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Amy Argenal – International Journal of Human Rights Education, 2022
Pulling from a participatory action research project with human rights activists in Myanmar, this article builds on post-colonial, decolonial and third world feminist theories (Abu-Lughod, 2002; Mahrouse, 2014; Mohanty, 2003; Mutua, 2001; Said, 1993; Weissman, 2004) around inherent power imbalances in international human rights work by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Activism, Power Structure
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Rocconi, Louis M. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
This study investigated the direct and indirect relationships between participating in a learning community, student engagement, and self-reported learning outcomes. Using a sample of 241 freshmen at a single urban research university who took the "College Student Experiences Questionnaire," the results indicate that after controlling…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Community Involvement, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen
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Smith, Rachel A. – Community College Review, 2010
This study examined the relationship between enrollment in learning communities and students' self-reported learning outcomes at 13 community colleges. Students included in the analysis were enrolled in either (a) learning communities that included at least one developmental class or (b) stand-alone developmental courses. Comparisons were made…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Relationship, Enrollment, Learning Activities
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Arora, Payal – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2008
This paper explores evaluation strategies to gauge the impact of a novel instructional design on international community participation online. This is done by conceptualizing and devising indicators for measuring "engagement" online amongst marginalized adult communities worldwide. In doing so, a review of online evaluation literature is…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Evaluation Methods, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Environment