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Velez, Anne-Lise; Hall, R. P.; Lewis, S. N. – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2022
Employers increasingly desire new graduates to work across boundaries, in teams, and with developed soft skills, especially in public affairs. Likewise, students increasingly seek academic experiences for learning, practicing, and honing transferable, competency-based skills. This suggests instructors should explore alternative pedagogy engaging…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students)
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Taylor, Gwen; Heflin, David – Adult Learning, 2015
In this article, Gwen Taylor describes the West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) groundbreaking program, "Accelerating Opportunity" (AO), which targeted students who are deficient in math, reading, or writing. The program uses the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges' (2013) Integrated Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Acceleration (Education)
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Swartz, Stacy L.; Prevatt, Frances; Proctor, Briley E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
In this article we describe coaching as an intervention for college students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Coaching college students with ADHD empowers individuals to organize and execute their responsibilities, both in academia and in everyday life. With the assistance of a coach, individuals with ADHD can create structure…
Descriptors: Intervention, College Students, Hyperactivity, Academic Advising
Evenbeck, Scott; Williams, Gayle – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1998
The freshman seminar at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis is taught by a team that includes faculty, an academic advisor, librarians, and student mentors and is often linked to a disciplinary course. Faculty serve as instructors in the linked course, and student mentors lead supplemental instruction groups. Challenges…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Instruction