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Allen, Megan E. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Across American higher education interest in interdisciplinary education has exploded, and perhaps nowhere more so than in undergraduate general education. While students are the ultimate recipients of interdisciplinary curricula and vital stakeholders in the quality-monitoring process, the perspectives and experiences of students have been…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, College Curriculum
Kathryn Bell – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this Dissertation in Practice (DiP) project was to engage in strategic inquiry to improve teaching and learning in the interprofessional education (IPE) program at Pacific University. An action research approach was used to engage stakeholders in cycles of research to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the program, as well…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Design, Course Evaluation, Educational Change
Nancy Macharia – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum recognizes approaches to learning skills (ATLS) as an integral part of the Primary Years Programme (PYP) framework. This vital element of learning is designed to be embedded in the program standards and practices of the inquiry-based IB curriculum. After an evaluation visit by the IB school visit…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Skill Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
Lady Abigail Imperio – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Online distance learning, a modern educational practice, has influenced music pedagogy in the past several decades. It involves synthesizing interdisciplinary studies in philosophy, music, technology, and sociology. In this study, an integrated approach has been developed to create a unique curriculum for an online group piano course in a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Online Courses
Kane, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This descriptive phenomenological study examined how postsecondary faculty experienced instructional development workshops framed around the tenets of design-thinking. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants of varying disciplines from a private, R1 institution in New England. Transcripts were analyzed inductively using…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Instructional Development, Curriculum Design, Private Colleges
Julian Drake Gifford – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The use and understanding of mathematics is a crucial component of the physical sciences. Much work has been done in physics education research and science education more broadly to determine persistent difficulties with mathematics. This work has led to the development of numerous problem solving strategies aimed at helping learners approach…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement
Craig, Jeffrey Carl – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation has seven chapters. In chapter one, I discuss through why I am doing this dissertation, my positionality, and how I learned from and with all of my committee members. Chapter two is where I situate my dissertation study through developing a social theory of quantitative literacy by translating a social theory of literacy (Barton…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Numeracy, Social Theories, Epistemology
Audrey Kathryn Chery – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examines the skills, knowledge, and support needs of novice and experienced Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) teachers in higher education in the United States. Using a critical ecological approach (CEA) framework, it aims to contribute to the global growing body of research on LSP teacher preparation that has thus far…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Likert Scales
Fry, Jana – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study sought to understand concerns and levels of use of a group of teachers in the process of developing a project-based learning (PBL) program, and the effect of a change facilitator on these processes. The research was guided by the following research questions: One, what are the concerns of teachers regarding the planning of a PBL…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers
Lauren Brooks Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Informal learning is an important venue for educating the general public about complex socio- scientific issues: intersections of scientific understanding and society. My dissertation is a multi-tiered analysis of how informal education, and particularly informal educators, can leverage learning to respond to one particular socio-scientific issue:…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Education, Informal Education, Climate
Berry, Ayora – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a curriculum design-based (CDB) professional development model on K-12 teachers' capacity to integrate engineering education in the classroom. This teacher professional development approach differs from other training programs where teachers learn how to use a standard curriculum and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Curriculum Design, Faculty Development, Teacher Evaluation
Vincent, Shirley Gayle – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Scope and method of study: The study is national in scope, exploratory, and utilized a combination of qualitative and quantitative social science methods. Findings and conclusions: Interdisciplinary environmental (IE) programs in higher education in the United States are both diverse and dynamic in their curriculum designs. Though these…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Environmental Education, College Programs, Curriculum Design
Ulsh, Lisa S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Numerous reports cite the need to improve the quality of undergraduate STEM education in order to attract and train a diverse pool of talented students prepared to meet the scientific and technological challenges of the 21st century. A growing body of research reveals that the nature and quality of science instruction in introductory college…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Students, Introductory Courses, Curriculum Design
van Langeveld, Mark Christensen – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Digital character production courses have traditionally been taught in art departments. The digital character production course at the University of Utah is centered, drawing uniformly from art and engineering disciplines. Its design has evolved to include a synergy of computer science, functional art and human anatomy. It gives students an…
Descriptors: Animation, Curriculum Design, Body Composition, Visualization