{"product_id":"handbook-of-the-undergraduate-curriculum-isbn-9780787902896","title":"Handbook of the Undergraduate Curriculum","description":"A Publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Top practitioners and scholars detail a range of philosophies, frameworks, program designs, instructional strategies, and assessment methods being used to strengthen and transform the curriculum. They examine both the current state of knowledge and teaching in the disciplines and the forces that will reshape the curriculum in the coming years.  HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What Is a Curriculum and What Should It Be? (J. Ratcliff).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Institutional Contexts (E. Hawthorne).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Key Turning Points in the Evolving Curriculum (A. Levine \u0026amp; J. Nidiffer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Philosophies and Aims (B. Fuhrmann).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Structures and Practices (P. Hutcheson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Social Forces Shaping the Curriculum (M. Garcia \u0026amp; J. Ratcliff).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CENTRAL AIMS OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Quality and Coherence in General Education (J. Ratcliff).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing Intellectual Skills (A. Doherty, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Diversity and Educational Integrity (C. Musil).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strengthening Preparedness of At-Risk Students (D. McGrath \u0026amp; B. Townsend).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND SPECIALIZED LEARNING.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Arts and Sciences Major (C. Schneider).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Humanities (L. White).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Natural Sciences and Mathematics (G. Wubbels \u0026amp; J. Girgus).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Social Sciences (A. Hendershott \u0026amp; S. Wright).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Arts (E. Harris).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Professional Education (L. Curry \u0026amp; J. Wergin).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Occupational Education (D. Clowes).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DIRECTIONS FOR REFORM ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Teaching \"Across the Curriculum\" (E. Maimon).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Advancing Interdisciplinary Studies (J. Klein \u0026amp; W. Newell).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Internationalizing the Curriculum (J. Johnston \u0026amp; J. Spalding).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transforming the Curriculum Through Diversity (E. Olguin \u0026amp; B. Schmitz).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Creating Learning Communities (R. Matthews, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Using Technology (J. Farmer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ADMINISTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRICULUM.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Administering the Curriculum (F. Janzow, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Building Academic Community While Containing Costs (M. Reardon \u0026amp; J. Ramaley).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Achieving Effectiveness and Efficiency (A. Ferren).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Promoting Coherence in Transfer Practices (J. Eaton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Evaluating Learning in Individual Courses (B. Wright).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Assessing Learning in Programs (D. Farmer \u0026amp; E. Napieralski).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Identifying Indicators of Curricular Quality (P. Ewell).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CHANGING THE CURRICULUM.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strategies for Change (J. Lindquist).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Implementing Change (J. Civian, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Supporting Curriculum Development (G. Sell \u0026amp; B. Lounsberry).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tensions Between Tradition and Innovation (J. Gaff).  ?This book is a feast of current thinking, which is exactly how faculty--who come to the table with many different viewpoints and interests--need to be served.? (Russell Edgerton, president, American Association for Higher Education)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Breathtakingly comprehensive in its reach--from the history and philosophy of the curriculum to administration and assessment.\" (The Review of Higher Education)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ?If policy makers, administrators, and faculty will use this book to create common ground for discussion, we might succeed in making the necessary reforms in undergraduate education that will allow students to meet the future competently.This book will become an essential tool for any department, college, or campus wanting to make significant change in undergraduate education.? (Reba L. Keele, professor of management, founding dean of undergraduate studies, University of Utah)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ?This book is a feast of current thinking, which is exactly how faculty--who come to the table with many different viewpoints and interests--need to be served.? (Russell Edgerton, president, American Association for Higher Education)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ?Jerry Gaff and Jim Ratcliff have gathered a diverse and informed group of contributors to present an amazingly comprehensive source concerning undergraduate curriculum. It should be of great value to anyone involved with college curriculum.? (Robert H. McCabe, senior league fellow, MacArthur Fellow, president emeritus, Miami-Dade Community College, League for Innovation in the Community College Education)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ?This volume reflects the excitement and the significance of current changes and issues in the college curriculum. It will be an essential resource for anyone even tangentially involved in academic change today.? (Daryl G. Smith, professor of education and psychology, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California)  \u003cb\u003eJERRY G. GAFF\u003c\/b\u003e is vice president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and he directs the Preparing Future Faculty program.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES L. RATCLIFF\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of higher education and the director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Pennsylvania State University. He is also director of the National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e This volume offers a compAndium of the best ideas, analyses, and practices relating to the undergraduate curriculum as described by leading figures in the field. It contains both conceptual and practical information on effective practices, research, management, and assessment. In thirty-four original chapters, top practitioners and scholars detail a range of philosophies, frameworks, program designs, instructional strategies, and assessment methods being used to strengthen and transform the curriculum. They examine both the current state of knowledge and teaching in the disciplines and the forces that will reshape the curriculum in the coming years. The Handbook of Undergraduate Curriculum will prove valuable both to practitioners—as an operating manual or desk reference—and to faculty as a primary text for graduate courses on the curriculum. In addition, the book will be a useful tool for those serving on a general education curriculum committee or conducting a departmental review of a major program, as well as having numerous other practical applications for anyone with responsibility for or interest in the curriculum. This volume offers a compAndium of the best ideas, analyses, and practices relating to the undergraduate curriculum as described by leading figures in the field. The Handbook of the Undergraduate Curriculum contains both conceptual and practical information on effective practices, research, management, and assessment. In thirty-four original chapters, top practitioners and scholars detail a range of philosophies, frameworks, program designs, instructional strategies, and assessment methods being used to strengthen and transform the curriculum. 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