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Lake, Danielle; Ricco, Michael E.; Whipps, Judy – Journal of General Education, 2016
Higher education institutions are continually seeking to recruit nontraditional adult students yet struggle at the same time to meet their needs effectively. The following case study offers strategies to address this situation by documenting the pedagogical design and initial outcomes of an interdisciplinary, nineteen-month leadership-themed…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Nontraditional Students, Adult Students, Case Studies
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Barcus, Holly R.; Muehlenhaus, Birgit – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2010
In undergraduate geography programs in the United States there is increasing demand for students to be prepared for real-world project management and to possess strong GIS technical skills and cartographic communication skills upon graduation. There is, however, limited time and opportunity within the framework of traditional undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Geography Instruction, Cartography, Geographic Information Systems
Correia, Ana-Paula; Yusop, Farrah Dina; Wilson, Jay R.; Schwier, Richard A. – Online Submission, 2010
This paper compares how two universities, Iowa State University and the University of Saskatchewan, exploit a service-learning and authentic learning approach to instructional design. Both programs emphasize student engagement and responsibility, as well as projects that have social significance. At the same time, the courses offered by the two…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
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Jakubowski, Lisa Marie; Burman, Patrick – Teaching Sociology, 2004
The opportunities, challenges, and lessons of the pilot phase of a community development program in a small liberal arts college are presented and conceptualized in this paper. We based this program on an experiential learning model derived from Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy and Stephen Brookfield's notion of critically responsive learning. A…
Descriptors: Community Development, Critical Theory, Experiential Learning, Teaching Models
Bezdanov, Stevan – 1973
This is a study of the constitution and development of a community school in a town near Belgrade. It is one of numerous community schools which expresses the characteristics of its particular commune and which participates actively in the development of the commune. Part 1 of this study lays out the basic principles and social demands for the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Collective Settlements, Community Control, Community Responsibility
Howard, Jeffrey, Ed. – 1993
This book is addressed to faculty trying to incorporate or use community service learning in their courses. The 17 papers are grouped into those on generic issues, on undergraduate course models, and on graduate course models. The papers are: "Community Service in the Curriculum" (Jeffrey Howard); (2) "Preparing Students to Learn…
Descriptors: Architecture, Biology, Case Studies, Citizenship Education