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What follows is a list of articles relative to General Studies program design and assessment. The first are general data type articles about general studies, the next set look at ways to structure general studies programs, the next set examine the procedures for developing general studies programs, the next looks at the content of those programs, and the next look at ways to assess those programs. Finally, the last section includes links to General Studies programs at other colleges and universities as well as a table comparing the NJCU general studies program to other such programs at institutions in New Jersey, New York, eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
American Council of Trustees and Alumni. 2009. “What Will They Learn: A Report on General Education Requirements at 100 of the Nation’s Leading Colleges and Universities.”
This is a publication from a fairly right wing think tank that’s pretty critical of the general education programs at the top universities in the country. I included it mostly because it garnered some publicity and media attention on what exactly we want our students to learn or what constitutes “general education” for a functioning democracy.
Association of American Colleges and Universities. 2009. “
Trends and Emerging Practices in General Education
.”
This is a survey commissioned by the AACU of what member institutions are doing with and in their general studies programs. It has some helpful data to put our efforts in context.
Association of American Colleges and Universities. “Strong Foundations: Twelve Principles for Effective General Education Programs.”
This is a short, bullet point list from a longer handbook published by the AACU. It may provide a rough guideline for the project ahead, at least in terms of things we ought to consider along the way.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education. 2006.
Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education. Eligibility Requirements and Standards for Accreditation. Philadelphia, PA.
This is the official publication from Middle States discussing the criteria for accreditation. General Education is under Standard 12 (pages 47-50).
New Jersey President's Council. 2008. "Comprehensive Statewide Transfer Agreement."
This document spells out the policies for transferring credits from 2 year to 4 year institutions in New Jersey.
New Jersey City University. 1999. “Proposal for a Revised General Studies Program.”
This is the proposal adopted by the University Senate that created the current NJCU general studies program.
Spellings Commission Report. 2006.
A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education.
Benander, Ruth and Robin Lightner. 2005. “Promoting Transfer of Learning: Connecting General Education Courses.”
Journal of General Education 54(3):199-208.
Boning, Kenneth. “Coherence in General Education: A Historical Look.”
Journal of General Education, 56(1):1-15.
Bowen, Stephen H. 2004. “What’s in a Name? The Persistence of ‘General Education.’”
Peer Review, 7(1):30-21.
Ferren, Ann S. and Ashby Kinch. 2003. “The Dollars and Sense behind General Education Reform.”
Peer Review, 5(4):8-11.
Trainor, Stephen L. 2004. “Designing a Signature General Education Program.”
Peer Review, 7(1):16-19.
White, Eric R. 2004. “Creating a Shared Student Responsibility for General Education.”
Peer Review, 7(1):8-10.
Awbrey, Susan M. 2005. “General Education Reform as Organizational Change: Integrating Cultural and Structural Change.”
Journal of General Education 54(1):1-21.
Gano-Phillips, Susan and Robert W. Barnett. 2008. “Against All Odds: Transforming Institutional Culture.”
Liberal Education, 94(2):36-41.
Kean, Rita C., Nancy D. Mitchell, David E. Wilson. 2008. “Toward Intentionality and Transparency: Analysis and Reflection on the Process of General Education Reform.”
Peer Review, 10(4):4-8.
Pittendrigh, Adele. 2007. “Reinventing the Core: Community, Dialogue, and Change.”
Journal of General Education. 56(1):34-56.
Steele, Susan. 2006. “Curricular Wars.”
Journal of General Education, 55(3-4):161-185.
Braxton, John M., Willis A. Jones, Amy S. Hirschy,and Harold V. Hartley III. 2008. “The Role of Active Learning in College Student Persistence.”
New Directions in Teaching and Learning, 115:3 (71-83).
Bueschel, Andrea Conklin. 2008. “Listening to Students about Learning.”
Strengthening Pre-Collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC), Stanford, CA.:The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Conrad, Clifton, Jason Johnson, and Divya Malik Gupta. 2007. “Teaching-for-Learning (TFL): A Model for Faculty to Advance Student Learning.”
Innovative Higher Education 32(3):153-165.
Gaff, Jerry G. 2004. “What is a Generally Educated Person?”
Peer Review, 7(1), 4-7.
Justice, Christopher, James Rice, Wayne Warry, Sue Inglis, Stefania Miller, Sheila Sammon. 2007. “Inquiry in Higher Education: Reflections and Directions on Course Design and Teaching Methods.” Innovative Higher Education 31(4):201-214.
Lindman, Janet Moore, and Maria Tahamont. 2006. “Transforming Selves, Transforming Courses: Faculty and Staff Development and the Construction of Interdisciplinary Diversity Courses.”
Innovative Higher Education, 30(4):289-304.
Meacham, Jack. 2002. “Who Should Teach General Education Courses?”
Peer Review, 5(1): 11-14.
Spiezio, Kim E., Kerrie Q. Baker, and Kathleen Boland. 2005. “General Education and Civic Engagement: An Empirical Analysis of Pedagogical Possibilities.”
Journal of General Education, 54(4):273-292.
VanderPol, Diane, Jeanne M. Brown, and Patricia Iannuzzi. 2008. “Reforming the Undergraduate Experience.”
New Directions in Teaching and Learning, 114(3): 5-15.
Berheide, CatherineWhite. 2007. “Doing Less Work, Collecting Better Data: Using Capstone Courses to Assess Learning.”
Peer Review 9(2): 27-30.
Bond, Lloyd. 2009. “Toward Informative Assessment and a Culture of Evidence.”
A Report from Strenghtening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC). Stanford, CA: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Kerrigan, Seanna and Sukhwantt Jhaj. 2007. “Assessing General Education Capstone Courses: An In-Depth Look at a Nationally Recognized Capstone Assessment Model.”
Peer Review, 9(2): 13-16.
Middaugh, Michael. 2007. “Creating a Culture of Evidence: Academic Accountability at the Institutional Level.”
New Directions in Teaching and Learning, 140:1 (15-28).
This page is from Drew University and has links to a
variety of general studies programs
across the country (most are private colleges and universities and some links seem dead).
This spreadsheet contains links to
general studies programs
to colleges in the New Jersey, New York City, eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
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