https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/0361-0365/ Research in Higher Education Volume 47, Number 1, 89-109, DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-8153-6 Understanding How First-year Seminars Affect Persistence Stephen R. Porter and Randy L. Swing Abstract First-year seminars are nearly ubiquitous fixtures in American higher education, and research has…[Read more]
The Journal of General Education Volume 54, Number 2, 2005 E-ISSN: 1527-2060 Print ISSN: 0021-3667 DOI: 10.1353/jge.2005.0021 Glynn, Shawn M. Aultman, Lori Price. Owens, Ashley M. Motivation to Learn in General Education Programs The Journal of General Education – Volume 54, Number 2, 2005, pp. 150-170 Penn State University Press All members of…[Read more]
The Journal of General Education Volume 50, Number 3, 2001 E-ISSN: 1527-2060 Print ISSN: 0021-3667 DOI: 10.1353/jge.2001.0021 The Philosophy of General Education and Its Contradictions: The Influence of Hutchins Stevens, Anne H. The Journal of General Education, Volume 50, Number 3, 2001, pp. 165-191 (Article) DOI: 10.1353/jge.2001.0021 Partial…[Read more]
Engaged Learning and the Core Purposes of Liberal Education: Bringing Theory to Practice Author(s): Harward, Donald W. Source: Liberal Education, v93 n1 p6-15 Win 2007. 10 pp. Peer Reviewed: Yes ISSN: 0024-1822 Descriptors: General Education, Student Participation, Theory Practice Relationship, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Civics, Well…[Read more]
Lost in the Middle – Dean Edelstein (Jan 21, 2011) While reading this article I was ‘reading between the lines’, attempting to interpret and apply the message of these readings to the rigid course requirements of the associate degree programs (mine being dental hygiene). Students pursuing associate degrees have no choses; they buy into their […]
The Public University: Conversations on General & Liberal Education – Judith Summerfield & Crystal Benedicks (2007) I am very grateful for having the opportunity to read this and to understand the background of the CUNY system. It is a foundational resource necessary for further investigation of general education and liberal education. The…[Read more]