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Direct linkTimothy S. O'Connell; Anna H. Lathrop; Kelly A. Pilato – Journal of Experiential Education, 2024
Background: The short-term impacts of outdoor orientation programs (OOPs) have been documented in the literature for close to 40 years. While there is a fair amount of research examining the immediate effects of OOPs, there are relatively few studies exploring long-term impacts. Purpose: This study examined the important longitudinal "lessons…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, School Orientation, Alumni, Social Networks
Download full textKhunkhun, Inderpreet Kaur; Fournier, Bonnie – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
In this article, we report on the experiences of newly arrived South Asian international students (undergraduate and graduate levels) with accessing healthcare services in a small town setting in British Columbia, Canada. The objective of the study was to better understand the barriers and facilitators of accessing healthcare services. We used a…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Asians, Foreign Countries, Health Services
Ndiaye, Mamadou, Ed.; Lockowandt, Mara, Ed. – Jobs for the Future, 2021
Over the past three years, Jobs for the Future (JFF) has been supporting a community of more than 100 U.S. community colleges (CCs) and over 25 nonprofit organizations (NPOs) worldwide implementing the Google IT Support Professional Certificate training program. During this engagement, JFF has gathered valuable insights about best practices in…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Technical Support
O'Connell, Timothy S.; Lathrop, Anna H.; Howard, Ryan A. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2019
To address feelings of "placelessness" and "not belonging," many colleges and universities have implemented outdoor orientation programs developed to assist students with the transition from home. Outdoor orientation programs, in which students participate in some form of adventure activity away from campus (usually in a…
Descriptors: School Orientation, College Freshmen, Transitional Programs, Outdoor Education
Jacobs, Steven – College Student Journal, 2016
The purpose of this study is to determine if student confidence levels change when attending a series of five pre-semester orientation success workshops. This research was conducted at a Canadian Community College whose attrition rates for the Practical Nursing program within the host college average 36%. The workshop sessions occur prior to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, School Orientation, Workshops
