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Camfield, Eileen Kogl – Liberal Education, 2009
In this article, the author suggests that college educators need to do more than tell students how to expand upon their careerist reasons for going to college; they also need to help them "feel" the value of that expansion. The author recognizes that this is part of the motivation for proposed structural changes to undergraduate education, such as…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Intellectual Development, Child Development, Emotional Development
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Finster, David C. – Liberal Education, 1992
The reflective judgment model offers a rich context for analysis of science and science teaching. It provides deeper understanding of the scientific process and its critical thinking and reveals fundamental connections between science and the other liberal arts. Classroom techniques from a college chemistry course illustrate the utility of the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
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Haas, Paul F. – Liberal Education, 1992
College honors programs provide an especially promising context in which to promote reflective judgment by challenging and expanding students' intellectual horizons. However, faculty must carefully assess the different levels of cognitive development among their students, cultivate the skills of reflective judgment accordingly, and understand that…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Developmental Stages, Higher Education
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King, Patricia M. – Liberal Education, 1992
A reflective judgment model of adult intellectual development is proposed, for use by college faculty and staff in helping students question their assumptions about knowing and learning and in making more reflective judgments. The model is based on cognitive development theory and has specific implications for the college years. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Curriculum, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design
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Nevins, Katherine J. – Liberal Education, 1992
A three-year program at Bethel College (Minnesota) has introduced faculty to various models of college student development, including the reflective judgment model of intellectual development, and their instructional applications. Knowledge of student development, now common to faculty and staff, has had a profound impact on teaching, learning,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Higher Education
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Berberet, Jerry; Wong, Frank F. – Liberal Education, 1995
Discussion at the Wingspread Conference on the New American College (August 1994) concerning a new model of educational excellence in higher education is summarized. The model emphasizes the need to connect general education with specialized education, theoretical learning with practical learning, and development of intellectual skills with…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Role, Conferences