Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ549779
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Student Empowerment through Group Work: A Case Study.
Burkill, Sue
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v21 n1 p89-94 Mar 1997
Attempts to differentiate the characteristics of courses that involve token empowerment from those that involve deeper empowerment. Describes a course where students role-played the part of consultants involved in group work involving global issues. Includes a chart that outlines the components of token and deep empowerment. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Learning Strategies, Progressive Education, Role Playing, Self Actualization, Self Directed Groups, Small Group Instruction, Student Improvement, Student Participation, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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