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Randall, William – Journal of General Education, 2012
A liberal arts environment invites the expansion of one's understanding of himself/herself and the world by exposing him/her to multiple disciplines across the humanities and social sciences. For its part, the topic of "narrative" is intrinsically interdisciplinary and, as such, can be explored to particular advantage within a liberal arts…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Self Concept, Access to Information, Intellectual Disciplines
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Lazda-Cazers, Rasma – Journal of General Education, 2010
New Web technology allows for the design of traditionally lecture-centered humanities courses by fostering active learning and engaging students as producers of learning content. The article presents the experiences with a student-generated wiki for a Germanic Mythology course. Evaluations indicated an overwhelmingly positive student experience…
Descriptors: Mythology, Active Learning, Student Experience, Humanities Instruction
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Marra, Rose M.; Palmer, Betsy – Journal of General Education, 2008
The original grounded theory was derived from a sample of junior and senior science and engineering majors. The current study tested the original grounded theory with a new set of juniors and seniors who were, in contrast to the original sample, primarily studying the liberal arts. In this qualitative analysis, the authors sought to determine if…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Attitudes, Social Sciences, Humanities