Pulling It Together: A Mixed-Methods Study of Integrated Thinking within a General Education Program

Autor/inn/en	Cruz, Laura; Stone, Jeffrey A.; Chung, Kyung Sun; Sottile, Bradley J.; Slattery, Maggie J.
Titel	Pulling It Together: A Mixed-Methods Study of Integrated Thinking within a General Education Program
Quelle	In: Journal of General Education, 70 (2021) 1-2, S.62-84 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cruz, Laura) ORCID (Stone, Jeffrey A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-3667
DOI	10.5325/jgeneeduc.70.1-2.0062
Schlagwörter	Thinking Skills; General Education; Integrated Curriculum; Interdisciplinary Approach; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Collegestudent
Abstract	To enable students to navigate the "wicked" problems of the world, many universities have introduced integrative learning as a significant component of their general education programs. Despite recognition of the value of teaching students to make connections, apply, and synthesize information from multiple sources, relatively few studies exist that explore how students experience this form of thinking across the curriculum. The present study analyzes the open-ended responses to a student survey (n = 1,967) to gain insight into how students at a large, public research university perceive the integrative learning that takes place in their general education classes. Through the application of three methods of discourse analysis, our findings suggest that the majority of students were able to make connections across disciplines. By looking at the language they used to describe these connections, we were able to identify linkages between integrative learning, course attributes (such as size), and gender. Based on these linkages, we suggest potential new lines of inquiry and practice related to the development of a shared language for integrative learning and thinking. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01