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LaDuca, Brian; Carroll, Charlie; Ausdenmoore, Adrienne; Keen, Justin – Christian Higher Education, 2020
This article provides an example of how the traditions and values that have long underpinned the work of Christian higher education are of particular relevance to how Christian universities might partner with communities to address critical 21st-century challenges in groundbreaking new ways. The University of Dayton's Catholic and Marianist…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Catholics, Church Related Colleges, Institutional Mission
Lightfoot, Elizabeth; Lee, Hee Yun – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
Graduate and professional schools are increasingly using short-term international study abroad courses as one way for internationalizing their curriculum. While international service learning can be a means for improving students' engagement in international learning experiences and providing a structure for learning, it is difficult to design…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Graduate Students, Professional Education, Program Length
Tumwijukye, Henry; Motevalli, Mahnaz; Nambi, Sophia; Kyeyune, Isaac – Journal of Research Administration, 2013
Over the last decade, Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced an increased volume of funding and training activities to support research capacity development. However, there are persistent deficits in the number of active investigators conducting independent research with their own grants. To address this deficit, research institutions need to find an…
Descriptors: Novices, Researchers, Professional Development, Minicourses
John, Joanna; Creighton, John – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
Undergraduate research opportunity programmes (UROP) are common in North America where research has confirmed their benefits. These schemes are gaining ground in the UK, and this article provides evidence for how UK students are benefiting from the experience. Results suggest UROP makes a significant contribution to the research capabilities and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Opportunities, Research Methodology, Student Research
Jackson, Jennifer; Sims, Addie – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Curriculum Design, Course Descriptions, Program Descriptions
Ostashewski, Nathaniel; Moisey, Susan; Reid, Doug – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This report explores the first iteration of a teacher professional development courselet grounded in constructionist theory and activities. This online teacher professional development (oTPD) courselet provided opportunities for teachers to engage in just-in-time, ongoing TPD within a social networking site for educators. The topic of the oTPD was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Web Based Instruction

Corgan, James X. – Journal of Geological Education, 1972
Descriptors: College Science, Courses, Earth Science, Geology

Anderson, Peter E.; Shepard, Charlotte H. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1977
A minicourse program with students from grades four through eight at the Oregon State School for the Deaf has been rewarding for teachers and students by serving to develop skills in immediate practical areas of the student's experience as well as in developing recreational skills and interests in such activities as chess, mime, and karate, and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Intermediate Grades, Minicourses

Weiss, Lucia Beck; Kripke, Elana N.; Coons, Helen L.; O'Brien, Mary K. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2000
Describes both the content of a domestic violence teaching program and the process used to integrate the program into the curriculum at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Quantitative and qualitative date from a three-year period indicate that the program has been successfully integrated, is effective, and satisfies students. (EV)
Descriptors: Family Violence, Higher Education, Medical Education, Minicourses

McJimsey, Robert D.; Showalter, Dennis E. – History Teacher, 1975
The reorganization of an undergraduate history curriculum from a semester system into a series of three and one-half week courses is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Flexible Scheduling, Higher Education, History

Roider, Ruth – School Arts, 1981
Describes a program of 12 voluntary lunch hour minicourses for third graders at Royal View Elementary School. Each minicourse concerns a specific art activity, such as ceramics, weaving, and watercolor. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Extracurricular Activities, Grade 3, Handicrafts
Oliver, Albert I. – G/C/T, 1978
The author describes the role of minicourses, in-depth study sessions of short duration for gifted and talented students in elementary and secondary education. Examples of successful minicourses from around the U.S. are cited, and the implications for minicourses of gifted characteristics (such as curiosity, flexibility and decision making…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted

Bray, Edmund C. – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Programs, Instruction, Minicourses

Barrow, Joseph; And Others – Science Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Curriculum, Individualized Instruction, Instruction, Minicourses

Feldhusen, John; Sokol, Leslie – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1982
The Super Saturday program, an extra school program at Purdue University providing minicourses at a fast pace for gifted children in grades 1 through 12, has been judged positively by parents, teachers, and students. (CL)
Descriptors: College Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment, Gifted