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Alexis R. Kennedy – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2024
Despite Minnowbrook's call in 1968, social equity has been slow to be incorporated into public administration scholarship, teaching, and practice. However, recently, more organizations have promoted a social equity lens in their missions, strategic plans, budgets, hiring decisions, programs, and policies. As a pillar of public administration, this…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Social Justice, Position Papers, Advocacy
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Andrew M. Phelps; Christopher A. Egert; Mia Consalvo – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
This article describes the educational, operational, and practical implementation of an upper-division undergraduate studio-style course centered on the subject of game production. Specifically, the article addresses the course organization and processes, the institutional context for the course (i.e., its situated role in the larger curriculum),…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Video Games, Educational Games, Computer Software
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Osborn, J. R.; Barba, Evan; Henderson, Gretchen E.; Strong, Lisa M.; Kadish, Lesley H. – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2019
This article presents the Pilgrimage Model as a template for educators wishing to lead students on site-specific studies of engaged learning. During the 2015-2016 academic year, a group of Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff pursued the Pilgrimage Project, a year-long pedagogical experiment in interdisciplinary education and…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Students, College Faculty
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Dark, Marta L.; Hylton, Derrick J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2018
This article describes a general education course offering, Physics and the Arts. During the development of this course, physics and arts faculty collaborated closely. We cover the usual physics phenomena for such a course--light, color, and sound--in addition to gravity, equilibrium, and spacetime. Goals of the course are to increase students'…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Art Education, General Education
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Delgado, Elvin – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2016
Energy issues are becoming increasingly common subjects of instruction in undergraduate- and graduate-level classrooms across a variety of disciplines. The interdisciplinary character of energy studies provides geographers with a great opportunity to present different applied and theoretical approaches to help students conceptualize energy issues…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Education, Power Technology, Class Activities
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Thistlethwaite, Jill E. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2015
Interprofessional education (IPE) aims to improve patient outcomes and the quality of care. Interprofessional learning outcomes and interprofessional competencies are now included in many countries' health and social care professions' accreditation standards. While IPE may take place at any time in health professions curricula it tends to focus on…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Learning Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Health Education
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Mousa, W. A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to share the experience gained in, and the efforts made toward, introducing and implementing a new course in the challenging and important area of geophysical signal processing at the Electrical Engineering (EE) Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The new course,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education, Geophysics
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Hoskinson, Anne-Marie – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Biological problems in the twenty-first century are complex and require mathematical insight, often resulting in mathematical models of biological systems. Building mathematical-biological models requires cooperation among biologists and mathematicians, and mastery of building models. A new course in mathematical modeling presented the opportunity…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Biology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Development
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Drake, Tom; O'Rourke, Michael; Panttaja, Dean; Peterson, Ivan – Journal of General Education, 2008
After describing our interdisciplinary humanities course and its history, we identify challenges these courses face and strategies for keeping them vigorous. We argue that course longevity depends on effective translation of vision and content into explicit goals bridging the gaps between faculty members and between faculty and students. (Contains…
Descriptors: Humanities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Courses, General Education
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Thabane, Lehana; Walter, Stephen D.; Hanna, Steven; Goldsmith, Charles H.; Pullenayegum, Eleanor – Journal of Statistics Education, 2008
Effective statistical collaboration in a multidisciplinary health research environment requires skills not taught in the usual statistics courses. Graduates often learn such collaborative skills through trial and error. In this paper, we discuss the development of a biostatistical collaboration course aimed at graduate students in a Health…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Research Methodology, Cooperation, Statistics
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Kutsche, Paul; And Others – Journal of General Education, 1983
Describes efforts to utilize a biocultural framework in introductory anthropology courses. Explains the biocultural theory of human evolution, describes experimental courses at Cornell University and Colorado College, looks at the problems encountered and lessons learned during these experimental efforts, and considers prospects for future…
Descriptors: Biology, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Interdisciplinary Approach
Smith, Douglas – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
In this article, the author describes the Interdisciplinary Cohort Model of Teacher Preparation at the University of Kentucky. It has been successful in preparing business and marketing teachers in a one-year period, has made educational foundations an integral part of classroom practice, and fostered collaboration between business and marketing…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education Curriculum, Acceleration (Education), Course Descriptions
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Casto, R. Michael – Theory into Practice, 1987
Courses and seminars offered by the Ohio State University Commission on Interprofessional Education and Practice are described. The faculty team approach, the case study methodology, and the mix of students are emphasized. (MT)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Professional Education
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Turnbull, Miles – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Presents a multidimensional teaching module, based on a communicative-experiential syllabus, that can be adapted to address the specific ages, needs, and interests of students. The article emphasizes that the key to creating a successful multidimensional module is the selection of an appropriate topic. (15 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Objectives, Interdisciplinary Approach
Beddis, R. A. – Review of Environmental Education Developments, 1986
Provides an explanation of the rationale, developmental processes, and long term objectives associated with a cross-curriculum environmental program for secondary students. Presents a listing of the aims and assessment objectives of the syllabus and includes an outline of the course. (ML)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Environmental Education
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