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Antink-Meyer, Allison; Bartos, Stephen; Lederman, Judith S.; Lederman, Norman G. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
Recent years have witnessed a dramatic rise in the number of middle and high school students from Asian countries participating in U.S.-based summer experiences (Perlez & Gao, 2013). Although summer science camps have been shown to improve students' attitudes and interests related to science and science learning (Bhattacharyya, Mead &…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Science Instruction
Phipps, Maurice, Ed.; Hayashi, Aya, Ed. – Wilderness Education Association, 2009
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) helps people enjoy and protect the nation's most precious resource: the wilderness areas. The WEA has been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 30 years, teaching students safely and effectively to lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment. This document…
Descriptors: Outdoor Leadership, Outdoor Education, Physical Activities, Recreational Activities
Lin, Huey-Ling; Gorrell, Jeffrey; Taylor, Janet – 1998
This study examined preservice teachers' beliefs in light of potential cultural differences in perceived efficacy in Taiwan and America. Subjects were 240 preservice teachers at the beginning or the ending points of their teacher education programs in Taiwan and 231 comparable American preservice teachers. Subjects completed a revised version of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Lin, Huey-Ling; Gorrell, Jeffrey – 1997
This study compared the efficacy beliefs of Taiwanese preservice teachers at the beginning of early childhood teacher preparation with those of preservice teachers near the end of preservice preparation. The 298 predominantly female participants were from 4 teacher colleges and a polytechnic institute. Participants completed a slightly revised…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries