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Cech, Erin A. – Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
Background: The experiences of students and professionals with disabilities are routinely excluded from scholarly and policy debates about equity in engineering. Emergent research suggests that engineering is particularly ableist, yet systematic accounts of the possible exclusion and devaluation faced by engineers with disabilities are largely…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Students, Engineering, Professional Personnel
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Christensen, Rhonda; Knezek, Gerald – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2017
Understanding middle school students' perceptions regarding STEM dispositions, and the role attitudes play in establishing STEM career aspirations, is imperative to preparing the STEM workforce of the future. Data were gathered from more than 800 middle school students participating in a hands-on, real world application curriculum to examine the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, STEM Education, Career Choice
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Cincera, Jan; Medek, Michal; Cincera, Pavel; Lupac, Miroslav; Tichá, Irena – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2017
Background: Development of scientific understanding of secondary school students is considered to be one of the goals of environmental education. However, it is not quite clear what instructional strategies and what other factors contribute to the effectiveness of environmental education programs promoting this goal. Purpose: The aim was to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Environmental Education, Educational Strategies, Outdoor Education
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Fleva, Eleni – World Journal of Education, 2015
The aim of this study is twofold. First, to investigate whether the imagined contact method (an indirect method of contact) can improve behavioural intentions towards a hypothetical peer with Asperger syndrome (AS). Second, to test whether the effect of the method can be generalised on attitudes towards young people with AS in general.…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Intention, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Caron, F.; Godin, G.; Otis, J.; Lambert, L. D. – Health Education Research, 2004
The effectiveness of an intervention based upon the theories of Ajzen and Triandis was evaluated among 698 junior and 306 senior high school students. The intervention to juniors was offered by senior students who were trained during a course integrated into the school curriculum. Respondents in the control and experimental groups completed a…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention