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Coherence in the General Education Experience through the Inclusion of Physical Education
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Young, Shawna; Hall, Erin; Deaner, Heather; Riggs, Jim – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to share how physical education (PE) offers a unique place of interdisciplinary connections, contributing to coherence in the general education (GE) experience, and to demonstrate the overall value of PE, serving as a rationale for its inclusion in a GE program. A definition of GE is provided, followed by an historical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, General Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Curriculum
Mathematical Biology at an Undergraduate Liberal Arts College
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de Pillis, Lisette; Adolph, Stephen C. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Since 2002 the authors have offered an undergraduate major in Mathematical Biology at Harvey Mudd College. The major was developed and is administered jointly by the mathematics and biology faculty. In this paper the authors describe the major, courses, and faculty and student research and discuss some of the challenges and opportunities they have…
Descriptors: Student Research, Biology, Educational Opportunities, Barriers
The Creation of an Integrated Sustainability Curriculum and Student Praxis Projects
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Bacon, Christopher M.; Mulvaney, Dustin; Ball, Tamara B.; DuPuis, E. Melanie; Gliessman, Stephen R.; Lipschutz, Ronnie D.; Shakouri, Ali – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to share the content and early results from an interdisciplinary sustainability curriculum that integrates theory and practice (praxis). The curriculum links new topical courses concerning renewable energy, food, water, engineering and social change with specialized labs that enhance technological and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Socialization, Teamwork
Attitudes and Stages of Concern of Elementary Teachers toward Agriculture as a Context for Teaching across Grade Level Content Area Standards
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Bellah, Kimberly A.; Dyer, James E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to describe elementary teachers' attitudes and perceptions toward agriculture and its use as a context for teaching across the grade level content area standards. Further, this study sought to probe more deeply the stages of concern possessed by kindergarten through eighth grade teachers with respect to their use of…
Descriptors: State Standards, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Alignment (Education)
Integrating Project-Based Learning throughout the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum
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Savage, Richard N.; Chen, Katherine C.; Vanasupa, Linda – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2007
Equipping engineering students with the skills and knowledge required to be successful global engineers in the 21st century is one of the primary objectives of undergraduate educators. Enabling students to practice self-directed learning, to find solutions to design problems that are sustainable and to recognize that they are part of a global…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, Integrated Curriculum
Traditional Arts Knowledge, Traditional Ecological Lore: The Intersection of Art Education and Environmental Education
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Bequette, James W. – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2007
Teaching about Native artworks as part of school arts curriculum can serve to pass on traditional ecological knowledge while also contextualizing colonialism's influence on traditional and contemporary Native arts practices. This article explores how schools can actively engage in community arts partnerships with American Indians who have…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, American Indians, Ecology, Partnerships in Education