Reinventing Ourselves: Interdisciplinary Education, Collaborative Learning, and Experimentation in Higher Education
Language: English
Published by Jossey-Bass, 2001
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- Title
- Reinventing Ourselves: Interdisciplinary Education, Collaborative Learning, and Experimentation in Higher Education
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Like New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1882982355
- ISBN 13
- 9781882982356
Intended for reform-minded college professors and administrators, this book examines the experiences of over 20 different institutions pioneering new approaches for more effective teaching and learning. To facilitate a better understanding of these alternatives, the book provides
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Historical perspectives and examples of institutional experiments that influenced the development of new colleges and programs
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Ways in which organizational structure, culture, and pedagogy are changing
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Examples of impediments to institutional change
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A conceptualization of a coherent organizational structure and faculty culture
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Quantitative and qualitative reports that assess the effectiveness of ongoing efforts to adopt new approaches to teaching and learning
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An overview of lessons from past attempts to reinvent the academy
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New directions for alternative education
Calling for both a rethinking of existing approaches to teaching and learning, and for a review of the traditional boundaries within institutions and between disciplines, this book offers a rich store of ideas for reforming higher education in America.
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About the Author
JOHN McCANN received his undergraduate and MPA degrees from the Evergreen State College and his PhD in US history from the University of Oregon. He taught for several years in the evening part-time studies at Evergreen, where he founded the half-time labor studies program. He has published a history of the machinists’ union at the Boeing Company, and has been active in labor education in the Pacific Northwest. He currently works as Academic grants Manager in the provost’s office at Evergreen.
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