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Summers, Amber; Confair, Amy R.; Flamm, Laura; Goheer, Attia; Graham, Karlene; Muindi, Mwende; Gittelsohn, Joel – American Journal of Health Education, 2013
Background: The Healthy Bodies, Healthy Souls (HBHS) program aims to reduce diabetes risk among urban African Americans by creating healthy food and physical activity environments within churches. Participant engagement supports the development of applicable intervention strategies by identifying priority concerns, resources, and opportunities.…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Health Promotion, Program Development, Prevention
Sebring, Penny Bender; Brown, Eric R.; Julian, Kate M.; Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Sporte, Susan E.; Bradley, Erin; Meyer, Lisa – University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2013
Opened in fall 2009, YOUmedia attracts high schoolaged teens who want a safe and welcoming place to hang out and socialize, as well as those with established or nascent interests in both digital and traditional media. With the guidance of staff and the synergy of peer involvement, participants discover and pursue their interests through both…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Adolescents, Public Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Jacobs, George M.; Seow, Peter – Online Submission, 2013
This paper argues that workshop co-facilitators should be actively involved in planning, conducting and debriefing the workshops in which they are involved. The paper discusses 12 possible roles for workshop co-facilitators and attempts to motivate some of these roles with reference to Humanistic Psychology, Social Interdependence Theory,…
Descriptors: Facilitators (Individuals), Workshops, Role, Cooperative Planning
Paz, Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Catholic schools in the United States have grappled with how to serve students with disabilities without the funding sources available to public schools. This mixed methods case study examines the driving forces, restraining forces, and social justice issues that influenced the development of an inclusion program at one Catholic elementary school.…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Elementary Schools, Disabilities, Mixed Methods Research
Aspen Institute, 2013
Sophia Graff, a beginning algebra teacher at Valencia College in Orlando, had an idea. The state of Florida had instituted a mandatory competency test that students needed to pass to enter intermediate algebra, but only a third of her students were succeeding. As part of an action-research project that was required for all professors seeking…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Community Colleges, College Faculty
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Dawson, Anna P.; Cargo, Margaret; Stewart, Harold; Chong, Alwin; Daniel, Mark – Health Education Research, 2013
Aboriginal Australians, including Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs), smoke at rates double the non-Aboriginal population. This study utilized concept mapping methodology to identify and prioritize culturally relevant strategies to promote smoking cessation in AHWs. Stakeholder participants included AHWs, other health service employees and tobacco…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Stakeholders, Smoking
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Morris, Vernon R.; Joseph, Everette; Smith, Sonya; Yu, Tsann-wang – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012
This paper discusses experiences and lessons learned from developing an interdisciplinary graduate program (IDP) during the last 10 y: The Howard University Graduate Program in Atmospheric Sciences (HUPAS). HUPAS is the first advanced degree program in the atmospheric sciences, or related fields such as meteorology and earth system sciences,…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Graduate Study, College Programs, Program Development
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Antequera Caplliure, M. Ángeles; Herrero Montagud, Mercedes – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2012
Florida Universitaria is a higher education centre specialising in technical and business training among other specialist areas. Postgraduate programmes, graduate programmes, vocational training, secondary education, further education, occupational training and languages are taught at Florida. An educational model in accordance with the…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Integrated Activities, Competency Based Education, Program Descriptions
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Colbert, Paul J. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
Institutes of higher education exist for the purpose of developing, fostering, nurturing, and stimulating the intellectual growth and development of students. The core values of a college education provide students conceptual and practical educational opportunities that focus on improving their skills and knowledge. These skills and knowledge…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Best Practices, Higher Education, Sustainability
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Huff, Paula Rogers; Pleskac, Sue – Journal of Extension, 2012
Founder's Syndrome can create barriers to change in Extension programs. As a result, Extension staff have experienced challenges in effecting organizational change where Founders are present. 4-H Youth Development staff in Wisconsin applied a variety of strategies to move forward with 4-H programming, despite the influence of the Founders. Staff…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Barriers, Youth Programs, Program Development
Howell, Marcus Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Starting in 2005, Laptop Junior High School implemented a laptop program as a means of preparing students with 21st century skills. Leadership is the starting point for creating a school culture that embraces technologically enhanced instruction across the curriculum (Anderson & Dexter, 2005; Dexter, 2011). Some administrators are not prepared…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Junior High Schools, Access to Computers, Program Effectiveness
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Huibregtse, Jon; Holloway, Lorretta M.; Greenberg, Scott – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2012
In spring 2010, institution-wide budget cuts resulted in several layoffs at Framingham State University (FSU), including the position of Associate Dean of the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE). In his position as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of DGCE, Scott Greenberg asked their Vice President for…
Descriptors: Deans, Adult Students, Continuing Education, Program Development
Council for Environmental Education, 2012
Developed in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund, "Taking Action" inspires ideas and provides models for conducting effective environmental projects--projects that dynamically engage students from start to finish. From adopting species to protecting habitats to saving energy and creating publications, this guide will help educators plan,…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Guides, Environmental Education, School Community Relationship
Gysbers, Norman C.; Henderson, Patricia – American Counseling Association, 2012
Five phases for establishing and improving Pre-K-12 comprehensive guidance and counseling programs serve as the organizational framework for this enduring, influential textbook written for counselor educators and their students, school leaders, practicing school counselors, and state or district supervisors. The fifth edition of this bestseller…
Descriptors: School Guidance, School Counseling, Comprehensive Guidance, Guidance Programs
Rowan, Cynthia Seiss – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A substantial number of research studies indicate that the community colleges will continue to experience shortages of leadership talent due to excessive retirements and a lack of prepared incumbents. Without appropriate leadership talent, the ability of community colleges to fulfill the ever-increasing demands of their mission and constituents…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Leadership Training, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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