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Tsai, Kim M.; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
This article examined changes in ethnic identity as a function of college type and residential status and whether differences due to college type could be explained by involvement in extracurricular activities and college ethnic composition. Although no changes in ethnic labeling or belonging were found, there was a normative decrease in ethnic…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Extracurricular Activities, Self Concept, Institutional Characteristics
Crawford, Karin; Horsley, Reece; Hagyard, Andy; Derricott, Dan – Higher Education Academy, 2015
"Pedagogies of partnership: What works?" seeks to identify whether the student learning experience is enhanced or in any way made different through the implementation of teaching and learning that is explicitly intended to foster partnership. The value of student-staff partnerships and student engagement is recognised nationally and in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Student Experience, Learning Experience
Taylor, Kelley R. – Principal Leadership, 2009
In 1984, to avoid significant budget cuts, the Santa Barbara (California) Board of Education decided to charge students to participate in certain "extracurricular" activities. The proposed fee--$25 for each activity--generated controversy and was eventually struck down by the California Supreme Court as a violation of the California…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Free Schools, Budgets, Public Schools
Keen, Cheryl; Hall, Kelly – Journal of Higher Education, 2009
The potential contribution of co-curricular service-learning to develop engaged citizens is relatively unexplored. Much of the available research on college-level service-learning has studied the effect of service-learning in single courses on a variety of student outcome measures and there are at least two large, multi-campus studies of…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Liberal Arts, Cultural Pluralism, Service Learning
Yearwood, Trina Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Although Black commuter students are disadvantaged when it comes to higher education, research on the success of Black commuter students in college is very rare. Existing research on Black and commuter students primarily concentrate on negative statistics such as stagnant college completion rates, departure, and lack of engagement. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Grade Point Average, Statistical Analysis, Commuter Colleges
Shelly, Bryan – Journal of Political Science Education, 2011
This article presents evidence designed to expand scholarly knowledge of how high school co-curricular activities generate the positive effects previous scholarship has found. Studies of empowerment across various fields identify a sense of autonomy, self-belief, self-expression, the ability to work together with diverse others, and a critical…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Student Government, High School Students, Personality Traits
Harder, Natalie J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
With community colleges educating up to one-half of all U.S. undergraduates, more focus on internationalization is warranted in order to ensure student competitiveness in today's global labor pool. This ex post facto study of 2006 survey data from the American Council on Education (ACE) found a low level of internationalization occurring at most…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Community Colleges, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Ahn, Sunyoung; Simpson, Richard – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the perceptions of school membership, risk factors, and behavioral and academic engagement among a sample of alternative school students. The study subjects were 48 7th-9th graders who were at high risk for school failure because of their serious and chronic behavioral and…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
van de Sande, Carla – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013
Free, open, online help forums are open to the public and allow students to anonymously seek homework help from volunteers who have the time, willingness, and experience to respond. These forums offer affordable, accessible, and efficient help given as a social, public endeavor. Some forums exhibit a strong sense of virtual community, especially…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Homework, Help Seeking, Computer Mediated Communication
Nikischer, Andrea B. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research investigates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) high school opportunity structures, including student experiences with math and science course sequences and progress, college guidance and counseling, and STEM extracurricular activities (Weis and Eisenhart, 2009), specifically related to STEM fields and career and…
Descriptors: Social Class, STEM Education, High School Students, Student Experience
Thangarajathi, S. – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2010
The period of adolescence is designated as the period of storm and stress and age of revolt. This is considered as being one of the most difficult stage in the life of any individual. Thus adolescence is the most critical stage with a distinct phase of rapid physical, psychological and social behavioral changes and emotional disturbances. As Ego…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Concept, Leadership, Psychology
Levitt, Catherine; Schriehans, Cynthia – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2010
For this study, one hundred and twenty student reflection papers (undergraduate and graduate) from a service learning extracurricular event titled, "Community University Educational Summit" (CUES) was analyzed. Over a two-year period, this event was held on one Saturday during the month of October at California State University San…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Administrator Education, Extracurricular Activities, Learning Activities
Hillman, Kylie – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2010
A number of research studies have linked poor school performance to declining motivation to learn, disengagement from school and early leaving (Astone & McLanahan, 1991; Kaplan et al, 1997). Research into student engagement distinguishes between behavioural engagement (participation in school-related and extracurricular activities), emotional…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Motivation
Williamson, Ronald – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2010
The current economic environment has impacted American families and the schools their children attend. Families are dealing with joblessness, increased poverty and hunger, less access to medical care, increased mental health issues, and greater instability in the family unit. Schools work with more and more students from families dealing with…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Educational Experience, Economic Climate, Unemployment
Murray, Jeannette – Exceptional Parent, 2010
In a perfect world, all children should live at home with their family, play with the kids in their neighborhood, walk or ride the school bus to a community-based school--after affectionately kissing or hugging their parents goodbye. They should receive adequate classroom services and return home at 3 p.m. or thereabouts. They may even…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Public Schools, Day Schools, Residential Programs