ERIC Number: EJ1457949
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Integrating Values-Based Outcomes in Capstone Experiences
Julie Vale; Russell Kirkscey; James M. Weiss; Jennifer Hill
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v24 n4 p100-122 2024
Undergraduate programs that focus on disciplinary knowledge and skills can reinforce preexisting mindsets or ideologies that can lead to insufficient questioning of certain types of information (e.g., empirical data or model results) or insufficient valuing of certain types of information (e.g., Indigenous knowledge). One way to address this challenge is to include values-based learning and assessment strategies that empower students to better understand and engage with their complex and changing worlds. General Education (GenEd) Capstone Experiences (CE) often seek to instill values such as thoughtfulness, openness, and responsibility, but scholarly analysis of the pedagogies and their effectiveness is limited, as is discussion on the inclusion of similar pedagogies in discipline-focused courses. This study addresses this research disparity by using a mixed methods approach to investigate student and faculty perceptions of the values integrated by a GenEd CE program and the pedagogies used to integrate those values. Results demonstrate that the integration of reflection and discussion pedagogies has the potential to influence a variety of values-based outcomes. Institutional leaders and CE instructors may integrate these pedagogies into their CEs, with mindful attention to the associated values that they seek to instill.
Descriptors: Capstone Experiences, Undergraduate Study, Intellectual Disciplines, Student Empowerment, General Education, Values Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Beliefs, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Change Strategies, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Reflection, Colleges, Outcomes of Education
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
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