A Discussion of the Evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Seminars Program of the Honors College at the State University of New York at Oswego.

Autor/in	Lambert, Leo M.
Titel	A Discussion of the Evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Seminars Program of the Honors College at the State University of New York at Oswego.
Quelle	(1985), (28 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Advanced Students; Curriculum Development; Higher Education; Honors Curriculum; Interdisciplinary Approach; Program Evaluation; Seminars; State Universities; Student Attitudes; Student Participation; Teacher Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fortgeschrittener; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Seminar; Staatliche Universität; Schülerverhalten; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	This paper summarizes an evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Seminars Program of the Honors Colleges at the State University of New York at Oswego. The Program, which was sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, involved teams of faculty and advanced students from the Honors College in the development of five interdisciplinary courses. Titles of the seminars, which became permanent curricular offerings, were: Women and Men, Energy, The Fallen World, Myth and Symbol, and Tolerance and Prejudice. Five major concerns guided the evaluation: (1) how the course development process evolved; (2) faculty experiences with the program and faculty views of the most significant outcomes of their work; (3) experiences of student seminar participants and their contributions to the new curricula; and (4) perceptions of students enrolled in the courses. Data collection included unstructured interviews, mail surveys, and site visits. Three phases that all seminar groups encountered during the development process were: organization and attention to group process; exploration and brainstorming; and creating a structure, process, or core of knowledge. Student and faculty perceptions are summarized, and the student and faculty evaluation survey forms are appended. (SW)
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