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Direct linkCruz, Eduardo R.; Soares, Afonso L. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2015
This essay is part of a collection of short essays solicited from authors around the globe who teach religion courses at the college level (not for professional religious training). They are published together with an introduction in "Teaching Theology and Religion" 18:3 (July 2015). The authors were asked to provide a brief overview of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Religion Studies, College Instruction
Gajwani, Kiran; Miron, Jeffrey – Journal of Economic Education, 2015
Siegfried and Stock (2007) explore the undergraduate training of PhD economists. Their findings show that among U.S. undergraduate economics programs, the Harvard University Economics Department produces many eventual economics PhD recipients. In this article, the authors discuss Harvard's undergraduate economics program and highlight some key…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Economics Education, College Programs, College Instruction
National Academies Press, 2015
Students who participate in scientific research as undergraduates report gaining many benefits from the experience. However, undergraduate research done independently under a faculty member's guidance or as part of an internship, regardless of its individual benefits, is inherently limited in its overall impact. Faculty members and sponsoring…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Undergraduate Students, Scientific Research, Student Research
Download full textChiu, Pit Ho Patrio – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2016
A Gateway Education Programme is established in Hong Kong that aims to broaden students' interdisciplinary knowledge and nurture student innovations under the Discovery-enriched Curriculum. To support the initiative, a novel idea was proposed for the creation of a Gateway Education Laboratory (GE Lab) with a highly configurable layout equipped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Discovery Learning
Williams, Peter – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
Assessment in higher education has focused on the performance of individual students. This focus has been a practical as well as an epistemic one: methods of assessment are constrained by the technology of the day, and in the past they required the completion by individuals under controlled conditions of set-piece academic exercises. Recent…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Student Evaluation, College Students, Data Analysis
Ando, Sachi – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
The Council on Social Work Education's Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards outline expectations for social work education to reflect human diversity in the learning environment. Exposing social work students to a diversity-enriched curriculum can help prepare them for culturally competent practice. This article presents an innovative…
Descriptors: Social Work, Teaching Methods, Inclusion, Experiential Learning
Zhang, Tao – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
There has been a good deal of research into the problems Chinese postgraduate students studying in English-speaking universities face with regard to critical thinking. This project is an attempt to tackle this issue from a new perspective. It aims to explore how a unique aspect of the university curriculum in China--the so-called "four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Social Values, Cultural Influences
Kelsey, Louise; Uytterhoeven, Lise – Research in Dance Education, 2017
This paper reports on a focused collaborative learning and teaching research project between the Dance Department at Middlesex University and partner institution London Studio Centre. Informed by Belinda Allen's research on creative curriculum design, dance students and lecturers shared innovative learning opportunities to enhance the development…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Hendrickson, Tamara L. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2015
Recently, a requirement for directed responsible conduct in research (RCR) education has become a priority in the United States and elsewhere. In the US, both the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation require RCR education for all students who are financially supported by federal awards. The guidelines produced by these…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Ethical Instruction, Undergraduate Study
Darling, Ruth – Journal of General Education, 2015
In this essay, I explore the idea that "academic" advisers are "academics" who play a major role in connecting the general education curriculum to the students' experience as well as connecting the faculty to the students' holistic experience of the curriculum. The National Academic Advising Association Concept of Academic…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Faculty, Teacher Role, General Education
Groth, Terrie R. – Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 2015
For some decades, students and scholars of Political Science have debated methodological differences, paradigmatic differences, and policy differences as they relate to curricula. Today, the real challenges facing the teaching of Political Science have less to do with content and much more to do with form and process. The next transformation in…
Descriptors: Political Science, Competency Based Education, Undergraduate Study, Foreign Countries
Welch, Edwin H. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2017
Smaller, private, independent institutions of higher education across the United States are facing challenging times. This white paper by Edwin H. Welch, president of the University of Charleston, shares lessons gleaned from the institution's innovative efforts over almost 30 years. Welch's hope is that the experiences at the University of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Private Colleges, Small Colleges
Hosek, Angela M. – Communication Teacher, 2016
This assignment serves to increase students' information literacy related to research gathering, critique, analysis, and implementation. For this assignment, students will: (a) identify and examine a news article that uses research; (b) trace the origins and conduct an analysis of the research study cited in the news article or a related research…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Assignments, Student Projects, Research Skills
Diaz-Martinez, Laura A.; Fisher, Ginger R.; Esparza, David; Bhatt, Jay M.; D'Arcy, Christina E.; Apodaca, Jennifer; Brownell, Sara; Corwin, Lisa; Davis, William B.; Floyd, Kevin W.; Killion, Patrick J.; Madden, Jaclyn; Marsteller, Patricia; Mayfield-Meyer, Teresa; McDonald, Kelly K.; Rosenberg, Martina; Yarborough, Mark A.; Olimpo, Jeffrey T. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Advancement of the scientific enterprise relies on individuals conducting research in anethical and responsible manner. Educating emergent scholars in the principles of ethics/responsible conduct of research (E/RCR) is therefore critical to ensuring such advancement. The recent impetus to include authentic research opportunities as part of the…
Descriptors: Ethics, Research Training, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
Levesque-Bristol, Chantal; Flierl, Michael; Zywicki, Craig; Parker, Loran Carleton; Connor, Cody; Guberman, Daniel; Nelson, David; Maybee, Clarence; Bonem, Emily; FitzSimmons, Jason; Lott, Erica – National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, 2019
How does a large research university establish a culture supporting student-centered evidence-based teaching? In this paper, we describe Purdue University's "Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation" (IMPACT) which has involved 321 instructors and 529 courses. Of every first-time undergraduate student, who first…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Evidence Based Practice, College Instruction, School Culture
