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Fay, Jennifer R.; Newton, Camille; Budge, Steven T. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2021
Lack of clear, coherent pathways to transfer or to workforce goals is a common impediment to community college student success and completion. Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) set the ambitious goal of achieving curricular coherence across its 10 colleges, developing shared pathways that clearly delineate employment and/or…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Pritchard, Laurel M.; Bowles-Terry, Melissa; Couzens, Lindsay; Drake, Maria; Rodriguez-Robles, Javier A.; Copeland, David E.; Kim, Peter; Tillery, Denise; Drake, Brent – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2021
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) was one of four participating institutions in the Association of American Colleges and Universities' (AAC&U) Purposeful Pathways: Faculty Planning for Curricular Coherence Project, funded by the Teagle Foundation. The goal of the project was to examine and improve curriculum coherence in undergraduate…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Change, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Zubov, Lynn Roch; Guillory, Monica D.; Farmer, Deborah F. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2021
The purpose of this research was to investigate whether a mid-sized public university could create a more coherent and efficient undergraduate curriculum over a short period of time with minimal resources. We pursued this question using an action research design. Using a curriculum model, we developed that focused on foundational, breadth, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Action Research, Efficiency
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Birge, Amy; Shannon, Eric W. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2021
This practice article describes the goals, strategies, and outcomes of a pilot project that grew out of the Purposeful Pathways: Faculty Planning for Curricular Coherence project, funded by the Teagle Foundation, at Community College of Philadelphia. Included are recommendations for creating and supporting sustainable multidisciplinary…
Descriptors: Educational Change, General Education, Educational Planning, Curriculum Development
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Kalas, Pam; Raisinghani, Latika – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Teaching and learning of many undergraduate science courses often remains confined within the boundaries of classrooms rendering learning of these subjects irrelevant and detached from students' lived experiences. Community-based experiential learning (CBEL) is one way to address this issue. This paper reports the development and implementation of…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning
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Vander Schee, Brian A. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
Introducing the general education curriculum in a required first-year seminar can be challenging. However, it provides a great opportunity to influence students' perceptions. The results of this study indicate that doing so increases student appreciation for general education and increases student confidence in general education course selection.…
Descriptors: General Education, First Year Seminars, Student Attitudes, Course Selection (Students)