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Around the CIRCLE: Research and Practice. Volume 5, Number 1, Fall 2007

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Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2007

The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) promotes research on the civic and political engagements of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25. The following topics are covered in this issue of "Around the CIRCLE": (1) Common Social Studies Teaching Practices and their Civic Outcomes; (2) CIRCLE Jointly Hosts…

Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Research Reports, Journal Articles, Social Studies

Cooperative Effort: Some New Possibilities

McKinney, T. Harry – Improving College and University Teaching, 1974

Discusses three developments in higher education that offer possibilities for cooperative efforts that could lead to significant improvements in undergraduate programs: cluster colleges, field study programs, and new techniques for teaching and learning. (Author/PG)

Descriptors: Cluster Colleges, Educational Innovation, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education

Teaching In a Cluster College

Lawler, Nancy – Community College Social Science Journal, 1977

Report on the advantages and disadvantages of the interdisciplinary cluster system at Oakton Community College (Illinois) after five years. Reviews effects on students, faculty, administrators, and curriculum. (RT)

Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Cluster Colleges, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development

The Cluster Philosophy and Its Manifestations at Oakton Community College.

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Bers, Trudy H. – 1982

The philosophy of the cluster system operating at Oakton Community College (OCC) is described in this paper along with changes that have occurred in the system over the past few years. Part I describes the social, political, and educational environment in which the philosophy of the cluster system was forged. Additionally, this section identifies…

Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Cluster Colleges, College Faculty, Community Colleges