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Title Handbook of the undergraduate curriculum : a comprehensive guide to purposes, structures, practices, and change / Jerry G. Gaff, James L. Ratcliff, and associates.

Publication Info. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [1997]
©1997

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  378.199 H236H    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxxvi, 747 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents pt. 1. Historical, philosophical, and social perspectives. What is a curriculum and what should it be? / James L. Ratcliff -- Institutional contexts / Elizabeth M. Hawthorne -- Key turning points in the evolving curriculum / Arthur Levine, Jana Nidiffer -- Philosophies and aims / Barbara S. Fuhrmann -- Structures and practices / Philo A. Hutcheson -- Social forces shaping the curriculum / Mildred García, James L. Ratcliff -- pt. 2. Central aims of undergraduate
education. Quality and coherence in general education / James L. Ratcliff -- Developing intellectual skills / Austin Doherty ... [et al.] -- Diversity and educational integrity / Caryn McTighe Musil -- Strengthening preparedness of at-risk students / Dennis McGrath, Barbara K. Townsend -- pt. 3. Academic disciplines and specialized learning. The arts and sciences major / Carol Geary Schneider -- The humanities / Lyn Maxwell White -- The natural sciences and mathematics
/ Gene G. Wubbels, Joan S. Girgus -- The social sciences / Anne Barnhart Hendershott, Sheila Phelan Wright -- The arts / Ellen T. Harris -- Professional education / Lynn Curry, Jon F. Wergin -- Occupational education / Darrel A. Clowes --
pt. 4. Directions for reform across the disciplines. Teaching "across the curriculum" / Elaine P. Maimon -- Advancing interdisciplinary studies / Julie Thompson Klein, William H. Newell -- Internationalizing the curriculum / Joseph S. Johnston, Jr., Jane R. Spalding -- Transforming the curriculum through diversity / Enrique "Rick' Olguin, Betty Schmitz -- Creating learning communities / Roberta S. Matthews ... [et al.] -- Using technology / James Farmer -- pt. 5.
Administration and assessment of the curriculum. Administering the curriculum / Frederick T. Janzow, John B. Hinni, Jacqueline R. Johnson -- Building academic community while containing costs / Michael F. Reardon, Judith A. Ramaley -- Achieving effectiveness and efficiency / Ann S. Ferren -- Promoting coherence in transfer practices / Judith S. Eaton -- Evaluating learning in individual courses / Barbara D. Wright -- Assessing learning in programs / D.W. Farmer, Edmund
A. Nipieralski -- Identifying indicators of curricular quality / Peter T. Ewell -- pt. 6. Changing the curriculum. Strategies for change / Jack Lindquist -- Implementing change / Jan T. Civian ... [et al.] -- Supporting curriculum development / G. Roger Sell, Barbara Lounsberry -- Tensions between tradition and innovation / Jerry G. Gaff.
Subject Education, Higher -- United States -- Curricula -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Curriculum change -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Curriculum evaluation -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Added Author Gaff, Jerry G.
Ratcliff, James L.
ISBN 0787902896 (acid-free paper)
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