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Aslan, Serkan; Aybek, Birsel – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2020
This research aims to explore the effectiveness of interdisciplinary education program based on multicultural education on the tolerance value, attitude and critical thinking skills of the fourth grade primary school students. Single group pre-posttest design has been used in the study. The research has been carried out with 30 fourth-grade…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Critical Thinking, Program Effectiveness
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Kozlo, Anatoly V.; Shemshurina, Svetlana A. – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
Supplying students with a good understanding of research activity tools is one of the challenges in modern technical education. The aim of this study is to develop a multipurpose technological support for shaping creative activity of students in engineering universities. The research included a survey of 150 students in the age of 18-22 majoring…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Research, Creativity, Curriculum Development
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Smith, Stephanie D.; Rowan, Noell L.; Arms, Tamatha E.; Hohn, Kristen L.; Galbraith, Craig S. – Educational Gerontology, 2021
A collaboration between social work and nursing faculty created a curriculum to improve cultural awareness and knowledge of LGBT older population's health and quality of life. Social work and nursing students completed a pre/post survey following the educational intervention; results from this mixed methods study indicated positive change in…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, LGBTQ People, Risk, Health Services
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Brown, Elizabeth – Education Libraries, 2017
Library orientations continue to excite, or plague, instruction librarians everywhere. Reaching first year students early can preempt academic heartache and research woes, yet the question of "what students really need" continues to evolve. This article presents a case study of a large-scale implementation of library orientations. The…
Descriptors: Library Orientation, Case Studies, Student Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Cockcroft, Robert; Symons, Sarah L.; Goff, Lori; Knorr, Kris; Robinson, Sarah J.; van Wersch, Geneviève; Charney, Devra; Farquharson, Michael J. – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2016
Transitioning to university can be a daunting endeavour, with student success dependent on a myriad of effects (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). Understanding how to navigate university systems, who to meet, how to get help, how to study, and what goals to set can be hard to grasp (Valle et al., 2003). We provide an overview of the new…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, College Science, College Freshmen, Mentors
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Pearce, Andrea R.; Bierman, Paul R.; Druschel, Gregory K.; Massey, Christine; Rizzo, Donna M.; Watzin, Mary C.; Wemple, Beverly C. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2010
At the University of Vermont, an interdisciplinary faculty team developed an introductory watershed science field course. This course honed field skills and catalyzed communication across water-related disciplines without requiring specific prerequisites. Five faculty (geology, engineering, geography, natural resources) taught the four-credit…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Development, Geology
Archer, Barrie S. D.; Barrett, Jeanne – 2000
This grant's goals for high school teachers were threefold: (1) in the core courses and elective classes to collaborate and create lessons with a central theme; (2) become proficient with computer technology and utilize Internet resources as integral components of their lessons; and (3) enrich, enliven, and update the content of their classes…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, High Schools
MacDowell, Michael A.; And Others – 1977
The paper reviews the design of a model for teaching about work in social studies. Developed in 1974 at an inservice economic education workshop sponsored by the Illinois Council on Economic Education, The World of Work Economic Education Program orients existing curriculum materials around fundamental economic principles. It was hypothesized that…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
Ruiz, Andres Julian – 1982
An interdisciplinary unit designed to modify racial attitudes of primary school students was implemented in a multicultural setting. The target group was a class of 27 second-grade students representing nine countries: the United States, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Mexico, Ecuador, Pakistan, and China. Classroom problems included…
Descriptors: Action Research, Activity Units, Affective Objectives, Attitude Change
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1977
The document is the first in a series of four competency-based inservice teacher education modules in consumer education. Each of the modules is self-contained and can be completed by teachers at their own rate. The main objective of the program is to assist curriculum developers and elementary and secondary classroom teachers as they plan,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1977
The document is the second in a series of four competency-based inservice teacher education modules in consumer education. The main objective of the program is to assist curriculum developers and elementary and secondary classroom teachers as they plan, develop, implement, and evaluate a multidisciplinary consumer education program. The present…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Business Cycles, Competency Based Teacher Education
McAllister, Deborah A., Ed.; Bothman, Susan M., Ed – Online Submission, 2005
As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. Licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience. This course, Education 590 Culminating…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Action Research, Graduate Study, Teacher Certification