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William J. Sumrall – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2025
When educators started incorporating the letter A into the STEM acronym to form STEAM some science educators had reservations. Seen from a western, rationalistic way of knowing (Colucci-Gray et al. 2017, 23) the STEM community had detractors regarding the idea of integrating art into science. Hence, scientific language is often thought of as being…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, STEM Education, Art Activities, Art Education
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Kristi D. Kratsa; Derron Hilts; Jered B. Kolbert; Matthew Joseph; Matthew L. Nice; Laura M. Crothers – Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, 2023
According to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), schools designated with Recognized American School Counselor Model Programs (RAMP) demonstrate alignment with the ASCA National Model, widely recognized as the standard for comprehensive school counseling programs (CSCPs). Empirical investigations of the barriers to achieving the…
Descriptors: Barriers, School Counseling, Program Implementation, Ecological Factors
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Dupuis, Roxanne; Kinsey, Eliza Whiteman; Spergel, Jonathan M.; Brown-Whitehorn, Terri; Graves, Amy; Samuelson, Kate; Epstein, Caleb; Mollen, Cynthia; Cannuscio, Carolyn C. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Approximately 8% of schoolchildren in the United States experience potentially life-threatening food allergies. They must diligently avoid allergenic foods and have prompt access to epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis. These prevention strategies must be sustained without interruption, posing a range of challenges at school. Methods: We…
Descriptors: Food, Allergy, Self Management, Peer Relationship
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Jones, David R. – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Although researchers chorus the need to support graduate students toward higher levels of writing proficiency, their findings lack a holistic model for doing so. A model emerges upon scrutiny of the factors that have been implicated in supporting writing proficiency. In the proposed model, a socialization theory fits as a proximal process into the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Writing Ability
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O'Rourke, Thomas W. – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to update and enhance the 1989 Association for Health Education (AAHE) Scholar presentation, "Reflections on Directions in Health Education: Implications for Policy and Practice," at the American Association for Health Education (AAHE) National Convention in Boston. It describes and complements the notion of…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Health Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Minshew, Lana M.; Barber-Lester, Kelly J.; Derry, Sharon J.; Anderson, Janice L. – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Conceptions of ecological processes such as the flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem are increasingly important understandings in a rapidly changing world. This study utilizes a p-prims, or knowledge in pieces, lens to examine understandings and disconnections in students' conceptualizations of energy flow and matter cycling…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Grade 6, Rural Schools
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Dougherty, Cynthia; Fields, Noelle L.; Schuman, Donna – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2017
Graduates of social work doctoral programs are an integral part of social work education and, as faculty, training of BSW and MSW students. Missing from the literature are theoretical frameworks that advance the study of "what works and for whom" in social work doctoral education. Building upon the existing literature, this article…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Social Work, Student Experience, Educational Change
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Fish, Jillian; Syed, Moin – Journal of College Student Development, 2018
As a result of the U.S. government's involvement in Native American education, the current experiences of Native American college students are characterized by educational disparities. Higher education professionals are in an ideal position to meet the needs and interests of Native American students; however, most of the literature concerning this…
Descriptors: College Students, American Indian Students, Student Experience, Ecological Factors
Buchanan, Rebecca – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation investigates a perennial problem in teacher education: the theory-practice divide. There has always been a rift between theory and practice; however, this gap and the responses to it take on different shapes and meanings based on the reforms, politics, and structures of the time. For example, in the 1980s and 90s Professional…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Change
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Harris, Frank, III; Luke Wood, J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2016
The authors of this chapter present the Socio-Ecological Outcomes Model as a means of predicting student success for community college men of color.
Descriptors: Social Influences, Ecological Factors, Outcomes of Education, Models
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Wong, Lung-Hsiang; Chai, Ching Sing; Aw, Guat Poh – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2017
This conceptual paper describes a language learning model that applies social media to foster contextualized and connected language learning in communities. The model emphasizes weaving together different forms of language learning activities that take place in different learning contexts to achieve seamless language learning. it promotes social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Social Media, Electronic Learning
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DeBay, Dennis J. – Journal of Education, 2017
The introduction of real-world, meaningful tasks in mathematics classrooms promises to create opportunities for enhancing students' learning through active engagement with mathematical ideas; however, researchers have given little consideration to the contexts in which urban high-school students live. The case study of three students reported in…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Urban Schools, Case Studies, Social Justice
Kavulic, Michael A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative intrinsic case study explored the institutionalization of a Transition and Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) grant-funded program into a public four-year university in the Midwestern U.S. The study employed an ecological framework, and analyzed interview data from program stakeholders and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
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Schölmerich, Vera L. N.; Kawachi, Ichiro – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Multilevel interventions are inspired by socio-ecological models, and seek to create change on various levels--for example by increasing the health literacy of individuals as well as modifying the social norms within a community. Despite becoming a buzzword in public health, actual multilevel interventions remain scarce. In this commentary, we…
Descriptors: Intervention, Theory Practice Relationship, Ecological Factors, Social Influences
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Back, Lindsey T.; Polk, Elizabeth; Keys, Christopher B.; McMahon, Susan D. – Learning Environments Research, 2016
Urban learning environments pose distinct instructional challenges for teachers and administrators, and can lead to lower achievement compared to suburban or rural schools. Today's educational climate increasingly emphasises a need for positive academic outcomes, often measured by standardised tests, on which student educational opportunities,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Educational Environment, Academic Achievement
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