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Direct linkGutierrez, Kristie S.; Blanchard, Margaret R.; Busch, K. C. – Environmental Education Research, 2022
This study investigated the experiences of rural, underserved middle school students in afterschool clubs. Culturally relevant climate change education strategies were used to enhance students' climate change literacy. We investigated changes in students' climate change literacy, perceptions of strategies used, and what they valued about the clubs…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, After School Programs, Climate, Culturally Relevant Education
Download full textEl-Batri, Bouchta; Alami, Anouar; Zaki, Moncef; Nafidi, Youssef – European Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The study aims to promote relevant and effective environmental education (EE) through extracurricular clubs. For this, we studied the state of play of environmental activities (EA) carried out by 48 environmental clubs belonging to urban and rural areas of the Regional Academy of Education Fez-Meknes, Morocco. These extracurricular environmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Environmental Education, Middle School Students
Kwon, Hyungil H.; Pyun, Do Young; Kim, Ji Young – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2019
As a new sports policy, named "School Sport Promotion Group (SSPG)", the Korea government selected 50 schools in 2011 and 2012. Each school was granted US$40,000 a year for a three-year term. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the SSPG programme when it pertained to students' motivation and participation in…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Intention, Physical Activity Level, Government Role
Fenzel, L. Mickey; Richardson, Kathy D. – Educational Planning, 2018
Adopting an asset-based and resilience-building framework, the present study examines the effects of out-of-school activities on advancing the academic achievement, leadership skills, and service orientation of youth of color placed at risk who attended one of over 60 independent urban middle schools that follow the NativityMiguel model of…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Resilience (Psychology), At Risk Students, Academic Achievement
Armstrong, Tess; Lee, Hong-Min; Napper-Owen, Gloria – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2016
Even with school-based efforts, many young people remain inactive. For school-age children, physical activity levels may be increased through participation in physical education or other organized physical activities throughout the school day. The implementation of a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) within the school…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Clubs
Pence, Alicia R.; Dymond, Stacy K. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' beliefs about the participation of students with severe disabilities (SD) in school clubs. Participants were special education teachers (N = 60) of middle and junior high school students with SD from one state. Data were collected using a survey. Results indicate that teachers value including…
Descriptors: Clubs, Severe Disabilities, Middle School Students, Junior High School Students
Kosciw, Joseph G.; Clark, Caitlin M.; Truong, Nhan L.; Zongrone, Adrian D. – Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2020
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) National School Climate Survey is our flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students' well-being. The survey has consistently indicated that…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Educational Environment, Student Experience, Barriers
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2020
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) National School Climate Survey is the flagship report on the school experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students' well-being.…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Educational Environment, Student Experience, Barriers
Nakamoto, Jonathan; Bojorquez, Juan Carlos – WestEd, 2017
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Pathways to STEM Initiative (PSI) on students and science teachers and to describe the level of PSI implementation. One group of middle schools participated in PSI, which included project-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) coursework; extra-curricular STEM opportunities…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Grants, Middle School Students
Kosciw, Joseph G.; Greytak, Emily A.; Zongrone, Adrian D.; Clark, Caitlin M.; Truong, Nhan L. – Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2018
The [Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network] GLSEN National School Climate Survey is our flagship report on the school experiences of [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer] LGBTQ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students' well-being.…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Student Organizations
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2018
The "National School Climate Survey" is the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) flagship report on the school experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students'…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Student Organizations
Schmida, Mary; Chu, Haiwen – Grantee Submission, 2016
Newcomer students who arrive in the secondary grades face daunting challenges in order to achieve desired academic outcomes such as high school graduation and college access. Besides simultaneously developing conceptual understandings analytical and linguistic practices, newcomers also need to adapt to a new country, a new schooling system, and a…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Hicks, Katrina Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study gathered from former students during grades 6th through 12th who had actively participated in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) program, sought to build on existing research on the benefits of participating in extra-curricular activities. The purpose of the research was to examine the extent to which participation in the BPA…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Dabney, Katherine P.; Tai, Robert H.; Almarode, John T.; Miller-Friedmann, Jaimie L. L.; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip M.; Hazari, Zahra – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2012
Spurred by concerns about an inadequately sized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce, there has been a growing interest in out-of-school time (OST) science activities as a means to foster STEM career interest. This study examines the association between OST science activities and STEM career interest in university…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Extracurricular Activities, Science Activities, Vocational Interests
Proffitt, Maris M. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1934
The rapid growth of high school clubs, the important educational functions in which they engage, and the close relationship they bear to the work of the school have given them a place of first importance among the school organizations carrying on extracurricular activities. Such clubs are a means of closing up the educational gap resulting from…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Clubs, High Schools, Junior High Schools
