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Scherer, Lisa L.; Graeve-Cunningham, Victoria M.; Trent, Sheridan B.; Weddington, Stephanie A.; Thurley, Adam R.; Prange, Kelly A.; Allen, Joseph A. – Metropolitan Universities, 2016
The Volunteer Program Assessment at UNO (VPA-UNO), a faculty-led student group, partners with nonprofit and governmental agencies to provide free assessments and consultations to enhance volunteer engagement, organizational commitment and retention. Three recent initiatives are discussed representing an intentional effort of a metropolitan…
Descriptors: Student Volunteers, College Students, Metropolitan Areas, Service Learning
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Wells, Ryan S.; Lynch, Cassie M. – Educational Policy, 2014
President Obama has proposed a financial aid policy whereby students who complete 100 hours of community service would receive a tax credit of US$4,000 for college. After lawmakers cut this proposal from previous legislation, the administration was tasked with studying the feasibility of implementation. However, the implications of the policy for…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Service Learning, Tax Credits, Higher Education
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Bae, Sang Hoon; Jeon, Sue Bin; Han, Song Ie – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2015
This study aimed to explore who participates in what kinds of out-of-class activities in Korea's universities. Therefore, the researchers examine whether differences exist in the pattern of out-of-class experiences according to the individual characteristics of the students, including gender, grade, household income level, high school performance…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
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Ho-Tang, Wu; Chin-Tang, Tu; Mei-Ju, Chou; Jing-Fang, Hou; Meng-Shan, Lei – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This study aims to develop Taiwan undergraduates' volunteer service motivation scale. To begin with, item pool was proposed on the basis of literature. After discussing with three Taiwan undergraduates, item pool, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (N = 150) was proceeded, where three tests were conducted EFA: 1. Item analysis: comparisons of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Undergraduate Students, Student Volunteers
OECD Publishing, 2018
Over the past century, technological development and better access to services has resulted in significant improvements to quality of life. Despite this, however, levels of stress, anxiety and depression are rising. Education can play a role in supporting well-being during and beyond schooling. Schools are increasingly concerned not only with…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Well Being, Quality of Life, Self Esteem
Fournier-Sylvester, Nicole – Canadian Journal of Education, 2014
This survey of 370 recent high school graduates reveals that history and citizenship courses in Quebec focus on cultural and religious viewpoints, favour a transmission approach to learning, and fail to connect the political process to students' concerns and interests. Without a clear conception of citizenship as a reference point, this curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, High School Graduates, Graduate Surveys
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Christensen, Robert K.; Stritch, Justin M.; Kellough, J. Edward; Brewer, Gene A. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2015
Among college students, public service motives influence choice of major or job. Although the link between public service motives and prosocial behavior has been established among working adults, researchers have not adequately examined how these motives affect the reported behavior of precareer students. In this article, the authors explored how…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Service Learning, Personality Traits, Student Motivation
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Mann, Jessica; DeAngelo, Linda – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
As institutions seek to offer students an educational experience equipped with opportunities to develop as not only active learners but also engaged citizens, service-learning initiatives in the form of alternative spring breaks (ASB) have become prevalent. This study examines the potential of ASBs, as service-learning initiatives, to deliver a…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Vacation Programs, Service Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Kackar-Cam, Hayal; Schmidt, Jennifer A. – High School Journal, 2014
Framed by self-determination and identity development theories, this study examined the process through which participating in a community-based service-learning project supported high school students' feelings of autonomy, competence and relatedness, and how these feelings were related to students' intentions for doing more service in the future.…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Self Determination, Self Concept, High School Students
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Yeh, Yu-ching – Education 3-13, 2014
In the past decade, more and more Taiwanese men have married women from Southeast Asian countries and China. Children of cross-national marriages now account for one-tenth of primary school pupils. Previous research on primary and secondary school pupils' performance in different subjects has indicated that the children of cross-national marriages…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Nursery Schools, Multiracial Persons
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Fajardo, Ismael; Lott, Joe L., II.; Contreras, Frances – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2014
Using data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program from University of California Los Angeles ("n" = 523), this study investigates curricular and co-curricular experiences that influence the odds of volunteering for Latina/o students who attend private institutions. Results show that Latinas/os who rated themselves highly on…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Hispanic American Students, Student Experience, Student Volunteers
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Skramstad, Erik; Schlosser, Charles; Orellana, Anymir – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2012
This study examined student perceptions of teaching presence and communication timeliness in asynchronous online courses. Garrison, Anderson, and Archer's (2000) community of inquiry model provided the framework for the survey research methodology used. Participants were 59 student volunteers taking 1 or more asynchronous online graduate courses.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Student Volunteers, Student Attitudes
Zoanetti, Nathan; Les, Magdalena; Leigh-Lancaster, David – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
From 2011-2013 the VCAA conducted a trial aligning the use of computers in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment culminating in a group of 62 volunteer students sitting their end of Year 12 technology-active Mathematical Methods (CAS) Examination 2 as a computer-based examination. This paper reports on statistical modelling undertaken to compare the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Comparative Analysis, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Tests
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Schrock, Jessalyn; Kelsey, Kathleen D. – Journal of Extension, 2013
Volunteers play a vital role in 4-H programs. Without their service, many programs would not be possible. Understanding volunteer motives provides Extension educators with tools for finding high-quality volunteers. The research reported here used McClelland's (1985) framework for motivation (affiliation, achievement, and power) and…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Volunteers, Motivation, Attribution Theory
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Bista, Krishna; Gaulee, Uttam – Journal of International Students, 2017
This section shares recent dissertations and theses with the "Journal of International Students" readers. There were about 139 graduate dissertations and theses related to the issues and challenges of international students in 2016. The complete versions of these selected dissertations are available in the ProQuest, Michigan-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Foreign Students, Content Analysis
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