To Preserve or Eliminate Student-Designed Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs: Evaluating a Specific Program. AIR 1986 Annual Forum Paper.

Autor/in	Malaney, Gary D.
Titel	To Preserve or Eliminate Student-Designed Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs: Evaluating a Specific Program. AIR 1986 Annual Forum Paper.
Quelle	(1986), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alumni; College Faculty; College Programs; Faculty Advisers; Graduate Students; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Institutional Research; Interdisciplinary Approach; Nontraditional Education; Program Evaluation; State Universities; Student Attitudes; Student Educational Objectives; Teacher Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Studienprogramm; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Institutionelle Forschung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Staatliche Universität; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	A program at Ohio State University that allows graduate students to develop self-designed interdisciplinary degree programs is described (the "One-of-a-Kind" program). An evaluation of the program was undertaken by surveying: 6 current students and 15 graduates of the program since its inception in 1972; faculty members who served as program advisers; and faculty members who were not involved in the program. Generally, the results showed that students and faculty participants were supportive of the program. In open-ended survey questions, respondents discussed both administrative and academic problems: students focused more on the administrative problems, while faculty concentrated more on academic problems. Based on the evaluation, it was recommended that the program be retained. While only a small number of students use the program, it was generally viewed as a good option for some students. Additional recommendations to improve the program are offered, and a review of the literature on interdisciplinary and self-designed programs is included. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC