scholarly journals Engaging high school students about organ donation and transplantation: an evaluation of the High School Outreach Initiative (HSOI) program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Selvanathan ◽  
Olusegun Famure ◽  
Benedict Batoy ◽  
Anna Cocco ◽  
Stephanie So ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Outreach ◽  
Outreach Initiative

scholarly journals ORGAN DONATION: AN EDUCATIONAL PACK FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Styliani Kapsali ◽  
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Vasiliki Sapountzi ◽  
Alexandra Nestora ◽  
Lefkothea-Vasiliki Andreou
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Board Game ◽  
Audiovisual Material ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Technology ◽  
Senior High School Students

Blood, bone marrow and organ donation is a major issue that concerns all of us. Even though 18 is the age of eligibility to become a donor, awareness should be raised earlier through education. To this end, and given that this issue is marred by prejudice and misconceptions, we developed an educational pack, aimed at senior high school students, which may be delivered in the context of a biology or sociology course. The proposed teaching intervention follows a three-fold approach: (1) First, students are educated on monoclonal antibodies and relevant biotechnology tools and their role in organ transplantation via a board game, (2) Second, we promote empathy using a free writing exercise that employs art prompts and audiovisual material, (3) Third, we assign students with research projects that involve building questionnaires, collecting and analyzing data and producing a science poster to be posted on the school website. Importantly, the aim of this proposed intervention is to educate and to raise awareness while students build on their research, technology and writing skills.

scholarly journals Connections Beyond Campus: Ontario University Library Outreach Programs for High Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Heather Buchansky
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
University Level ◽  
School Outreach

Over the past few decades, partnerships and programming between secondary school and post-secondary librarians and libraries have been widely discussed in library literature. These collaborations often exist to help high school students develop information literacy (IL) skills and to provide a smoother transition to university-level research. This paper examines the current high school outreach activities at Ontario university libraries that aim to bridge the gap between high school and post-secondary education. The purpose of this research, conducted through online surveys and interviews with academic librarians in the province, is to provide a snapshot of high school outreach activities and to highlight the benefits and challenges of such programming. It also examines why some libraries no longer offer such activities or programs. This analysis of the variety of outreach activities aims to generate discussion and ideas that academic libraries can use to connect with high school libraries.

Organ Donation and Transplantation: Ethnic differences in knowledge and opinions among urban high school students

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarence Spigner ◽  
Marcia Weaver ◽  
Vicky Cárdenas ◽  
Margaret D. Allen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
School Students
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