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Direct linkDaniella Alona King – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study aimed to identify baseline data on University of Guyana students' demographics, success indicators, and the usefulness of the existing orientation program from students' perspectives. This action research study employed multiple data collection methods, including an online questionnaire with six sections totaling 23 questions,…
Descriptors: Orientation, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
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Download full textEl-Batri, Bouchta; Alami, Anouar; Zaki, Moncef; Nafidi, Youssef – European Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The study aims to promote relevant and effective environmental education (EE) through extracurricular clubs. For this, we studied the state of play of environmental activities (EA) carried out by 48 environmental clubs belonging to urban and rural areas of the Regional Academy of Education Fez-Meknes, Morocco. These extracurricular environmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Environmental Education, Middle School Students
Siperstein, Gary N.; McDowell, Emily D.; Jacobs, Holly E.; Stokes, Jeffrey E.; Cahn, Andrea L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
The present study examined how a multicomponent intervention embedded in a high school's extracurricular framework impacts students' acceptance of peers with intellectual disability (ID). Data were collected from eight high schools, three of which implemented the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (UCS) program involving inclusive sports,…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Peer Acceptance
Truong, Nhan L.; Clark, Caitlin M.; Rosenbach, Sarah; Kosciw, Joseph G. – Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2021
GSAs, originally known as Gay-Straight Alliances and now commonly known as Gender and Sexuality Alliances, were first started over 30 years ago in the United States. These school clubs focus on providing LGBTQ students a safe and affirming space within a school environment that they may otherwise experience as hostile. In that GSAs are an…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Clubs, Educational Environment, Student Characteristics
Cassidy, Claire; Santoro, Ninetta – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2020
This article reports on a study that investigated the effectiveness of one out-of-school activity: "China Club". China Club, an initiative of Scotland's National Centre for Languages and the Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools, was established with the central aim of teaching Mandarin language and Chinese culture to young people…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Clubs, Extracurricular Activities, Confucianism
Kwon, Hyungil H.; Pyun, Do Young; Kim, Ji Young – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2019
As a new sports policy, named "School Sport Promotion Group (SSPG)", the Korea government selected 50 schools in 2011 and 2012. Each school was granted US$40,000 a year for a three-year term. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the SSPG programme when it pertained to students' motivation and participation in…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Intention, Physical Activity Level, Government Role
Demydovych, Oksana; Holik, Olena – Advanced Education, 2020
The article aims at evaluating the effectiveness of the Speaking Club in learning English for professional purposes at medical universities. The Speaking Club is presented as an integral part of the foreign language studies that, being a student-driven activity, promotes motivation as well as develops interaction and communication skills of its…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Clubs
Nakamoto, Jonathan; Bojorquez, Juan Carlos – WestEd, 2017
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Pathways to STEM Initiative (PSI) on students and science teachers and to describe the level of PSI implementation. One group of middle schools participated in PSI, which included project-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) coursework; extra-curricular STEM opportunities…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Grants, Middle School Students
Borchers, Claudia; Boesch, Christophe; Riedel, Julia; Guilahoux, Hilaire; Ouattara, Dabila; Randler, Christoph – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2014
This paper surveys the consequences of pupils' participation in the extra-curricular environmental education (EE) programme Club P.A.N. (Peoples, Animals and Nature) by monitoring changes in their respective knowledge as well as in their environmental attitudes. The programme was conducted in Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa with the help of the local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Participation, Extracurricular Activities, Environmental Education
Schmida, Mary; Chu, Haiwen – Grantee Submission, 2016
Newcomer students who arrive in the secondary grades face daunting challenges in order to achieve desired academic outcomes such as high school graduation and college access. Besides simultaneously developing conceptual understandings analytical and linguistic practices, newcomers also need to adapt to a new country, a new schooling system, and a…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Hicks, Katrina Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study gathered from former students during grades 6th through 12th who had actively participated in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) program, sought to build on existing research on the benefits of participating in extra-curricular activities. The purpose of the research was to examine the extent to which participation in the BPA…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Robles-Fernandez, Ramon – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation studies the impact of after school clubs and service learning activities on students' beliefs and attitudes towards citizenship (civic participation in a democracy), civic engagement, and political and social participation. This study focuses on two different organizations: Spectrum, a Gay-Straight alliance; and AMIGOS, a service…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Learning Activities, Democracy, Clubs
Girod, Mark; Martineau, Joseph; Zhao, Yong – American Secondary Education, 2004
KLICK! (Kids Learning In Computer Clubhouses!), a federally funded, after school, computer clubhouse operating in Michigan, is investigated as a means for supporting positive, engaging, and innovative after school activities for teens. A quasi-experimental, pre-test/post-test survey suggests that participating in KLICK! is differentially effective…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Grade Point Average, After School Programs, Adolescents
