Achieving Curricular Coherence through the Teaching of Classic Texts, September 1, 1986-August 31, 1988.

Autor/in	Shipps, Kenneth
Institution	Phillips Univ., Enid, OK.
Titel	Achieving Curricular Coherence through the Teaching of Classic Texts, September 1, 1986-August 31, 1988.
Quelle	(1988), (166 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Coherence; College English; Core Curriculum; Course Content; Curriculum Development; Faculty Development; General Education; Higher Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Literature; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kerncurriculum; Kursprogramm; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Literatur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The report describes a 2-year project at Phillips University (Oklahoma) which developed a core curriculum based on classic texts. The project was developed to address the following problems in higher education: the need for agreed-on content in core curricula; the need for interrelatedness of subject matter in the minds of students and faculty; and the need for effective teaching of core courses. Summer seminars of 25 faculty and master teachers resulted in adoption of a total of 12 classic texts for the required freshmen English course and other core courses. Emphasis was on each discipline discovering a use for the text in its own curriculum and inventing strategies for engaging students in the text's study. The program has been positively evaluated by Phillips faculty and outside observers. Classic texts have been successfully introduced into at least 10 general education courses. The bulk of the document consists of 11 appendices which include: an outside evaluator's report; brochures of summer seminars; the English course syllabus; faculty observer reports; an article reporting an interview about the project; evaluation forms; an attitude survey; a comprehension multiple-choice test; a visitor evaluation form and examples; miscellaneous materials; and transcripts of evaluative statements by faculty. (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC