ERIC Number: EJ777874
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Publication Date: 2007-Nov
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Curriculum Charts and Time in Undergraduate Education
Nespor, Jan
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v28 n6 p753-766 Nov 2007
This paper examines the organization and representation of time in certain kinds of undergraduate programs, here represented by a sociology program in a US university. Written requirements for the major are analyzed as constituting a "chart" that defines academic time in terms of units of before-after relationships. The paper shows how students "reuse" these temporal units when charting paths through the university and reckoning their academic work to specific futures. (Contains 9 notes.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Sociology, Time Factors (Learning), Concept Mapping, Time Blocks, Time Perspective, Degree Requirements, Majors (Students), Relevance (Education), Politics of Education, Education Work Relationship, Course Selection (Students), Credentials, Academic Degrees
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Education Level: Higher Education
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