerning collaborative or culturally responsive evaluation (CRE) contexts. Unfortunately, there remains a significant theory to practice gap as power is often rarely addressed or…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Culturally Relevant Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Cooperation
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Zulauf, Courtney A.; Zinsser, Katherine M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2019
Preschoolers are being expelled at an alarming rate and little is known about protective factors. One factor may be the relationship between parents and teachers. Using surveys and interviews, the present study explores teachers' perceptions of parents and center support as they relate to teachers' requests to have a child removed from their…
Descriptors: Expulsion, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Negative Attitudes
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Delacruz, Stacy; Guerra, Paula – School Community Journal, 2019
In this article we expand the scope of school-university partnerships to include a community partner. This study involved an afterschool tutoring program known as the Discovery Center (pseudonym) partnering with a university reading class. This partnership, which is in its sixth year of implementation, prepares teacher candidates in the area of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Sustainability, Preservice Teachers, Partnerships in Education
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Cincera, Jan; Valesova, Barbora; Krepelkova, Sarka; Simonova, Petra; Kroufek, Roman – Environmental Education Research, 2019
This article examines the perception of the Czech place-based education program School for Sustainable Development from the perspectives of the participating students, teachers, and representatives of the local municipalities. The study is based on an analysis of paired or group interviews with 47 students, 7 teachers, and 6 representatives. The…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Sustainable Development, Municipalities, Decision Making
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Tett, Lyn – Journal of Transformative Education, 2019
This article draws on the theories of Mezirow, Foucault, and Holland and colleagues to investigate how students were positioned in relation to their own experiences, what opportunities they had to overcome their negative positioning in relation to the power structures that inform the worlds in which they move, and how their changed practices…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Literacy Education, Self Concept, Learning Experience
Katz, Anne; Loewenberg, Aaron – New America, 2019
Early childhood educators have a unique opportunity to foster the development of cognitive, behavioral, and social skills. But the work is not easy. Effective educators need both a deep understanding of child development and mastery of a complex set of skills to meet the learning needs of young children. Accordingly, there is a growing demand…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Early Childhood Education, Bachelors Degrees, Early Childhood Teachers
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Janicki, Thomas N.; Cummings, Jeffrey W. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2017
Increasing dialog and interaction between the corporate community and students is a key strategic goal of many universities. This paper describes an event that has been specifically designed to increase student and corporate engagement. It describes the process of planning and executing a targeted career day for information systems and information…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, College Students, Corporations, Planning
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Arrieta, Martha I.; Fisher, Leevones; Shaw, Thomas; Bryan, Valerie; Hudson, Andrea; Hansberry, Shantisha; Eastburn, Sasha; Freed, Christopher R.; Shelley-Tremblay, Shannon; Hanks, Roma Stovall; Washington-Lewis, Cynthia; Roussel, Linda; Dagenais, Paul A.; Icenogle, Marjorie; Slagle, Michelle L.; Parker, L. Lynette; Crook, Errol – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2017
Although there is strong support for community engagement and community-based participatory research (CBPR) from public health entities, medical organizations, and major grant-funding institutions, such endeavors often face challenges within academic institutions. Fostering the interest, skills, and partnerships to undertake participatory research…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Public Health, School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education
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Elliott, Linda; Clancy, Susan – Art Education, 2017
This article explores the beginning of a longitudinal study of a suite of programs, specifically culturally diverse Community Based Art Education (CBAE) programs, designed by and for art educators, to extend the learning pool for art education. The authors highlight specific elements within the programs that offer cultural understandings,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Longitudinal Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Art Teachers
Corporation for National and Community Service, 2017
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is a federal agency that annually engages millions of Americans in service and volunteering at more than 50,000 sites across the country. Senior Corps and AmeriCorps members play a vital role in helping communities design and implement locally determined, results-driven, cost-effective…
Descriptors: National Programs, Service Learning, Volunteers, Older Adults
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS), 2017
School preparedness is strengthened by prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities (also known as the five preparedness mission areas). This fact sheet describes: (1) what recovery is; (2) how recovery is connected to the other preparedness missions; (3) what recovery efforts planning teams may want to consider; and (4)…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Responses, Emergency Programs
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