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Cole Smith; Jemilia S. Davis – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2025
The growing demand for leadership competencies in the global workforce has expanded undergraduate programs integrating leadership theory, organizational development, and data-driven decision-making. This paper examines the development of an undergraduate leadership program evaluation at a liberal arts college in the southern United States.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Leadership Training, Program Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
Esquibel, Joseph; Rook, Deborah L.; LoRe, Sondra M.; Starnes, John H.; Miller, Jillian M.; Buntz, Jennifer G.; Hugo, Alys; Nieuwsma, Christianne B.; Seitz, Heather; Bissell, Ahrash; Gross, Louis; Kiser, Stacey; Lenhart, Suzanne; Mills, Michael A.; Neuhauser, Claudia; Corriette, Irene; Prescott, Sarah; Jenkins, Kristin P.; Karpakakunjaram, Vedham – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Mastery of quantitative skills is increasingly critical for student success in life sciences, but few curricula adequately incorporate quantitative skills. Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges (QB@CC) is designed to address this need by building a grassroots consortium of community college faculty to (1) engage in interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Science, Community Colleges
Seethaler, Sherry; Czworkowski, John; Remmel, Jeffrey; Sawrey, Barbara A.; Souviney, Randall – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
In traditional preservice teacher education programs, education courses are "add-ons" to science content courses. As a result, future teachers are taught the importance of authentic inquiry and constructivism, but they may never learn science in the way they are expected to teach it. University of California San Diego's California Teach…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education, Undergraduate Study
Bartlett, Cheryl; Marshall, Murdena; Marshall, Albert – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2012
This is a process article for weaving indigenous and mainstream knowledges within science educational curricula and other science arenas, assuming participants include recognized holders of traditional ecological knowledge (we prefer "Indigenous Knowledge" or "Traditional Knowledge") and others with expertise in mainstream…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Environmental Education, American Indian Education
Herz, Lori; Russo, M. Jean; Ou-Yang, H. Daniel; El-Aasser, Mohamed; Jagota, Anand; Tatic-Lucic, Svetlana; Ochs, John – Advances in Engineering Education, 2011
The undergraduate Bioengineering Program at Lehigh University was established as part of the university's Bioscience and Biotechnology Initiative with support from the National Science Foundation through a grant from its Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC). The objective here is to describe the program development and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Engineering Education, Biotechnology, Program Descriptions
Reuschlein, Robert W. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to create knowledge about peace economics content of Midwest undergraduate peace studies programs, barriers that constrain economic content expansion, and strategies to overcome these barriers. A 40 question survey of directors and 4 director interviews were used to gather data to test hypotheses on the curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Peace, Program Development, Economics
Ford, James R.; Prudente, Caryn; Newton, Thomas A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a research-based program of laboratory instruction for first-year chemistry students is described. The new approach engages students in interdisciplinary, chemistry-centered research projects during the second semester of their general chemistry course. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Program Development
Devine, Sharon Mayne; Daly, Kerry; Lero, Donna; MacMartin, Clare – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2007
Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, which is offered at the University of Guelph, is an interdisciplinary department that previously offered three undergraduate majors: child, youth, and family; applied human nutrition; and gerontology; as well as graduate programs at the master's and doctoral levels. Several factors have precipitated a review…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Gerontology, Nutrition Instruction, Family Life Education
Alley, Keith E. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
Building undergraduate and graduate programs simultaneously highlighted the tensions between disciplinary-based undergraduate programs and interdisciplinary graduate programs.
Descriptors: Research Universities, Graduate Study, Masters Programs, Institutional Role
Friedland, Ellie – Journal of General Education, 2004
Universities and colleges are increasingly recognizing the need for programs in oral communication across the curriculum. Many small colleges that do not have faculty in communications do have faculty in theatre who are skilled in oral communication. This article describes a pilot program in oral communication coaching for undergraduate students…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Speech Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Undergraduate Study
Lynton, Rolf P. – 1974
This guide is based on a study of how to improve population programs in universities. Staff from 25 universities contributed questions and answers that serve as much of the content of the guide. The guide is intended to sharpen the map of the world of population program building in universities. The guide identifies 23 features of programs that…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Higher Education, Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Dodge, Susan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
Increasingly, college undergraduates are custom designing their courses of study and creating majors that allow them to combine often eclectic interests with career goals. In many cases, students' creations have had a lasting impact through development of new academic programs. Institutional arrangements for planning, advising, and monitoring…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Individualized Programs
Grandin, John M. – 1991
During a 4-year period, the University of Rhode Island (Kingston) developed the International Engineering Program, a German-language focused model for undergraduate education in international engineering. The faculty in the College of Engineering and the German Section of the Department of Languages cooperated to develop the program. By expanding…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, German, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach

McKenna, E. Daniel – Journal of Chemical Education, 1990
The growth and development, professional development, and recognition of this cooperative program are described. Highlighted is the program in the department of chemistry. Programs in other science departments are also discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Frazier, Robert Carter – 1973
The purpose of this case study was to examine the origin and development of the Center for the Humanities at Arizona State University in Tempe. An attempt was made to explicate why and how the interdisciplinary humanities program began at Arizona State University, to describe the expansion of and changes in the program as it evolved into the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
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