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General Education

Blibliography from the 2005 AAC&U Institute on General Education

General

Association of American Colleges and Universities. 2004. Taking responsibility for the quality of the baccalaureate degree. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Association of American Colleges and Universities. 2002. Greater expectations: A new vision for learning as a nation goes to college. Washington: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Association of American Colleges and Universities Board of Directors. 2004. Our students’ best work: A framework for accountability worthy of our mission. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Gaff, Jerry G. 1999. General education: The changing agenda. Washington: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Schneider, Carol G., and Robert Shoenberg. 1998. Contemporary understandings of liberal education. Washington: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Ratcliff, James L., D. Kent Johnson, and Jerry G. Gaff, eds. 2004. Changing General Education Curriculum. New Directions for Higher Education, No. 125. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.


Goals

A new vitality in general education. 1988. Washington: Association of American Colleges, 3-13.

Farmer, D.W. 1998. Enhancing student learning: Emphasizing essential competencies in academic programs. Wilkes-Barre: King’s College.

Greater expectations national panel briefing paper #4. June 2000. Association of American Colleges and Universities. http://www.greaterexpectations.org/briefing_papers/GoalsForLiberalLearning.html

Integrity in the college curriculum. 1985. Washington: Association of American Colleges, 15-26.

Missions of the college curriculum: A contemporary review with suggestions. 1977. A Commentary of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 150-163. (Somewhat dated but still useful.)

Strong foundations: Twelve principles for effective general education programs. 1994. Washington: Association of American Colleges, 3-12.


Curriculum Design

A new vitality in general education. 1988. Washington: Association of American Colleges.

Chickering, Arthur W., et al. 1977. Developing the college curriculum: A handbook for faculty and administrators. Washington: Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges.

Gaff, Jerry G. 1991. New life for the college curriculum: Assessing achievements and furthering progress in the reform of general education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Gamson, Zelda F., and Associates. 1983. Liberating education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Katz, Joseph, Laura Bornholdt, Jerry Gaff, Nancy Hoffman, Lucile Newman, Mark Ratner, and Rudolph H. Weingartner. 1988. Planning effective general education. A new vitality in general education. Washington: Association of American Colleges, 3-26.

Ratcliff, James L., D. Kent Johnson, and Jerry G. Gaff, eds. 2004. Changing General Education Curriculum. New Directions for Higher Education, No. 125. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Schmitz, Betty. 1992. Core curriculum and cultural pluralism: A guide for campus planners. Washington: Association of American Colleges.


Pedagogy

Bransford, John D., Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking, eds. 2000. How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Brookfield, Stephen D. 1990. The skillful teacher: On technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Cronon, William. 1999. Only connect: The goals of a liberal education. Liberal Education, 85:1, 6-13.

Davis, Barbara Gross. 1993. Tools for teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Duffy, Donna Killian, and Janet W. Jones. 1995. Teaching within the rhythms of the semester. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Ehrlich, Thomas, and Juliet Frey. 1996. Great teachers and teaching. Liberal Education, 82:4, 4-9.

Finster, David C. 1992. New pathways to teaching chemistry: Reflective judgment in science. Liberal Education, 78:1, 14-19.

Schneider, Carol G., and Robert Shoenberg. 1998. Contemporary understandings of liberal education. Liberal Education, 84:2, 32-37.


Assessment

Anderson, J. Tailoring Assessment to Student Learning Styles. AAHE Bulletin, March 2001. http://aahebulletin.com/public/archive/styles.asp

Banta, T. W. et al. 1993. Making a difference. Outcomes of a decade of assessment in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Banta, T. W. et al. 1996. Assessment in practice: Putting principles to work on college campuses. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Dressel, P. L. and Lewis B. Mayhew. 1954. Explorations in evaluation. The final report. Washington, DC.

