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Curtis Arena; Rae-Anne Butera; Emily Perl – New Directions for Student Services, 2024
Care teams, an important structure at most institutions of higher education, coordinate the work of various units to intervene with students who are at risk of attrition, academic failure, and/or are experiencing socio-emotional struggles. The authors provide various examples of how case management and Care Teamwork is structured in the small…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teamwork, At Risk Students, Emotional Disturbances
Butler, Anne Marie; Hahn, Christine – London Review of Education, 2021
This article presents a case study of a decolonized curriculum development in the Art History programme at the small liberal arts institution Kalamazoo College (Michigan, USA). It discusses the curriculum plan, methods for learning, assessment and potential applications for this approach beyond the case study. Paying attention to questions about…
Descriptors: Art History, History Instruction, Curriculum Development, Case Studies
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Goudsouzian, Lara K.; Lo, Stanley M. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
Problem-based learning encourages students to deepen their understanding of a concept by working through a real-world example of course content. Case studies represent a form of problem-based learning that engages students in realistic scenarios to achieve a deeper understanding of concepts. Case studies have been shown to facilitate the learning…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Science Instruction
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Mellon, Amiee; Kolb, Staci; Beauchamp, Matrika – Industry and Higher Education, 2021
Professors are often the first to introduce students to career-specific ethical dilemmas. Standard teaching methods for ethical classwork are mundane, typically involving lectures and case studies; however, research concludes that students have the best results from educational experiences when able to influence course composition. The authors…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Ethics, Case Studies, Career Development
Complete College America, 2022
In December 2020, Complete College America (CCA), in partnership with the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, launched a rigorous 12- to 18-month project designed to increase student success and completion rates at small liberal arts institutions. The focus was on building and enhancing support systems for first-generation and Pell-eligible students, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Descriptions, Small Colleges, Liberal Arts
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Tingle, Melissa N.; Schmitz, Julia M.; Rettig, Perry – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2021
Piedmont College's quality enhancement plan (QEP) emphasizes a developmental and progressive integration of high-impact practices (HIPs) into the academic and social fabric of the institution. The QEP is HIP initiative provides students with multiple opportunities to deepen learning and leadership skills, which leads to improvements in student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Communities of Practice, Educational Practices, Private Colleges