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Galoyan, Tamara; Songer, Nancy Butler – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
To build a sustainable future, science and engineering education programmes should emphasise scientific investigation, collaboration across traditional science topics and disciplines, and engineering design, including design and evaluation of solutions. While some research studies articulate the shifts that are needed to realise classroom learning…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education, Teamwork, Scientific Research
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Pitt, Aleksandra N.; Schultz, Courtney A.; Vaske, Jerry J. – Environmental Education Research, 2019
The US Forest Service has a long history of youth conservation education. We investigated U.S. Forest Service citizen science programs that involve secondary school students in field collection of monitoring data to understand (1) how the programs integrated science and environmental education and (2) whether these programs advance ecological…
Descriptors: Literacy, Environmental Education, Program Descriptions, Forestry
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Hudson, Tara D.; Mack, Heather; Reed-Bouley, Jennifer; Rose, Margarita – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2018
Catholic higher education aims to educate students about the Catholic Social Tradition, yet few resources exist to articulate specific learning goals and assess such learning. This article presents the process used by a multi-university team to validate a rubric intended to strengthen curricular and co-curricular student learning about the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Catholics, Church Related Colleges, Scoring Rubrics
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Gilbert, Dorie J.; Held, Mary Lehman; Ellzey, Janet L.; Bailey, William T.; Young, Laurie B. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
This article reviews the literature on challenges faced by engineering faculty in educating their students on community-engaged, sustainable technical solutions in developing countries. We review a number of approaches to increasing teaching modules on social and community components of international development education, from adding capstone…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Social Work, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
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Ward, Thomas A. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
"Capstone" is a metaphor used to describe a final achievement that builds upon previous works and encapsulates them. Capstone projects are included in engineering curricula to integrate multi-disciplinary subjects and teach professional skills that are difficult to impart in a traditional lectured course. Since these projects serve to…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Design, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students
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Mariani, Melissa; Berger, Carolyn; Koerner, Kathleen; Sandlin, Cassie – Professional School Counseling, 2017
This article describes efforts undertaken to design, deliver, and evaluate a college and career readiness (CCR) unit for fifth-grade students. Preliminary findings from the school counselor-developed and -delivered intervention, Operation Occupation, supported interdisciplinary efforts between counselors and classroom teachers. Pre- and…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Intervention, Elementary School Students
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Bull, Marijoan – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2013
Given the fundamental objective of ESD--perspective change--it is increasingly being aligned with the theoretical foundation of Mezirow's Transformative Learning. In 2008, Sipos et al. built upon this connection by proposing a matrix of learning objectives to assess ESD in formal settings. These objectives, grouped under the title of…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Educational Objectives
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Thibadeau, Gene; Lagana, Joseph F. – Catalyst for Change, 1975
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Experimental Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach
Winder, Alvin E. – 1983
This paper describes a 2-year practicum in pediatric psychology at the Bay State Medical Center, as administered by the Psychology Department of the University of Massachusetts. An overview of the pediatric psychology program and its collaborative design between clinical and developmental psychology is given. The learning objectives, and the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Psychology, Curriculum Design, Developmental Psychology
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Newell, William H. – European Journal of Education, 1992
The ways in which Miami University (Ohio) has addressed some issues of interdisciplinary study are reported. Issues include disciplinary background needed by students before interdisciplinary study and by teachers before interdisciplinary teaching; the roles of the individual disciplines; intellectual skill development; and interdisciplinary study…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
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Stroggilos, Vasilis; Xanthacou, Yota – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2006
Individual educational plans (IEPs) are considered to be more effective when designed and implemented by a multidisciplinary team. This paper deals with the IEP as a collaborative tool for the education of pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Ten pupils with PMLD and the people working around them (e.g. teacher, speech…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Learning Problems, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies
Carter, Sara C.; Porter, Patricia B. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
The article describes three follow-up assessment models (community setting, residential setting, and check-up clinic) explored by an interdisciplinary augmentative communication team. Services offered and training provided to professionals, parents, and university-based students, as well as costs, advantages, and disadvantages, are summarized.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinics, Communication Disorders
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Socolar, Rebecca R. S.; Fredrickson, Doren D.; Block, Robert; Moore, Joyce K.; Tropez-Sims, Susanne; Whitworth, J. M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2001
This article describes the programs for medical diagnosis of child abuse and neglect in three states and efforts to establish state-wide programs in two states. Findings indicate state funding was vital for initiation of programs, alliances with other groups were successfully used to garner support, and professional training was crucial. (Contains…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Clinical Diagnosis
Wiley, Patricia Davis – 1988
The foreign language education program in the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville has worked with the Morgan County School System to develop a foreign language experience (FLEX) program in Spanish for that district. The program has three phases: (1) 1 year of in-service instruction in language and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, FLES
Kendziora, Kimberly; Bruns, Eric; Osher, David; Pacchiano, Debra; Mejia, Brenda – 2001
This document is part of a series designed to provide guidance for communities and caregivers interested in building exemplary systems of care and to give systems builders the latest available information about how best to help and serve and support children who live with serious emotional disturbances at home and in their communities. The…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Case Studies, Cooperative Planning
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