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The Perspectives of University Students Working With Rural Schools: Developing a Virtual Science Role Models and Mentors Framework

open access: yesScience Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of university science majors who served in the Science Role Models and Mentors (SRM2) program through virtual participation in science classroom visits with high‐needs, third‐grade rural students across Texas, United States.
Beverly J. Irby   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Journalism capstone units based on agreed principles and standards

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2016
The concept of capstone units is gaining currency within the Australian Higher Education system, with a growing focus on enhancing graduate employability and assuring graduate outcomes.
Trevor Cullen
doaj   +1 more source

Benefits of Industry Involvement in Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Courses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Opportunities for industry involvement in capstone design courses go beyond industry sponsorship of capstone design projects. Representatives from industry can serve as guest lecturers, curriculum advisors, and design project sponsors and team mentors ...
Cariapa, Vikram   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Characterizing capstone design teaching: A functional taxonomy

open access: yesJournal of Engineering Education, 2019
Capstone design courses represent a critical juncture in students' development at the transition from school to work. However, few studies have systematically explored teaching in this context, leaving a significant gap in our ability to concretely ...
James J. Pembridge, M. Paretti
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Engaging the Complexities of Energy Transitions: Sociotechnical and Dualistic Insights From Crossdisciplinary Undergraduates

open access: yesScience Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Discourses of energy and energy transition have become increasingly prevalent in informal and formal learning spaces. Energy transitions differ across regions, contexts, and technologies. The contextual nature of energy is an opportunity for a sociotechnical approach to its study.
Desen S. Özkan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Academic and Administrative Issues for Implementation of Capstone Course in Civil Engineering programs: Case Study

open access: yesRevista Electrónica Educare, 2017
A capstone course is a culminating academic experience designed to encourage teamwork among students by applying their five years of classroom knowledge to solve realistic engineering problems.
María Fernanda Serrano-Guzmán   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Dynamic Capabilities While Expanding a Nonprofit Abroad [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The purpose of this senior capstone is to research and fully comprehend the dynamic capabilities field of strategic management as well as the experience students at Bryant University’s Zhuhai campus are having.
Feehan, Alison
core   +1 more source

Evaluating the Role of Higher Education Institutions in Fostering Environmental Awareness, Behaviour and Sustainable Development

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study provides a critical evaluation of the role of Libyan Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as catalysts for environmental awareness and sustainable development. Employing a robust dual theoretical framework grounded in neo‐institutional and environmental education theories, it presents a large‐scale empirical analysis based on a ...
Ali Rugbani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Struggle To Attain Universal Competence in a Complex Skill: The Case of a Senior Capstone Experience [PDF]

open access: yes
Seventeen years ago, a blue-ribbon committee of economists asserted that the “ideal” program for an economics major should include “a capstone experience, whereby students apply their knowledge and skills in creative and systematic ways through research ...
Gregory A. Lilly, Thomas Tiemann
core  

Predictors of HPV Vaccination Series Completion in Philadelphia Adolescents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Research Aim: This study analyzed data from the Philadelphia KidsPlus Immunization information System (IIS) to look at factors associated with HPV vaccine series completion.
Leader, DrPH, MPH, Amy E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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