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Direct linkJeremy Dennis – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In adult education, the term "interdisciplinarity" is often treated as an agent for transforming teaching, learning, and research. This appreciation of the concept proliferates despite the fact that its actualization often supports competing interpretations and practices. Many adult educators are unaware of the distinctions made among…
Descriptors: Postmodernism, Adult Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedMcNair, Lucy R.; Garrison-Fletcher, Leigh – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2022
Our article presents the development, conceptual toolkit, and preliminary observations of an interdisciplinary Language Across the Curriculum (LAC) professional development seminar at our urban community college in Queens, New York. Although innovative in promoting inclusion and diversity, the college reflects a common monolingual 'Standard…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Areas, Language of Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Bowman, Peter J. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2020
An academic career at a community college is in a number of ways quite different from a career at a four-year university. From the emphasis on teaching and pedagogy to the absence of the "publish or perish" imperative (at least in most parts of the country), community college professors often navigate an array of challenges different…
Descriptors: Political Science, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Tenure
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
Sujung Kim, Editor; Leigh Garrison-Fletcher, Editor; Kaysi Holman, Editor – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2024
This book provides concrete examples of humanizing collectivist critical pedagogy, which creates a learning space with students, values their mutual-agency, and invites them to play a leading role in remaking higher education. It redefines student success to include an understanding of positionality, macro social structures, and agency. Each class…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Collectivism, Social Structure, Class Activities
Borda, Emily; Schumacher, Emily; Hanley, Daniel; Geary, Edward; Warren, Shannon; Ipsen, Cassidy; Stredicke, Lauren – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Background: A faculty development program was implemented over four years at a 4-year regional comprehensive university and two partnering community colleges. This project was focused on improving student learning in introductory Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) courses at each institution, by helping faculty adopt inclusive,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, STEM Education, Introductory Courses
Bringing Meaning to Learning: An Interdisciplinary Project for First-Year Community College Students
Rima, Brandi; Rodriguez, Crystal C. – Teaching of Psychology, 2021
Interdisciplinary pedagogy can enhance Introduction to Psychology curricula. We developed an interdisciplinary project to make meaning in a learning community (LC) clustering Introduction to Psychology with Introduction to Criminal Justice. Our purpose is to describe the project as a model and report on students' evaluations of the project and…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Introductory Courses
Beaumont, John – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Community college teaching is a complex endeavor requiring not only the mastery of disciplinary knowledge but also the pedagogical skills needed to serve this diverse population of students. While many community college faculties are hired with advanced academic degrees, professional experience or both, many often have not had formal pedagogical…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Hoy, Farrell – ProQuest LLC, 2019
At the college-level, instructors are experts in their own subject matter, but often have less knowledge of the theory and practice of successful teaching models and techniques for enhancing student learning and engagement (Burns, 2017). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has developed as a practice that supports inquiry and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, College Faculty
Lovell, Darrell – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
Addressing honors education and undergraduate research at the community college level is a question that is becoming more prevalent in the teaching landscape. Undergraduate research is encouraged as literature supports the role it plays in developing engaged students who are interested in the field of political science and academia in general.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Academic Standards, Mentors
Garrison-Fletcher, Leigh – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Community Colleges (CCs) in the U.S. provide open access to education for an extremely diverse student body, with large numbers of emergent bilingual students enrolling in CCs. This paper describes the rationale behind offering professional development to instructors across CCs on teaching Language Across the Curriculum (LAC). In order to meet the…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Experience, Bilingual Students
Sikand, Monika; Mazzatenta, Claudio; Wong, Keith; Bush, Joseph; Socha, Aaron M. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2021
Interdisciplinary education offers a collaborative approach to multifaceted topics, such as environmental sustainability. In this article, we present the conceptual framework and lessons learned from a team-taught course, entitled Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy (SEGE). Faculty from the departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Energy, STEM Education, Grades (Scholastic)
Sipe, Brenda S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Design thinking is a strategy for innovation popularized in the business press and recently investigated in academic literature. Some research points to design thinking as an enabler of an organizational culture of innovation. Much research demonstrates a link between a culture of innovation and successful business outcomes in every sector, and…
Descriptors: Design, Innovation, Thinking Skills, Organizational Culture
Download full textRima, Brandi; Rodriguez, Crystal – Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 2021
Assessment is critical to effectively implementing interdisciplinary pedagogy in higher education. We developed an interdisciplinary project for an Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Criminal Justice learning community at an urban community college. The semester-long project involved completing a series of lessons and assignments in…
Descriptors: Psychology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Summative Evaluation, Outcomes of Education
August, Gail – English Language Teaching, 2018
To improve academic ESL, a community college has been experimenting with linking an ESL class to a Sociology class. The primary goal was to use the methodology of Content Based Instruction to develop a curriculum that would promote academic vocabulary acquisition, critical thinking, and authentic communication in a sheltered environment. The…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
