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Jill M. Swirsky; Susan Geffen; Kathy R. Doody; Pamela Schuetze; Emily F. Coyle; Lisa Timmons; Erica Weisgram – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2025
This study examined the use of popular culture-themed (PCT) courses in higher education. The goal was to define PCT courses operationally as well as qualitatively to explore benefits and challenges associated with teaching these courses. Instructors from a wide range of disciplines who have taught or are currently teaching a PCT course were asked…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Benefits
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Wilson, Anne M.; Sarooghi, Hessam; Ryan, Travis J.; Mitchell, NaShara; Fernhaber, Stephanie A. – College Teaching, 2023
While higher education plays a critical role in society, little is known about the motivation of faculty members within such institutions. In this paper, we explore the faculty motivation to voluntarily cocreate an interdisciplinary course as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of our qualitative, phenomenological study highlight…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Motivation, Team Teaching, Curriculum Development
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Mahabeer, Pryah – South African Journal of Education, 2018
Over 21 years into democracy and the commitment for radical transformation in education, South Africa continues to adopt and adapt international imperatives and standardisations in pursuit of first world rankings. Ironically, notions of indigenisation, decolonisation and Africanisation of the curriculum have become catch words of the day. In the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Land Settlement, Social Justice