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Magill, Kevin Russel; Smith, Victoria Davis; Blevins, Brooke; LeCompte, Karon N. – Democracy & Education, 2020
Research literature suggests students need to engage in "actual" civic experiences; however, in most cases, teachers feel unwilling or unable to facilitate experiences beyond the formal classroom setting. In this project, we sought to understand the relationship between social studies teachers' civic ideology, pedagogical approaches, and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Student Participation, Teaching Methods, Decision Making
Davis, Joyce Hubbard – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative narrative study presents the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School as an exemplar of an educational program with a model of spiritual education, which supports the preparation of pre-service teachers by nurturing an ethos of service. The purpose of this study is to examine the potential for a summer experience of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Leadership
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Simpson, Annie E.; Evans, Greg J.; Reeve, Doug – Journal of Leadership Education, 2012
The Engineering Leaders of Tomorrow Program (LOT) is a comprehensive curricular, co-curricular, extra-curricular leadership development initiative for engineering students. LOT envisions: "an engineering education that is a life-long foundation for transformational leaders and outstanding citizens." Academic courses, co-curricular certificate…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Leadership, Chemical Engineering, Data Analysis
Freeberg, William H.; Taylor, Loren E. – 1961
The book is intended to clarify for school administrators, teachers, parents, and other citizens the meaning and significance of outdoor education in the school curriculum. Social and educational factors influencing the outdoor education program are presented. The discussions are centered around the following: our changing society; education for a…
Descriptors: Camping, Conservation Education, Democratic Values, Educational Philosophy
McGlinn, Jeanne; And Others – 1992
This collection of papers represents the reading, writing, film-viewing, and discussion exercises that were the center of a 5-week research institute held in North Carolina for educators from the Isaac Dickson Elementary School and the University of North Carolina, Asheville. The papers are (1) "A Model for Staff Development in Multiculturalism"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College School Cooperation, Cultural Awareness
Bergquist, William H.; And Others – 1980
College 1, sponsored by the Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges (CASC) in 1978 and 1979, is described as a short-term, national experimental college that brings faculty and students from small U.S. liberal arts colleges together in a temporary educational system. During this four-week summer program, new teaching methods, new course…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, College Students, Curriculum Development