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Kwong, Caleb; Cheung, Cherry; Bhattarai, Charan; Fieldhouse, Sujun – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
With the growing emphasis on social entrepreneurship (SE), many universities are delivering social entrepreneurship courses (SECs) to develop students' social awareness and aspirations, and socially entrepreneurial behaviors. This study investigates the extent to which the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE), entailing entrepreneurism at individual,…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Universities
Latife Kabakli ÇCmen – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2024
This research is based on the question of why prospective teachers should take an educational anthropology course, considering the communication of the teaching profession (understanding the other) and encountering cultural diversity (education continues outside the school, this education aims to reproduce and sustain teaching). Today, it has…
Descriptors: Educational Anthropology, Teacher Education Programs, Cultural Pluralism, Elective Courses
Guron, Marta; Slentz, Alexis E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Approaching elective courses and courses on special topics in Chemistry can seem daunting at times, given the varied backgrounds of the students, together with the broad nature of topics. Often, institutions may give incentives for creating sustainability related course offerings, but knowing where to start and how to organize the information…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Sustainability
Radmehr, Farzad; Nedaei, Mahboubeh; Drake, Michael – PRIMUS, 2022
Mathematics education faculty working in mathematics departments are commonly involved in teaching undergraduate mathematics courses, teaching and supervising postgraduate students of mathematics education, and developing mathematics teachers (pre-service and/or in-service). This paper proposes a new elective course that can be taken by either…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Majors (Students), Elective Courses, Course Selection (Students)
An Examination of the Transformative Effect of Learning by Teaching Method in Human Rights Education
Defne Günay; Zahide Melis Özün Çöllüoglu – Journal of Political Science Education, 2025
Human rights education constitutes a significant component within the global human rights regime. In the realm of human rights education, transformative approaches have gained prominence, emphasizing the necessity of educational practices beyond traditional classroom settings. This study aims to examine the impact of participatory methodologies…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Citizenship Education, Global Approach, Learning Experience
Dogan, Merih – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Purpose: This study aimed to elicit the course-related expectations of students studying in different faculties at Ankara University who took an elective music course. More specifically, the students' reasons for enrolling in the music course, their expectations about the objectives, the teaching processes and evaluation process of this course,…
Descriptors: College Students, Expectation, Elective Courses, Music Education
Implementation of a Trauma and Violence Informed Care Elective to Supplement Early Medical Education
Trisha Agarwal; Anima Shrestha; Natasha Garamani; Rachael Williams – Discover Education, 2024
Interpersonal violence (IPV) recognition is vital to patient-centered care. Previous educational efforts have incorporated IPV into undergraduate medical education in the form of standardized patient encounters and IPV screening and awareness, but no semester-long elective that offers an intersectional approach to trauma-informed care and…
Descriptors: Trauma Informed Approach, Family Violence, Medical Education, Curriculum Implementation
Smith, Brandy A.; Hendricks, Andria J.; McFarland, Averi; Holman, Robert W.; Rodnick, Kenneth J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
A chemistry course designed as an elective for chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and pharmaceutical science majors is described. The course is designed for second- through fourth-year undergraduate students. The prerequisite is first-semester, second-year undergraduate organic chemistry with the second semester of the organic sequence as a…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Elective Courses
Galleli, Barbara; Teles, Noah Emanuel Brito; Freitas-Martins, Mateus Santos; Semprebon, Elder; Hourneaux Junior, Flavio – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to analyse the insertion of Sustainability in Management undergraduate courses in Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: Through content analysis, the authors have mapped the curricular grids of the Management courses simultaneously best classified in an independent national ranking…
Descriptors: Management Development, Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Undergraduate Students
Nartey, Esther; Hanson, Ruby – Science Education International, 2021
The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions that senior high school (SHS) chemistry students, and teachers have about organic chemistry as well as to compare organic chemistry topics that are difficult for students and teachers. Simple random sampling (lottery) and purposive sampling methods were used to select a sample of 100 SHS…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Elective Courses
Thacker, Emma S.; Bodle, Aaron T. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2022
We designed and implemented a hybrid elementary social studies education elective focused on antiracist teacher education, place-based teacher education, and archaeology with partners at an historic site, James Madison's Montpelier. Our action research study indicates that, in the midst of injustices highlighted in 2020, participants engaged in…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Studies
Yastibas, Ahmet Erdost – Journal of English Teaching, 2021
COVID-19 has impacted education negatively to a certain extent by suspending schools and universities, ending face-to-face and practical education, and causing a rapid transition to distance education. These changes have led to several negative effects on teachers and students such as anxiety, stress, and depression, which demonstrates the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
Kaçar, Isil Günseli – Teaching English with Technology, 2022
Pre-service teachers of the 21st century are expected to be equipped with both pedagogical and digital competence. In fact, teacher education programs should give prospective teachers the opportunity of becoming the designers of their own lessons instead of dictating them certain ways of integrating technology. The pre-service teacher education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Austin, Daniel; Frontier, Alison J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
An interdisciplinary course called "The Chemistry of Poisons" was created, featuring organic chemistry, biology, pharmacology, and toxicology content. This exploratory chemistry elective course was created by an instructor with a background in synthetic organic chemistry and a teaching assistant with a background in pharmacy practice.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Instructional Design, Teaching Methods
Tang, Rong; Sae-Lim, Watinee – Education for Information, 2016
In this study, an exploratory content analysis of 30 randomly selected Data Science (DS) programs from eight disciplines revealed significant gaps in current DS education in the United States. The analysis centers on linguistic patterns of program descriptions, curriculum requirements, and DS course focus as pertaining to key skills and domain…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Higher Education, Content Analysis, Program Descriptions