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Archana Bhavani Vasanth Kumar; Gia Grier Mcginnis; Laundette Jones; Erin R. Hager; Sequoia L. Wright; Cara Felter; Greg Carey; Bret Hassel; Arletha W. Livingston; Elizabeth A. Parker – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2024
University of Maryland, Baltimore CURE Connections (UMB CURE) connects West Baltimore high school students with STEM enrichment including hands-on research and community outreach. This study's purpose was to describe successes and challenges of implementing the virtual Community Health Worker curriculum during the summer programming for UMB CURE…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Summer Programs, STEM Education, Community Health Services
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Beverly J. Irby; Rafael Lara-Alecio; Fuhui Tong; Elsa Villarreal; Matthew J. Etchells; Zihan Geng; Roya Pashmforoosh; Mikaela Spooner; Shuo Feng – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2024
Field-based practicum experiences are essential in connecting classroom theory to the real world. In this mixed methods study, we analyzed principal candidates' perceptions of their summer residency practicum experiences via a self-assessment principal leadership competency instrument and virtual semi-structured interviews. We found that principal…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Principals, Leadership, Administrator Education
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Florence Martin; Doreen Mushi; Siyu Long; Julie Bacak; Drew Polly; Weichao Wang; Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2024
Digital safety involves protecting oneself, and one's personal information to mitigate the risks that are inherently associated with using digital technologies. This study employed a multi-method design to explore 26 inservice and preservice elementary teacher experiences from attending a professional development on digital safety and facilitating…
Descriptors: Safety, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Summer Programs
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Hess, Riley A.; Erickson, Olivia A.; Cole, Rebecca B.; Isaacs, Jared M.; Alvarez-Clare, Silvia; Arnold, Jonathan; Augustus-Wallace, Allison; Ayoob, Joseph C.; Berkowitz, Alan; Branchaw, Janet; Burgio, Kevin R.; Cannon, Charles H.; Ceballos, Ruben Michael; Cohen, C. Sarah; Coller, Hilary; Disney, Jane; Doze, Van A.; Eggers, Margaret J.; Ferguson, Edwin L.; Gray, Jeffrey J.; Greenberg, Jean T.; Hoffmann, Alexander; Jensen-Ryan, Danielle; Kao, Robert M.; Keene, Alex C.; Kowalko, Johanna E.; Lopez, Steven A.; Mathis, Camille; Minkara, Mona; Murren, Courtney J.; Ondrechen, Mary Jo; Ordoñez, Patricia; Osano, Anne; Padilla-Crespo, Elizabeth; Palchoudhury, Soubantika; Qin, Hong; Ramírez-Lugo, Juan; Reithel, Jennifer; Shaw, Colin A.; Smith, Amber; Smith, Rosemary J.; Tsien, Fern; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
In-person undergraduate research experiences (UREs) promote students' integration into careers in life science research. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted institutions hosting summer URE programs to offer them remotely, raising questions about whether undergraduates who participate in remote research can experience scientific integration and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
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Mihyeon Kim; Jennifer Riedl Cross – Gifted Child Today, 2025
The Center for Gifted Education (Center) at William & Mary has provided diverse enrichment programs for high-ability students since 1988. With an aspiration to serve financially disadvantaged students, the Center developed and hosted a summer residential enrichment program in STEM areas. Camp Launch, for low-income, high-ability middle school…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Talent Development, Low Income Students, Ability
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Jenny R. Zhu; Behnoosh Afghani – Cogent Education, 2024
To promote health equity, it is crucial to educate the next generation of healthcare workers about disparities early on during their education. We developed a virtual research program at a medical school in the United States of America with the goal of increasing the awareness of youth about the complexities of health inequities. The program was…
Descriptors: Mentors, Research Projects, Access to Health Care, Barriers
Braswell, Khalia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Several studies have focused on how in-person informal CS learning programs like summer camps and after-school programs impact Black girls' intent to persist in Computer Science; however, virtual informal CS learning programs remain to be studied. This mixed-methods study uses Intersectional Computing and Social Cognitive Career Theory to examine…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Simulation, Barriers, Academic Persistence
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Bauml, Michelle; Davis Smith, Victoria; Blevins, Brooke – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2022
While civic participation is a crucial component of healthy and sustainable democracies, young adolescents may perceive or experience barriers that limit their civic action. This study draws from focus groups and surveys during a week-long summer civics camp to explore ways in which 47 young adolescents entering Grades 6-9 described barriers they…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Martin, Anne E.; Fisher-Ari, Teresa R. – Science Education, 2021
The perceptions of students interested in STEM, particularly those too often excluded due to race and/or gender, are necessary to create educational experiences that additively contribute to students' access and inclusion in STEM. The purpose of this inquiry was to understand the perceptions of 34 high-school students about race and gender…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, STEM Education, Racial Bias
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Myers, Cassidy; Cox, Carol – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: A small group of transition-aged students with intellectual disabilities participated in a short-term summer work experience programme under the mentorship of a job coach. Methods: Dyadic interview technique was used to identify student and mentor participants' perceptions of student participant work motivation pre- and post-programme.…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Summer Programs, Work Experience Programs
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Clauhs, Matthew; Pigott, Jasmine – Music Education Research, 2021
The purpose of this case study was to examine the perspectives of three Black instrumental music students related to their experiences attending a predominantly white summer music camp for high school students in the United States. Analysed through a conceptual model of culturally responsive teaching in music, data sources included semi-structured…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Summer Programs, Camps, Music Education
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Dolenc, Nathan R.; Beaulieu, Patricia; Sheppard, Peter – Research Issues in Contemporary Education, 2020
Teachers were given the challenging task of transferring their formal science classroom lessons to an online format at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. How were teachers able to recreate student-centered science lessons online? What challenges did teachers face in teaching science online? This study examined how a group of teachers, working to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
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Christopher J. Cappelli; Katherine L. Boice; Meltem Alemdar – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2019
As interest increases in promoting STEM education in America, summer STEM programs are a promising option for increasing student engagement, interest, and knowledge of STEM. However, STEM programs pose challenges for evaluation, especially programs that serve a large number of students and address a wide range of STEM topics. This paper describes…
Descriptors: Colleges, STEM Education, Summer Programs, Barriers
Maria A. Castro Barajas – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Summer Bridge Programs (SBP) provide students with academic and social resources that build a support network to facilitate college transition, yet research has focused on quantitative studies. The purpose of this study was to identify how the Summer Bridge Program (SBP) at a predominantly white university (PWI), CU Boulder, helps Latinx…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, First Generation College Students, Transitional Programs, Summer Programs
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Jensen, J. Umiokalani – Educational Perspectives, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to critically explore factors affecting Native Hawaiian college-going to reconceptualize and improve early college programs serving Native Hawaiians. Survey and focus group data from an internal evaluation of early college summer programs at the University of Hawai'i--West O'ahu (UHWO) provide insight into Native…
Descriptors: Hawaiians, College Attendance, College Preparation, College Readiness
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