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Wiley, Ben; Robinson, Janet – 1987
A description is provided of the rationale for, objectives of, and unique and innovative features of St. Petersburg (Florida) Junior College's (SPJC's) Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IDS). First, the paper discusses the national context of renewed attention to the liberal arts, the higher education milieu in Florida, and SPJC's general…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Educational Innovation, General Education
Download full textConroy, France H. – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
Because students who do not read and write cannot participate effectively in a democratic society, the staff of the College Skills Program at Burlington County (New Jersey) College has designed a developmental skills program in reading and writing with a social science core. The program (Social Science 100) emphasizes reading, thinking,…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Hamel, Thomas – 1994
One of the most distinctive features of academic departments in community colleges is their multi-disciplinary nature. While the creation of multi-disciplinary departments usually results from pragmatic considerations, they do present some advantages over one-subject departments in that faculty are obliged to learn other disciplines and a system…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Collegiality, Community Colleges
