Links and research on General Education and materials from the broader national conversation about the value of General Education as part of a college degree.
ARTICLES
Norm Augustine, The Education Our Economy Needs, The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2011.
Peter Cappelli, Why Focusing Too Narrowly in College Could Backfire, The Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2013.
Molly R. Hall, Steven M. Culver, and Penny L. Burge, 2012. Faculty Teaching Practices as Predictors of Student Satisfaction with a General Education Curriculum. The journal of General Education, Vol. 61, No. 4:352-368.
Hart Research Associates, Recent Trends in General Education Design, Learning Outcomes, and Teaching Approaches. Conducted on Behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Thomas Hothem, 2013. Integrated General Education and the Extent of Interdisciplinarity: The University of California-Merced's Core 1 Curriculum. The Journal of General Education, Vol. 62, No. 2-3:84-111.
Marc Lowenstein. 2015. General Education, Advising, and Integrative Learning. The Journal of General Education, Vol. 64, No. 2":117-130.
Jon Miller, What Colleges and Universities Need to Do to Advance Civic Scientific Literacy and Preserve American Democracy, Association of American Colleges and Universities, Fall 2012
Rachel Most and Chad Wellmon. 2015. Engaging Students in Advising and General Education Requirements. The Journal of General Education, Vol. 64, No. 2:106-116.
Michael Roth, The False Promise of “Practical” Education, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 19, 2014.
JOURNALS
REFERENCES
Association of American Colleges and Universities IGEA Readings. 2014.
REPORTS AND SURVEYS
Center for Studies in Higher Education. 2007. General Education in the 21st Century. University of California, Berkley, CA.
Hart Research Associates. 2009. Trends and Emerging Practices in General Education. Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.
Hart Research Associates. 2013. Employer Priorities on College Learning and Student Success Survey. Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.
Andrea Leskes and Ross Miller. 2005. General Education: A Self-Study Guide for Review & Assessment. Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.
The National Leadership Council for Liberal Education & America’s Promise. 2007. College Learning for the New Global Century. Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.
The National Leadership Council for Liberal Education & America’s Promise. 2011. The LEAP Vision for Learning. Outcomes, Practices, Impact, and Employers’ Views. Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.
The National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement. 2012. A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future. Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.
Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford Committee. 2012. Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford Report. Stanford University, Stanford, CA.