Ewell, Peter. 2004. General education and the assessment reform agenda. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Farmer, D. W. 1999. Institutional improvement and motivated faculty: A case study. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, No. 78

Gaff, Jerry G., James Ratcliff, et. al. 1997. Handbook of the undergraduate curriculum: A comprehensive guide to purposes, structures, practices, and change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, especially pages 571-627.

Huba, M. E., & Freed, J. E. 2000. Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 151-200; 201-232.

Leskes, Andrea. 2002. Beyond confusion: An assessment glossary. Peer Review. 4: 2/3, 42-43.

Maki, P. 2004. Chapters 1-7. Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment across the Institution. Stylus Publishing, LLC, and AAHE.

Maki, P. Spring, 2003. Learning Contexts Inside and Outside of the Academy. AAHE New Directions Special Report. http://www.aahe.org/specialreports/part2.htm

Maki, P. From Paperwork to Pedagogy: Channeling Intellectual Curiosity into Assessing Student Learning. AAHE Bulletin, May, 2002. http://aahebulletin.com/public/archive/paperwork.asp

Maki, P. Developing an Assessment Plan to Learn about Student Learning. Journal of Academic Librarianship, Jan./Feb., 2002. http://www.aahe.org/assessment/assessmentplan.htm

Stevens, D. D., and Levi, A. J. 2004. Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning. VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC, and AAHE.

Walvoord, B.E., & Anderson, V.J. 1998. Effective grading: A tool for learning and assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.


Issues of Process

Chickering, Arthur W., and Zelda Gamson. 1991. Applying the seven principles of good practice in undergraduate education. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 47. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Gaff, Jerry G. 1980. Avoiding the potholes: Strategies for reforming general education. Educational Record. 50.

Gaff, Jerry G. 1983. General education today: A critical analysis of practices and reforms. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Gamson, Zelda, Sandra Kanter and Howard London. 1992. General education reform: Moving beyond the rational model of change. Perspectives: The Journal of the Association of General and Liberal Studies. Vol. 22, No. 1. 58.

Green, Janice S. 2000. Reviewing and renewing general education: A practical guide. New England Resource Center for Higher Education Working Paper #24. Boston: University of Massachusetts. 2000.

Kanter, Sandra. 1991. The buck stops here: Outside grants and the general education process. New England Resource Center for Higher Education Working Paper #9. Boston: University of Massachusetts.

Kanter, Sandra L., Howard London and Zelda F. Gamson. 1990. Implementing general education: Initial findings. New England Resource Center for Higher Education Working Paper #5. Boston: University of Massachusetts.

Kipling, Kim and Ann S. Ferren. 2000. Closing the Gaps: A Leadership Challenge. Liberal Education, Vol. 85 No. 3, pp. 28-35.

Munson, Fred C. and Donald C. Pelz. 1982. Innovating in organizations: A conceptual framework. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.

Rogers, Everett M, and Floyd R. Shoemaker. 1971. The communication of innovation. New York: The Free Press.


Politics of Educational Change

Birnbaum, Robert. 1988. How colleges work: The cybernetics of academic organization and leadership. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Ferren, Ann S., and Kay Mussell. Leading curriculum renewal. In Ann F. Lucas. 2000. Leading academic change. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 246-274.

Gamson, Zelda F., Sandra L. Kanter, and Howard B. London. 1997. Revitalizing general education in a time of scarcity. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Guarasci, Richard. 2001. Developing the democratic arts. About Campus, Jan-Feb. 9-15.

Guarasci, Richard. & Grant Cornwell, 1997. Democratic education in age of difference:
Redefining citizenship in higher education
. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Kanter, Sandra L., Zelda F. Gamson and Howard B. London. 1997. Revitalizing general education in a time of scarcity: A navigational chart for administrators and faculty. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.

Kimball, Bruce A. 1995. The condition of American liberal education: pragmatism and a changing tradition. New York: The College Board.

Levine, Arthur and Jeanette S. Cureton. 1998. When hope and fear collide: A portrait of today’s college student. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Meiklejohn, Alexander. 1932. The experimental college. New York: Harper-Collins.

