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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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Down, Lorna – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
A study of teachers' responses to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in a graduate course in Literature and Education for Sustainable Development, at the School of Education, The University of the West Indies, Mona, revealed that ESD can change indifference to the "commons" to one of mindfulness about local and global…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Educational Practices, Teacher Response
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Case, Karen I. – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2014
Community-Based Research (CBR) has been recognized as a significant reform agent within graduate education. This article explores the decisions involved in implementing a CBR model into graduate education programs. It uses the doctoral program in educational leadership at the University of Hartford as an example of how CBR can be employed to…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Community Surveys, Educational Change, Program Implementation
Gil, Ana; Cintron, Zaida – 1999
This paper focuses on issues of providing access to higher education for the Latino community, especially in the state of Illinois. In Illinois, as in other states, Hispanic representation in higher education continues to lag, and Latinos are less likely than other minorities to attend or graduate from college. Northeastern Illinois University…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Diversity (Student), Ethnic Groups