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Rosch, David M.; Headrick, Jason – Journal of Leadership Education, 2020
The Collegiate Leadership Competition (CLC) is a fast-growing tool for post-secondary student leadership development. There, teams practice with a coach for several months, then compete against teams from other institutions to win competitions based on achieving outcomes and demonstrating effective leadership practices (e.g., authentic…
Descriptors: Competition, Leadership Training, Student Leadership, College Students
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Arvelo-Márquez, Lillian; Méndez-Merced, Ana T.; Monterrubio-Álvarez, José; Malavé-Llamas, Karlo; Lizardi-O'Neill, Lilliam; Bayuelo-Flórez, Ezequiel De J.; Soto-Sonera, José – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2021
This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an additional workshop session in which students interact in small groups to solve challenging exercises under the guidance of a peer…
Descriptors: College Science, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses
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Burbank, Michael; Odom, Summer F.; Sandlin, M'Randa R. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2015
Leadership educators seek to understand how they can better develop leadership among their students through formal and informal course experiences. The purpose of this study was to understand how undergraduate students perceive reasons for changes in their leadership practices, after completing a personal leadership education course. The course…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Behavior Change
Goodman, Ann Coombes – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Although researchers have investigated the role of new student orientation and transition programs on college campuses, the focus has been primarily on issues such as retention and persistence rates of program participants, academic preparation techniques, and program content or logistics. Little research has been reported on student volunteers or…
Descriptors: Role, Orientation, Drinking, Cheating
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Gamble, Brandon E.; Kim, Simon; An, Shuhua – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2012
A growing number of single-gender and after-school programs for youth continue to gain popularity within schools despite little empirical research regarding how these programs should be designed to achieve maximum success. The present study examined the effectiveness of a comprehensive middle school male academy program in terms of student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Males, Middle School Students
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Dugan, John P.; Komives, Susan R.; Segar, Thomas C. – NASPA Journal, 2008
This study examined college students' capacities for socially responsible leadership using theoretical measures grounded in the social change model of leadership development (HERI, 1996). Findings represent responses from 50,378 participants enrolled at 52 colleges and universities across the United States. Students scored highest on the…
Descriptors: College Students, Sexual Orientation, Social Change, Pacific Americans