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Leifler, Ola; Dahlin, Jon-Erik – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: This study aims to report on how programme directors address sustainability within engineering education at Swedish universities and engineering colleges. Design/methodology/approach: The study was performed as a survey with follow-up interviews around the following core questions--to what extent do programme directors possess a deep…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Engineering Education, Program Administration, Administrator Attitudes
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Abzug, Rikki; Adewale, Adeyinka; André, Rae; Derfus, Pamela; Hedges, Peggy; Shymko, Yuliya – Journal of Management Education, 2020
The Walls Project encourages educators to broaden management teaching beyond individual and organizational variables and outcomes to systemic variables and outcomes. Its focus is on discovering independent variables that have social and environmental impacts and are currently neglected. Founded by six individuals who met at a RMLE UnConference in…
Descriptors: Management Development, Program Descriptions, Meetings, Teaching Methods
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Vesikivi, Petri; Lakkala, Minna; Holvikivi, Jaana; Muukkonen, Hanni – Research Papers in Education, 2020
Technological and social developments during the past years emphasise the importance of knowledge work competence. Additionally, funding of universities in Finland was changed to be based largely on yearly accumulated credits, therefore, improving retention is of critical importance for the institution. In order to improve first-year retention…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, School Holding Power, College Credits
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Aslan, Serkan; Aybek, Birsel – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2020
This research aims to explore the effectiveness of interdisciplinary education program based on multicultural education on the tolerance value, attitude and critical thinking skills of the fourth grade primary school students. Single group pre-posttest design has been used in the study. The research has been carried out with 30 fourth-grade…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Critical Thinking, Program Effectiveness
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Kiravu, Cheddi; Diaz-Maurin, François; Giampietro, Mario; Brent, Alan C.; Bukkens, Sandra G.F.; Chiguvare, Zivayi; Gasennelwe-Jeffrey, Mandu A.; Gope, Gideon; Kovacic, Zora; Magole, Lapologang; Musango, Josephine Kaviti; Ruiz-Rivas Hernando, Ulpiano; Smit, Suzanne; Vázquez Barquero, Antonio; Yunta Mezquita, Felipe – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to present a new master's programme for promoting energy access and energy efficiency in Southern Africa. Design/methodology/approach: A transdisciplinary approach called "participatory integrated assessment of energy systems" (PARTICIPIA) was used for the development of the curriculum. This approach is based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Energy, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Imam, Tasadduq – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
The standardisation of a curriculum is a contentious issue, with critics complaining it leads to a loss of control and creativity. What is less clear, however, is how the lack of standardisation impacts a discipline's curriculum. This article, taking the coursework-based Master of Finance programs at Australian universities as the case study,…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Finance Occupations, Foreign Countries, Standards
Schmoker, Mike – ASCD, 2018
In this 2nd edition of "Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning," Mike Schmoker extends and updates the case that our schools could be on the cusp of swift, unparalleled improvements. But we are stymied by a systemwide failure to simplify and prioritize; we have yet to focus our limited time and energy on…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, State Standards, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development
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Woodside, Joseph M.; Augustine, Fred K., Jr.; Chambers, Valrie; Mendoza, Monica – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2020
This paper develops the structure for an integrative model information systems curriculum on Accounting Analytics, which affords students the opportunities to develop domain knowledge along with application of data analytics. As industry experiences rapid technological change, university curricula must remain current in order to be effective.…
Descriptors: Accounting, Information Systems, Data Analysis, Curriculum Development
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McInnes, Richard – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2019
Transformations in contemporary higher education have led to an explosion in the number of degrees delivered online, a significant characteristic of which is the incorporation of multimedia to support learning. Despite the proliferation of multimedia and growing literature about the affordances of various technologies, there are relatively few…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Virtual Universities, Online Courses
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Garrett Steede; Rebecca D. Swenson; Troy D. McKay – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2022
The three-circle model of agricultural education focuses on the importance of in-class instruction, supervised agricultural experiences, and FFA involvement. The agricultural communications career pathway is available to students through agricultural communications supervised agricultural experiences (SAE) programs and career development events…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Classroom Environment, Lesson Plans, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Klement, Brenda J.; Paulsen, Douglas F.; Wineski, Lawrence E. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2017
Morehouse School of Medicine elected to restructure its first-year medical curriculum by transitioning from a discipline-based to an integrated program. The anatomy course, with regional dissection at its core, served as the backbone for this integration by weaving the content from prior traditional courses into the curriculum around the anatomy…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Anatomy
Esfandiyari, Yadolah; Nourabadi, Soolmaz – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2020
In recent years, the evolution plan in the educational system and curriculum has been one of the most important topics in educational circles. This implies that the programs implemented in higher educational system have not been fully achieved for various reasons. One of the most important reasons is "not paying attention to the localization…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Humanities
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Pearl, Catherine M. L.; Oliver, Brent – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
Socially engaged students cross all disciplines. Today's complex and rapidly changing environment poses new challenges for practitioners, students, and educators working within and alongside post-secondary institutions. This research explores how business and social work students interpret and perceive the world's greatest challenges. Eighty-four…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Work, Business Administration Education, Student Attitudes
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Rose, Jennifer S.; Dierker, Lisa C. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2020
We adapted a multidisciplinary, project-based curriculum to introduce high school students to statistical inquiry. We examined student background characteristics, learning experiences, and course outcomes for 30 students aged 12 to 14 entering ninth grade who were involved in a 1-week, accelerated version of a Passion-Driven Statistics curriculum.…
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development, High School Students
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Hannon, John; Hocking, Colin; Legge, Katherine; Lugg, Alison – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Interdisciplinarity has become part of contemporary university discourses on knowledge in both research and curriculum. The move to break down traditional disciplinary boundaries reflects emerging forms of enquiry into knowledge that are less hegemonic and more distributed, and more tuned to its production, practices and the needs of its…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Development, Case Studies, Universities
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