Title: Tuning into General Education: Exploring Student Experience in Undergraduate Education
Abstract:Existing in a growing number of Canadian institutions, general education (GE) involves mandatory course requirements that fall outside of a student’s discipline concentration and emphasizes skills in ...Existing in a growing number of Canadian institutions, general education (GE) involves mandatory course requirements that fall outside of a student’s discipline concentration and emphasizes skills in numeracy, critical thinking, and communications. Previous studies suggest that students have been notably absent from most efforts to revise and assess GE programming. Key researchers further affirm the need to investigate student experiences within their respective universities to facilitate meaningful change in GE assessment and better prepare students to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), this paper will report on findings from a case study investigating students’ experiences learning within a university committed to GE through two primary phases. The first stage made use of document analysis and interviews with administrators and faculty to understand how the university envisions GE, and the second stage engaged students through surveys and focus groups to investigate how they experience and make sense of GE. Though data collection is ongoing, this study will inform and allow for greater and more impactful assessment and change to reconcile institutional GE mandates with how they are experienced.Read More
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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