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McCarthy, Joseph J.; Parker, Robert S.; Abatan, Adetola; Besterfield-Sacre, Mary – Advances in Engineering Education, 2011
Increasing knowledge integration has gained wide-spread support as an important goal in engineering education. The Chemical Engineering Pillars curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh, unique for its use of block scheduling, is one of the first four-year, integrated curricula in engineering, and is specifically designed to facilitate knowledge…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Integrated Curriculum
Wesson, Linda; Kudlacz, Jane Marie – Principal Leadership, 2000
Elements aiding block-scheduling implementation at an Ohio Catholic school include a supportive principal, systems thinking, adequate time and resources, benchmarks for quality, responsible faculty decision making, readiness-based staff development, democratic process, process/content coordination, a nonthreatening learning environment, and…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Catholic Schools, Change Strategies, College Faculty