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Klos, Naomi Yavneh; Eskine, Kendall; Pashkevich, Michael – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2015
Whether at public or private, secular or faith-based institutions, questions of social justice and civic engagement are an increasing focus of attention in honors education. The emphasis on modes of learning that are, in the terms of the National Collegiate Honors Council's 2014 "Definition of Honors Education," "measurably broader,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Honors Curriculum, Skill Development, Course Descriptions
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Andersen, Kim; Thorgaard, Gary – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2014
Interdisciplinary approaches do not merely satisfy an abstract longing; in post-educational life--especially in a secular, Western, post-modern culture--young people must confront complex issues that transcend any one discipline. Educational systems accordingly have a duty to offer frameworks for understanding this complexity that go beyond any…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Honors Curriculum, Models
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. – 1981
Information on the senior year at Northwestern University, Illinois, and suggestions for providing focus to the last year of undergraduate study are presented, based on a needs assessment conducted by the Curricular Policies Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Department heads and other staff were contacted to obtain a profile of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Programs, College Seniors, Course Descriptions