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Csomay, Eniko; Pollard, Elizabeth; Bordelon, Suzanne; Beck, Audrey – Journal of General Education, 2015
Despite the desire of employers to hire those with the critical-thinking and communication skills a general education (GE) program can offer, the value of GE programs is often questioned due to concerns about four-year graduation rates, perceived low immediate economic payoff, and a dearth of evidence to support their efficacy. This article…
Descriptors: General Education, Critical Thinking, Communication Skills, Graduation Rate
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Labianca, Dominick A.; Reeves, William J. – Journal of General Education, 1977
Criticizes traditional team teaching, describes how the teaching method at the New School of Liberal Arts at Brooklyn College is more valid by discussing two of the courses concerned with the Age of Revolutions, that in Science and in Literature, and explains how they interrelate. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Greene, David B. – Journal of General Education, 2003
North Carolina State University (NCSU) is a Research Intensive (Research I) university located in Raleigh, the state capital. Increasingly over the past ten years, NCSU faculty interested in issues of teaching and learning have used the term "inquiry-guided learning" (IGL) to describe the kind of learning they are trying to promote. The…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), General Education, Critical Thinking, Faculty