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Nguyen, Ha; Wu, Lily; Fischer, Christian; Washington, Gregory; Warschauer, Mark – Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Background: Project-based learning has shown promise in improving learning outcomes for diverse students. However, studies on its impacts have largely focused on the perceptions of students and instructors or students' immediate performance. This study reports the impact of taking a project-based introductory engineering course on students'…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Introductory Courses, Active Learning, Student Projects
Yang, Cheng-Cheng – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The expansion of higher education has become a significant trend in the East Asia region, and Taiwan has proven no exception. The driving forces of higher education expansion in Taiwan include enhancing national competitiveness and human capital, responding to social and industrial needs, and reducing educational inequalities among social groups.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Family Income, Academic Achievement
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Jennings, Todd – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
Data gathered from 142 public university elementary and secondary teacher preparation programs across the United States (representing the preparation of approximately 23,000-30,000 new teachers annually), indicated that race/ethnicity was the most emphasized diversity topic followed by special needs, language diversity, economic (social class),…
Descriptors: Race, Student Attitudes, Social Class, Sexual Orientation