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Hernandez Rivera, Stephanie – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2020
This qualitative study investigated a Womxn of Color retreat at a predominantly White institution in the Midwest. The research question is: How and, in what ways does the Womxn of Color retreat align with the concept of a counterspace? An instrumental, embedded single-case study design was executed in conducting this research and multiple data…
Descriptors: Females, Minority Group Students, School Culture, Educational Discrimination
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Cudney, Elizabeth A.; Ezzell, Julie M. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2017
Educational institutions are consistently looking for ways to prepare students for the competitive workforce. Various methods have been utilized to interpret human differences, such as learning preferences and motivation, in order to make the curriculum more valuable. The objective of this research was to determine the impact of new teaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students
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Carson, Kathleen M.; Glaser, Rainer E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2010
Interdisciplinarity is rapidly becoming a norm within both the professional and academic worlds, and the ability to collaborate is becoming an essential skill for all graduates. "Chemistry Is in the News" ("CIITN") is a curriculum that aims to teach students this skill by engaging student collaborative groups in a project that…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Student Projects, Group Activities, Student Evaluation
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Michaelsen, Larry K.; McCord, Mary – Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 2011
This paper describes an interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum innovation that links classroom learning to hands-on business and community service work. The program, called the Integrative Business Experience (IBE), requires students to enroll concurrently in three required core business courses and a practicum course in which they develop and…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Curriculum, Undergraduate Study
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McKim, Billy R.; Torres, Robert M. – Journal of Extension, 2011
Perceptions of 4-H youth development personnel regarding interorganizational cooperation were studied between the perceived and desired levels of cooperative activities between 4-H youth development personnel and secondary agriculture teachers. Results indicated that 4-H youth development personnel wanted higher levels of coordinated efforts…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Agricultural Education, Institutional Cooperation, Youth Opportunities
Morice, Erin – Arts & Activities, 2009
When the glass artist Dale Chihuly exhibited his work at the Missouri Botanical Garden, the author took a class of fourth-grade students to view the artist's extraordinary sculptures. Just as the author predicted, the students were in awe of Chihuly's organic three-dimensional sculptures. Before taking the field trip to the Missouri Botanical…
Descriptors: Art Materials, Sculpture, Artists, Grade 4
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Walton, Kristen L. W.; Baker, Jason C. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2009
Communication of scientific and medical information and collaborative work are important skills for students pursuing careers in health professions and other biomedical sciences. In addition, group work and active learning can increase student engagement and analytical skills. Students in our public health microbiology class were required to work…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Projects, Group Activities, Public Health