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Direct linkReba Marie Miller – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Teachers in rural areas need equitable access to professional development to develop their instructional capacities and efficacy. Moreover, the teachers in this district work in rural schools with little access to professional development and resources. Teachers for a Better Belize (TFABB) is a non-profit organization that provides free…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Electronic Learning, Equal Education, Access to Education
Peer reviewedRampasso, Izabela Simon; Siqueira, Renê Grottoli; Martins, Vitor W. B.; Anholon, Rosley; Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves; Leal Filho, Walter; Lange Salvia, Amanda; Santa-Eulalia, Luis Antonio – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to analyse the essential characteristics for the success of social projects developed with undergraduate students of higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: A case study was conducted to verify the main characteristics of projects in a social entrepreneurship initiative. These features were used…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Community Programs, Community Needs, School Community Relationship
El-Gabalawy, Renée; Mackenzie, Corey S.; Starzyk, Katherine B.; Sommer, Jordana L. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: We investigated facets of posttraumatic growth (PTG) theory, including the nature of the index event, the relationship between suffering and PTG, and prosocial correlates of PTG. Methods: Undergraduate students (N = 253) completed measures of PTG and trauma-related, psychopathology/affect, and prosocial correlates. Results: Differences…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Individual Development, Prosocial Behavior, Trauma
Download full textChuiko, Olena; Kuntsevska, Anastaciia; Holotenko, Anastasiia; Jiahang, Dong – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2021
Social work education in Ukraine has changed dramatically over the last decades. It has a strong connection with the evolution of social work education as a field of professional practice. Recent changes in Ukrainian social policy, in particular the implementation of professional education requirements, based on the competency-oriented approach,…
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Social Work, Professional Education, Foreign Countries
VonLintel, Jennifer; Bruneau, Laura – Journal of School Counseling, 2021
Animal-assisted interventions intentionally incorporate the power of the human-animal bond into the therapeutic process. Research findings indicate that therapy dog programs can reduce student stress and build connections within the school, strengthening student response to school-based interventions and providing a foundation to achieve a diverse…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Counseling Techniques, School Counselors
Maria Moxey; Edward Simpkin – Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2021
This paper addresses the emerging theme in the literature that graduates often do not demonstrate the relevant skills to employers in job applications, interviews and in the workplace, and that HEIs should harness the potential of extra-curricular opportunities to enhance employability (Tchibozo, 2007; Griffiths et al., 2017). This study reports…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education, College Graduates, Employment Potential
Wright, April; Hibbert, Paul; Strong, Ross; Edwards, Marissa – Journal of Management Education, 2018
This article is based first-person experience with experiential learning (EL) practices in an undergraduate introductory management course. We consider how a challenging EL activity, based on volunteering during recovery from a catastrophic flood event, exposed three shadow sides of EL. These shadow sides of EL, which often remain hidden to…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Management Development, Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses
Brown, Lisa R. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2018
This mixed-methods research examined civic engagement in Chilean public and private for-profit universities and its representation among study volunteers. Focus groups of graduate students along with in-person interviews with university administrators were conducted. The study also used an online survey, which was completed by 202 participants who…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graduate Students, Citizen Participation, Outcomes of Education
Binger, Alison – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Teachers are being asked to implement cultural awareness into their instruction in the 21st century classroom, yet many lack the requisite knowledge and skills to accomplish this. The purpose of this inquiry was to explore the perceptions of teachers who are returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCV) regarding what in their long-term international…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Voluntary Agencies, Volunteers, Cross Cultural Training
Del Bianco, Veronica Lea – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the influence of volunteer motivation, participation, and citizen science project type on the retention and scientific literacy of 4-H youth volunteers ages 8-19 years participating in science projects. The conceptual model of participation in organized activities (OA) proposed by Bohnert,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Science Education, Volunteers, Student Motivation
Mason, Mitchell D.; Ouellette, Kristy L. – Journal of Extension, 2016
Focus group interviews were held with adult Somali immigrants to assess their likelihood of volunteering for 4-H in Maine. This qualitative study was undertaken to identify best practices for engaging the growing Somali-Mainer population as a volunteer base. Results of the study demonstrate that Somali immigrant adults are willing to volunteer for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Refugees, Volunteers
Flores, Rosemary Q.; Morgan, Phyllis; Rivera, Linda; Clark, Christine – Education Sciences, 2019
This article examined the success of broadly defined family engagement activities of Latinx parents of students at Gene Ward Elementary School. Gene Ward Elementary School is a part of the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. This article is based on a larger study of parent and family member participants in these activities at 25…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Parent Role
Sango, Precious N.; Forrester-Jones, Rachel – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: A faith-based (pseudonym, Adam's House -- AH) and a non-faith-based care service (pseudonym, Greenleaves -- GL) were explored to find out if and how spiritual support was provided for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs). Method: Six months were spent volunteering within each service and a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Volunteers
Ritscher, Alicia M.; Ranum, Nancy; Malak, Joel D.; Ahrabi-Fard, Susann; Baird, Jennifer; Berti, Andrew D.; Curtis, William; Holden, Marlena; Jones, Cheryl D.; Kind, Jennifer; Kinsey, William; Koepke, Ruth; Schauer, Stephanie L.; Stein, Elizabeth; Van Orman, Sarah; Ward, Brian G.; Zahner, Susan J.; Hayney, Mary S. – Journal of American College Health, 2019
A meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) outbreak at a large public university prompted an emergency response to immunize undergraduates. Objective: To report on a successful meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) vaccine clinic response at a large public university. Methods: We assembled the team leaders to write this case report. Results: Activation of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Communicable Diseases, Emergency Programs, Immunization Programs
Power, Sally; Frandji, Daniel; Vitale, Philippe – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2021
This paper examines the complex relationship between the state, civil society and education through comparative research with young people in France and the UK. Survey data derived from two cohorts of school students in South Wales and Lyon reveal strong differences in their levels of civic and political participation. While our Welsh students…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Government School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Educational History