Miller, G. E. 1988. The meaning of general education: The emergence of a curriculum paradigm. New York: Teachers College Press.

Orrill, Robert. 1997. Education and democracy: Re-imagining liberal learning in America. New York: The College Board.

On change: An occasional paper series of the ACE project on leadership and institutional transformation.

  • Eckel, Peter, Barbara Hill and Madeleine Green. 1998. On change. En route to transformation. Washington: American Council on Education.
  • Eckel, Peter, Barbara Hill and Madeleine Green. 1999. On change. Reports from the road: Insights from institutional change. Washington: American Council on Education.
  • Eckel, Peter, Madeleine Green, Barbara Hill and William Mallon. 1999. On change III. Taking charge of change: A primer for colleges and universities. Washington: American Council on Education.

Sullivan, William M. 1995. Work and integrity: The crisis and province of professionalism. New York: Harper-Collins.

Toombs, William and William G. Tierney. 1991. Meeting the mandate: Renewing the college and departmental curriculum. 1991 ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 6, Washington, D.C.: George Washington University, School of Education and Human Development.


Strategy and Strategies for Curricular Reform

Bolman, Lee G., and Terrence E. Deal. 1991. Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Civian, Jan T., Gordon Arnold, Zelda F. Gamson, Sandra Kanter, and Howard B. London. 1997. Implementing Change. in Gaff, Jerry G., and James Ratcliff, et. al. Handbook of the undergraduate curriculum: A comprehensive guide to purposes, structures, practices, and change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 647-660.

Eldred, Marilou, and Brian E. Fogarty. 1996. Five lessons for curriculum reform. Liberal Education, 82: 1.

Farmer, Donald W. 1990. Strategies for change. in Douglas Steeples, ed. Managing change in higher education. New Directions in Higher Education. No. 71. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 7.

Ferren, Ann S. and Rick Slavings. 2000. Investing in Quality: Tools for Improving Curricular Efficiency. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Gamson, Zelda F. 1992. The realpolitik of reforming general education. Proceedings of the 1991 Asheville Institute on General Education. Washington: Association of American Colleges.

Lindquist, Jack. 1997. Strategies for change. Handbook of the undergraduate curriculum: A comprehensive guide to purposes, structures, practices, and change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Ratcliff, James L. Quality and coherence in general education. Gaff, Jerry G., James. L. Ratcliff, et al, ed. 1991. Handbook of the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Comprehensive Guide to Purposes, Structures, Practices, and Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 141-169.


Student Development

Baxter-Magolda, Marcia. 2001. Making their own way: Narratives for transforming higher education to promote self-development. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Baxter-Magolda, Marcia. 1992. Knowing and reasoning in college: Gender-related patterns in students’ intellectual development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Chandler, Michael J. 1987. The Othello Effect: Essay on the emergence and eclipse of skeptical doubt. Human Development, 30: 137-159.

Elkind, David. 1967. Egocentrism in adolescence. Child Development, 38: 1025-1034.

Johnson, J., R.C. Reardon, G.L. Kram, J.G. Lenz, A.S., Maduros, and Sampson. 1991. The demand side of general education: Attending to student attitudes and understandings. The Journal of General Education, 40, 180-200.

King, P.M. and K.S. Kitchener. 1994. Developing reflective judgement. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kroll, Barry M. 1992. Reflective inquiry in a college English class. Liberal Education, 78:1, 10-13.

Perry, W.G. 1968. Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years: A Scheme. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

Schilling, K.M. & Schilling, K. L. 1999. Increasing expectations for student academic effort. About Campus, 4-2.


Raising Expectations for Student Achievement

Chickering, A.W. and Z. F. Gamson. 1987. Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. AAHE Bulletin, 39:7, 3-7.

Marchese, T. 1996. Resetting expectations. Change, Nov./Dec: 4.

Marchese, T. 1998. Disengaged students II. Change, May/June: 4.

