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Sjsu Erfa News, Winter 2014, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association
Sjsu Erfa News, Winter 2014, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association
Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter
Volume 28, Number 3
A Case Study Of A Co-Instructed Multidisciplinary Senior Capstone Project In Sustainability, Jinny Rhee, Clifton M. Oyamot, Leslie Speer, David W. Parent, Anuradha Basu, Larry N. Gerston
A Case Study Of A Co-Instructed Multidisciplinary Senior Capstone Project In Sustainability, Jinny Rhee, Clifton M. Oyamot, Leslie Speer, David W. Parent, Anuradha Basu, Larry N. Gerston
Faculty Publications
As societal challenges involving sustainable development increase, the need to effectively integrate this inherently multidisciplinary topic into existing curricula becomes more pressing. Multidisciplinary, team-taught, project-based instruction has shown effectiveness in teaching teamwork, communication, and life-long learning skills, and appreciation for other disciplines. Unfortunately, this instruction mode has not been widely adopted, largely due to its resource-intensiveness. Our proposed co-instruction model of multidisciplinary senior project administration was tested to see if it could effectively teach sustainability topics and duplicate the known benefits of team-taught instruction, while overcoming its resource-intensiveness. A case study of a co-instructed senior project was undertaken with students …
Among Friends? Classed Navigations Of An Elite Social Scene (Psa Paper), Megan Thiele
Among Friends? Classed Navigations Of An Elite Social Scene (Psa Paper), Megan Thiele
Faculty Publications, Sociology
Both class and racial status matter for establishing connections within a university setting and peer groups exert a heavy influence on the thoughts and actions of students (Flores-Gonzalez 2002). This research assesses socialization patterns across these demographic cleavages, in part by showing how students encounter and react to the dominant culture of exclusivity at an elite, private university. Recent quantitative research has evidenced the undergraduate experience as the “great equalizer,” by showing that the effects of class background across five measures disappear for students who attain a Bachelor’s degree (Torche 2011). However, if disadvantaged students are unable to fit in …
Sjsu Erfa News, Summer 2014, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association
Sjsu Erfa News, Summer 2014, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association
Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter
Volume 28, Number 1
Sjsu Erfa News, Fall 2014, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association
Sjsu Erfa News, Fall 2014, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association
Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter
Volume 28, Number 2
A Case Study Of A Co-Instructed Multidisciplinary Senior Capstone Project In Sustainability, Jinny Rhee, Clifton M. Oyamot, Leslie Speer, David Parent, Anuradha Basu, Larry N. Gerston
A Case Study Of A Co-Instructed Multidisciplinary Senior Capstone Project In Sustainability, Jinny Rhee, Clifton M. Oyamot, Leslie Speer, David Parent, Anuradha Basu, Larry N. Gerston
Larry N. Gerston
As societal challenges involving sustainable development increase, the need to effectively integrate this inherently multidisciplinary topic into existing curricula becomes more pressing. Multidisciplinary, team-taught, project-based instruction has shown effectiveness in teaching teamwork, communication, and life-long learning skills, and appreciation for other disciplines. Unfortunately, this instruction mode has not been widely adopted, largely due to its resource-intensiveness. Our proposed co-instruction model of multidisciplinary senior project administration was tested to see if it could effectively teach sustainability topics and duplicate the known benefits of team-taught instruction, while overcoming its resource-intensiveness. A case study of a co-instructed senior project was undertaken with students …
Sjsu Erfa News, Spring 2014, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association
Sjsu Erfa News, Spring 2014, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association
Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter
Volume 27, Number 3