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Schaab, Katharine – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2020
The term "interdisciplinary" is an increasingly popular buzzword within higher education, yet varying interpretations of what constitutes interdisciplinary learning can dilute its meaning and potency. The Integrative Studies program at Kennesaw State University has participated in this dilution by offering an Integrative Studies degree…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Development, Introductory Courses, Thinking Skills
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Heikkinen, Henry W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
"To confess the truth, Mrs. B., I am not disposed to form a very favorable idea of chemistry, nor do I expect to derive much entertainment from it." That 200-year-old statement by Caroline to Mrs. Bryan, her teacher, appeared on the first page of Jane Marcet's pioneering secondary school textbook, "Conversations on Chemistry". It was published 17…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Science Education History
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Hernandez-Encuentra, Eulalia; Sanchez-Carbonell, Javier – Higher Education in Europe, 2005
This article describes the application of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) methodology in the context of a student congress, arguing that such new approaches to learning are best-suited to the goals of the Bologna Process. The Congress in question enabled Spanish graduate students in Psychology, many of them mid-career professionals, to increase their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Experience, Learning Motivation, Educational Change