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The Undergraduate Curriculum

A Guide To Innovation And Reform

By: Clifton F. Conrad

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The Undergraduate Curriculum

A Guide To Innovation And Reform

By: Clifton F. Conrad

Recent pressures on undergraduate education have led to major—but often untutored—attempts to revitalize curricula. This comprehensive handbook is designed to aid faculty, administrators, and students engaged in curriculum reform at the undergraduate level. The emphasis throughout is on planning. Professor Conrad proposes a systems model for curriculum planning and examines four major areas: general and liberal education, area concentration, experiential learning, and calendar and degree programs. In each of these areas he identifies key issues, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, provides a historical context, outlines major trends, and describes a variety of innovations that institutions might adopt. The result is a practical, usable book.

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1000306704

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The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education

Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry

By: Clifton F. Conrad,Ronald C. Serlin

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The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education

Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry

By: Clifton F. Conrad,Ronald C. Serlin

Research is increasingly becoming more influential in the field of education and this Handbook brings together a range of top academic experts who represent diverse fields within and outside of education, as well as quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches to provide an upto- date, advanced analysis of all relevant issues involved in educational research. The Handbook is written in lively, welcoming prose and central to the handbook is an intention to encourage and help researchers place ideas at the epicenter of inquiry. In addition explicit discussion of the fundamental challenges that researchers must consciously address throughout their inquiry are identified and solutions provided to help future researchers overcome similar obstacles.

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SAGE

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1412906407

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9781412906401

Educating a Diverse Nation

Lessons from Minority-Serving Institutions

By: Clifton Conrad,Marybeth Gasman

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Educating a Diverse Nation

Lessons from Minority-Serving Institutions

By: Clifton Conrad,Marybeth Gasman

In an increasingly diverse United States, minority and low-income students of all ages struggle to fit into mainstream colleges and universities that cater predominantly to middle-income and affluent white students fresh out of high school. Anchored in a study conducted at twelve minority-serving institutions (MSIs), Educating a Diverse Nation turns a spotlight on the challenges facing nontraditional college students and highlights innovative programs and practices that are advancing students’ persistence and learning. Clifton Conrad and Marybeth Gasman offer an on-the-ground perspective of life at MSIs. Speaking for themselves, some students describe the stress of balancing tuition with the need to support families. Others express their concerns about not being adequately prepared for college-level work. And more than a few reveal doubts about the relevance of college for their future. The authors visited the four main types of MSIs—historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander–serving institutions—to identify strategies for empowering nontraditional students to succeed in college despite these obstacles. Educating a Diverse Nation illuminates such initiatives as collaborative learning, culturally relevant educational programs, blurring the roles of faculty, staff, and students, peer-led team learning, and real-world problem solving. It shows how these innovations engage students and foster the knowledge, skills, and habits they need to become self-sustaining in college and beyond, as well as valuable contributors to society.

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Harvard University Press

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0674425499

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9780674425491

The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education

Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry

By: Clifton F. Conrad,Ronald C. Serlin

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Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry

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The Undergraduate Curriculum

The Undergraduate Curriculum

The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education

The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education

Educating a Diverse Nation

Educating a Diverse Nation

The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education

The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education

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