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Omar Muammar – Gifted Education International, 2024
The study investigates the impact of three aspects of the residential summer enrichment program (RSEP) on gifted students' decision to recommend the program to friends. The research was conducted at a public university in Saudi Arabia, with 356 gifted students from grades nine to 11. The study used Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities, Residential Programs
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Winkleby, Marilyn A.; Ned, Judith; Ahn, David; Koehler, Alana; Fagliano, Kathleen; Crump, Casey – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
Given limited funding for school-based science education, non-school-based programs have been developed at colleges and universities to increase the number of students entering science- and health-related careers and address critical workforce needs. However, few evaluations of such programs have been conducted. We report the design and methods of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Science Education
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Junge, Benjamin; Quinones, Catherine; Kakietek, Jakub; Teodorescu, Daniel; Marsteller, Pat – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
We report on an outcomes assessment of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Using follow-up survey data and academic transcripts, we gauge SURE's impact on levels of interest in, preparedness for, and actual pursuit of graduate study and professional careers in the sciences for the…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Job Satisfaction, Academic Achievement, Ethics
Metz, Susan Staffin – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
"Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science" at the Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey) introduces talented female students (entering grade 11 or 12) from all over the country to engineering and science in a 2-week residential program involving hands-on laboratory work; on-site visits and seminars; and student research.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Engineering Education, Experiential Learning
Singh, Jarnail – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
A project at Stillman College (Alabama) has provided a residential summer enrichment program in mathematics and science for minority high school students from rural Alabama. The program appeared to be effective in improving student performance and increasing student motivation to pursue mathematics and science study. (DB)
Descriptors: College Programs, Enrichment Activities, High Schools, Mathematics Education
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Atwater, Mary Monroe; Colson, John J.; Simpson, Ronald D. – Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 1999
Discusses the effects of a three-week summer residential program on participating students' interest in science, decisions about college or university attendance, and choice of major. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, High School Students, High Schools
Peterson, Bruce; Sullivan, Mary Jane – 1982
A residential instructional program was developed which provided two 2-week institutes for handicapped students during the summer of 1982. Recognizing that most of these students are mainstreamed and do not take science laboratory courses, the program focused heavily on the outdoor laboratory setting at an environmental center. In addition,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Ecology, Environmental Education