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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
Hays, Alice – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation investigates the impact reading Young Adult Literature (YAL) has on students' empathetic responses as well as their capacity to take action regarding a social justice issue chosen by the student. Drawing on data from a 10th grade honors classroom at a Title 1 school in the Southwest, this ethnographic case study investigates how…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Empathy, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes
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Mubin, Omar; Novoa, Mauricio; Al Mahmud, Abdullah – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2017
Purpose: This paper narrates a case study on design thinking-based education work in an industrial design honours program. Student projects were developed in a multi-disciplinary setting across a Computing and Engineering faculty that allowed promoting technologically and user-driven innovation strategies. Design/methodology/approach: A renewed…
Descriptors: Industrial Arts, Design, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
Lambert, Leo M. – 1985
This paper summarizes an evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Seminars Program of the Honors Colleges at the State University of New York at Oswego. The Program, which was sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, involved teams of faculty and advanced students from the Honors College in the development of five…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Honors Curriculum
San Diego Community Coll. District, CA. Research and Planning. – 1986
In fall 1986, the San Diego Community College District initiated a pilot project to develop and offer an honors curriculum. After the first semester, during which 11 courses were offered to 110 students, an evaluation was conducted, consisting of the development of a profile of participants, a survey of students who withdrew from the program, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Dropouts
Byrne, Joseph P. – 1998
This study, a synthesis of 51 published prescriptive essays and program reports from 1978 to 1997, follows the development of honors programs in comprehensive community colleges. Despite arguments that programs of this sort betray the institution's democratic imperative by implying academic elitism, diverting needed funds from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development