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Smith, Barbara Leigh – Liberal Education, 1991
The learning community curricular model links coursework to promote coherence and intellectual interaction for a group of students. The four basic models are linked courses; course clusters; freshman interest groups; and coordinated studies. Learning communities can be effective, and offer a feasible solution for different issues and diverse…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Freshmen, Curriculum Design
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Mattfeld, Jacquelyn Anderson – Liberal Education, 1975
Examines contemporary models of undergraduate education, including their historical development and the reforms of the 1960's, asking whether the many social, political, and intellectual directions demand corresponding curricular responses or a new synthesis. Concludes that social complexity calls for emphasis on the aesthetic and intuitive as…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Educational Planning, Educational Strategies
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King, Patricia M. – Liberal Education, 1992
A reflective judgment model of adult intellectual development is proposed, for use by college faculty and staff in helping students question their assumptions about knowing and learning and in making more reflective judgments. The model is based on cognitive development theory and has specific implications for the college years. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Curriculum, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design
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Wilson, Reginald – Liberal Education, 1991
Educational achievement should be intellectually and philosophically divorced from cultural affirmation, which is merely a byproduct of the inclusion of diverse voices in the search for truth. A model based on the relationship between the valuation of oneself by others and by oneself is presented to explain differential effects of schooling on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Curriculum, Cultural Background
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Washbourn, Penelope – Liberal Education, 1996
The New American College is a model of higher education and adult learning which stresses an integrated academic culture, connecting general education with specialized education, including professional education, and theoretical learning with practical application. It provides a highly intentional learning environment and individual attention,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Curriculum Design