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Direct linkSternberg, Robert J. – Liberal Education, 2008
In this article, the author discusses how it is time for higher education to think seriously about alternatives to the traditional undergraduate "major," which, in the large majority of cases, tends to be focused on just a single field of inquiry. The author observes that the current idea of a major (or minor) subject may have made more sense in a…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
