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Download full textAlongi, Marc D.; Heddy, Benjamin C.; Sinatra, Gale M. – Journal of Social Science Education, 2016
Controversial issues have been established within the larger framework of civic education as an effective pedagogical approach to developing critical thinking in the classroom, preparing students with intellectual habits necessary for participation in scholarship, civic life and democracy. In this study, we found that a pedagogical intervention,…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies, History Instruction, Teaching Methods
Direct linkSaleh, Suha M.; Hamed, Kastro M. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2014
Service-learning has been used to integrate an educational experience with community outreach, particularly among underserved populations. In this study, college students enrolled in a health science major were engaged in an educational outreach initiative with a group of students from a high school with a predominantly minority population. The…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Partnerships in Education, Minority Group Students, Health Sciences
Glassman, Jill R.; Potter, Susan C.; Baumler, Elizabeth R.; Coyle, Karin K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Introduction: Group-randomized trials (GRTs) are one of the most rigorous methods for evaluating the effectiveness of group-based health risk prevention programs. Efficiently designing GRTs with a sample size that is sufficient for meeting the trial's power and precision goals while not wasting resources exceeding them requires estimates of the…
Descriptors: Health Education, Longitudinal Studies, Correlation, Comparative Analysis
Duckenfield, Marty, Ed. – National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), 2011
The "National Dropout Prevention Newsletter" is published quarterly by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Dropouts and Democracy (Robert Shumer); (2) 2011 NDPN Crystal Star Winners; (3) Service-Learning as Dropout Intervention and More (Michael VanKeulen); and (4) Teacher…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Service Learning, Democracy, Dropout Prevention
Miller, Christina R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The concept of civic-efficacy, as well as its role in post-school outcomes for high school students with disabilities is explored. Service-learning is introduced as a possible intervention for improving the civic-efficacy of high school students with disabilities. The existing literature regarding civic engagement, service-learning, and students…
Descriptors: Disabilities, High School Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Focus Groups
Langman, Juliet; Fies, Carmen – Language and Education, 2010
We report on a case study examining the effects of a technology adaptation on patterns of discourse in a sheltered English high school science unit on electricity. The focus here is on how the tool, a classroom response system (CRS), affected access to and participation in classroom discourse with regard to developing science literacy among…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Technology, Scientific Literacy, English (Second Language)
Muñoz, Marco A.; Guskey, Thomas R.; Aberli, Jennifer R. – Planning and Changing, 2009
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a district-wide professional development effort based on a modified Ramp-Up Program, designed to help high school teachers improve the reading skills of their students. Ramp-Up is a two-year course that seeks to accelerate the learning progress of entering high school students who…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Urban Schools, High School Students, Faculty Development
Stewart, Clarence, M., Jr. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2005
This article deals with a service-learning program focused on human sexuality and HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention at the Howard University Department of Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies. Topics discussed include how this program was created, an overview of peer education, HIV/AIDS peer education training, and services provided to…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Prevention, Health Promotion, Intervention
