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"It Takes a Village!": Social Capital Building in a Remote Hawai'i Community
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Manca Sustarsic; Sothy Eng; Nancy Ooki; Heather Greenwood – Journal of Youth Development, 2023
In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the multi-level educational intervention among youth in a low-income, remote community in Hawai'i, United States. The program aided with middle schoolers' transition into adulthood through youth-adult partnerships, teen mentoring, and community sustainability. Drawing upon social capital framework, we…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Transitional Programs, Interpersonal Relationship, Sustainable Development
Catching Them before They Fall: A Vygotskian Approach to Transitioning Students from High School to University
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Goggin, Thomas; Rankin, Stephen; Geerlings, Peter; Taggart, Andrew – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
University enabling programs, worldwide, generally target high school students who excel at school, or post-secondary students who have underperformed in their university entry examinations. Murdoch University provides an access program for Year/Grade 12 students who are not on a university pathway during their final year of high school. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transitional Programs, High School Students, Intervention
Perspectives of Adolescents with Disabilities on Summer Employment and Community Experiences
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Trainor, Audrey A.; Carter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura; Cole, Odessa; Smith, Shane – Journal of Special Education, 2011
Although summer represents an opportune time for adolescents to garner employment and community experiences that may further long-term transition goals, little is known about the expectations and needs of adolescents with disabilities during this break in the academic school year. In this article, the authors explore adolescents' perceptions about…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Learning Disabilities, Focus Groups, Community Involvement
Cooperative Learning in Science: Follow-Up from Primary to High School
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Thurston, Allen; Topping, Keith J.; Tolmie, Andrew; Christie, Donald; Karagiannidou, Eleni; Murray, Pauline – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
This paper reports a two-year longitudinal study of the effects of cooperative learning on science attainment, attitudes towards science, and social connectedness during transition from primary to high school. A previous project on cooperative learning in primary schools observed gains in science understanding and in social aspects of school life.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Science Instruction
Casualties of Schooling? 18 to 22 Year Old Students in a Tertiary Bridging Program
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Whannell, Robert; Allen, Bill; Lynch, Kathy – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
A sample of 81 students between the ages of 18 and 22 years in a tertiary bridging program at a regional university completed a questionnaire examining how demographics, social context, academic engagement and the ability to cope with the curriculum complexity influenced academic success in high school and adversely affected their preparedness for…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Nontraditional Students
Enhancing Outcomes in School Science for Pupils during Transition from Elementary School Using Cooperative Learning
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Thurston, Allen; Christie, Donald; Karagiannidou, Eleni; Murray, Pauline; Tolmie, Andrew; Topping, Keith – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2010
This article reports data from a 2-year longitudinal study on cooperative learning in school science. The study reported the effects of cooperative learning in science on science attainment, effective development and social connectedness, and interactions during transition from elementary to high school in rural and urban school settings. The…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary School Science, Cooperative Learning, Science Instruction