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MartinRogers, Nicole; Gozali-Lee, Edith; Miller, Julia – Wilder Research, 2021
In late 2020, Hawaii community colleges participated in a national study of community college workforce education. Hawaii was one of 14 states where education authorities volunteered to encourage colleges to respond early enough in 2020 to receive preliminary statewide results in January 2021. This brief compares Hawaii to the 14 states in this…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Job Training, Noncredit Courses
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Takahashi, Kiriko; Uyehara, Lisa; Park, Hye Jin; Roberts, Kelly; Stodden, Robert – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2018
Pacific Alliance project staff developed an internship program for postsecondary students with disabilities (SWD) in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline. The aim of the internship was to improve students' persistence in postsecondary education by improving their motivation, self-confidence, social and…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Academic Persistence, Disabilities, STEM Education
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Puniwai-Ganoot, Noelani; Ziegler-Chong, Sharon; Ostertag, Rebecca; Ching, Moana Ulu – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
The Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES) link undergraduates to environmental careers and mentor the next generation of scientists, educators, and managers for Hawai?i and the Pacific. PIPES uses formal and informal educational frameworks to deepen a sense of "kuleana" (responsibility) and provide opportunities for…
Descriptors: Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment)
St. John, Mark; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2014
This brief presents a third party, external perspective on the Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI), highlighting some of the contributions of the initiative over the last ten years. AWI is a program that seeks to develop a skilled local STEM workforce to meet the needs of Hawai'i's growing high-tech industry. It began as an internship program…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, STEM Education, Skill Development, Job Skills
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Robinson, Scott – Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 2014
This qualitative study reports on what was learned from two former teacher candidates, who engaged in self-affirmation writing exercises in an education seminar during their final semester in a teacher education program. Self-affirmations, as presented here, are brief psychological interventions designed to enhance the self-integrity of teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Self Esteem, Self Efficacy
St. John, Mark; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2014
The Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI) is a program that seeks to develop a skilled local STEM workforce to meet the needs of Hawai'i's growing high-tech industry. Launched as an internship program in 2002, AWI is the result of a long-term collaboration among the University of California Santa Cruz's Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Descriptions, Educational Development, Labor Force Development
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Olague, Robert – Educational Perspectives, 2005
This article discusses the Hawai'i Student Film Festival (HSFF) which is more than an annual festival. It also facilitates nine, year-round, student outreach programs that are available to more than 400 public and private schools statewide. Through these programs, HSFF offers a wide array of film and video opportunities and experiences for…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Story Telling, Outreach Programs, Programming (Broadcast)
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Hitz, Randy; Walton, Frank – Educational Perspectives, 2004
In fall 2002, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) Board of Regents approved a new structure for teacher education programs in the College of Education (COE). The new Institute for Teacher Education (ITE) provides coordinated oversight for four programs: the Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Education (BEd) in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Teaching, Teacher Education, Mentors