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Balancing Fidelity and Agency in Higher Education Curriculum: Implementing a Complex, Large-Scale Redesign
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Thurber, Derek – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this action research study was to improve the implementation of a large-scale redesign of teacher preparation programs at Arizona State University. This was a highly complex redesign that impacted over 150 courses across 27 programs, involving more than 200 faculty and 2,500 students annually. As a result, implementing the redesign…
Descriptors: Fidelity, College Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Design
Improving Implementation of a Large-Scale Curriculum Redesign: An Innovative Approach to Balancing Fidelity and Agency
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Derek Thurber; Amy Markos; Lydia Ross; Quincy Conley; Jill Wendt – Innovative Higher Education, 2025
This study aimed to improve the implementation of a redesign of teacher preparation programs at a large public university in the United States. This complex redesign impacted over 150 courses across 27 programs, involving over 200 faculty and 2,500 students annually. Implementing the redesign posed significant challenges for supporting fidelity…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Assessing the Infusion of Sustainability Principles into University Curricula
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Biasutti, Michele; De Baz, Theodora; Alshawa, Hala – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2016
The current paper presents the assessment of the infusion of sustainability principles into university curricula at two Jordanian universities. The peer review process of revising the curricula infusing sustainability principles is also discussed. The research methodology involved quantitative methods to assess the revised courses. The results…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Educational Principles, Curriculum Development, College Programs
The Impacts of an "Organic First" Chemistry Curriculum at a Liberal Arts College
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Malinak, Steven M.; Bayline, Jennifer Logan; Brletic, Patricia A.; Harris, Mark F.; Iuliucci, Robbie J.; Leonard, Michael S.; Matsuno, Nobunaka; Pallack, Linda A.; Stringfield, Thomas W.; Sunderland, Deborah Polvani – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
The chemistry department at Washington & Jefferson College implemented an "organic first" curriculum in the fall semester of 2005. Assessment data suggest that the net impact of this change for the department and associated constituencies has been positive: (i) Student outcomes have generally not been impacted by the curricular…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Change, Change Strategies
Biological Inquiry: A New Course and Assessment Plan in Response to the Call to Transform Undergraduate Biology
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Goldey, Ellen S.; Abercrombie, Clarence L.; Ivy, Tracie M.; Kusher, Dave I.; Moeller, John F.; Rayner, Doug A.; Smith, Charles F.; Spivey, Natalie W. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
We transformed our first-year curriculum in biology with a new course, Biological Inquiry, in which greater than 50% of all incoming, first-year students enroll. The course replaced a traditional, content-driven course that relied on outdated approaches to teaching and learning. We diversified pedagogical practices by adopting guided inquiry in…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Teaching Methods, Biology, Undergraduate Study
The Design and Implementation of an Enlivened IFRS Course
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Holtzblatt, Mark; Tschakert, Norbert – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
In the Spring/2009 semester, with the financial support of a PricewaterhouseCoopers IFRS Ready Grant, a new course was developed that focused on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The course design goal was to choose the optimal combination of pedagogical tools and topics to create an effective, engaging and stimulating course…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development, Learning Modules