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ERIC Number: EJ1011738
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
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Two-Year Community. Life In The Universe: An Interdisciplinary Seminar Course
LoPresto, Michael C.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v42 n5 p14-19 May 2013
An investigation of the possibility of life in the universe, or astrobiology, is an ideal topic for an interdisciplinary seminar course. Answering the topic's inherent questions--whether life exists elsewhere in the universe and, if it does indeed exist, whether we on Earth could contact such life--requires an interdisciplinary approach and multiple perspectives from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Described are several highlights of a community college's 15-week seminar course, Life in the Universe, including students' perceptions of the course elements as ascertained from an end-of-course survey. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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