Wingspread Group on Higher Education. 1993. An American imperative: Higher expectations for higher education. Racine, Wisconsin: Johnson Foundation.


Interdisciplinarity in General Education

Davis, James. 1995. Interdisciplinary courses and team teaching: New arrangements for learning. American Council on Education Series on Higher Education. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.

Field, M., and Lee, R. 1992. Assessment of interdisciplinary programs. European Journal of Education 27:3, 277-283.

Klein, Julie Thompson. 1996. Crossing boundaries: Knowledge, disciplinarities, and interdisciplinarities. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia.

Klein, Julie Thompson, and William Doty, eds. 1994. Interdisciplinary studies today. New Directions in Teaching and Learning, 58. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Lattuca, Lisa R., and Joan S. Stark. 1994. Will disciplinary perspectives impede curricular reform? Journal of Higher Education, 65, 401-426.

Nelson, Michael, and et. al. 2000. Alive at the core: Exemplary approaches to general education in the humanities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Smith, Barbara Leigh, and John McCann, eds. 2001. Reinventing ourselves: Interdisciplinary education, collaborative learning, and experimentation in higher education. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Useful Website: 16 Reasons for Interdisciplinary Studies — http://www.umkc.edu/conversations/Downes.htm


Infusing technology into the curriculum

Brown, D. G., ed. 2000. Interactive learning: Vignettes from America’s most wired campuses. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Brown, D. G., ed. 2000. Teaching with technology. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Ehrmann, Steve. Access and/or Quality: Redefining Choices in the Third Revolution. Available at: http://www.tltgroup.org/resources/varticles.html

Ehrmann, Steve. 1999. Grand challenges raised by technology: Will this revolution be a good one? Academe. Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors, 42-46

Gillespie, K. H., ed. 1998. The impact of technology on faculty development, life, and work. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Hanna, D. E., M. Glowacki-Dudka, and S. Conceicao-Runlee. 2000. One hundred and forty-seven practical tips for teaching online groups. Madison: Atwood.

Jonassen, D. H., K. L. Peck, & B. G. Wilson. 1999. Learning with technology: A constructivist perspective. Columbus: Merrill (Prentice Hall).

Saltrick, Susan. 1997. Through a dark wood. http://www.tltgroup.org/resources/varticles.html


Integration of General Education and the Major

The challenge of connecting learning. 1990. Washington: Association of American Colleges.

Boyer, Ernest L. 1987. Specialization: The enriched major. College: The undergraduate experience. New York: Harper & Row.

Green, William S. and Carol G. Schneider, eds. 1993. Strengthening the college major. New Directions for Higher Education. Vol. 84. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 25-54.

Huber, Mary Taylor and Pat Hutchings. 2004. Integrative learning: Mapping the terrain. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Lou, Raymond and Karen L. Mendonca. 2001. Blueprint for the future. Liberal Education, 87:3, 26-31.

Stark, Joan S. and Malcolm A. Lowther. 1989. Exploring common ground in liberal and professional education. Integrating liberal learning and professional education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 7.

Stark, Joan S. and Malcolm A. Lowther. 1988. Strengthening the ties that bind: Integrating undergraduate liberal and professional study. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.

Strong Foundations: Twelve principles for effective general education programs. 1994. Washington: Association of American Colleges.


Diversity

Adams, Maurianne, Lee Bell and Pat Griffin. 1997. Teaching for diversity and social justice. NY: Routledge.

Bowen, William and Derek Bok. 1998. The shape of the river. NJ: Princeton.

Chesler, Mark and A. Malani. 1993. Perception of faculty behavior by students of color. The Michigan Journal of Political Science. Issue 16, 54-79.

Cornwell, Grant H. and Eve W. Stoddard. 1999. Globalizing knowledge: Connecting international and intercultural studies. Washington: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Dalton, Harlan L. 1995. Racial healing: Confronting the fear between blacks and whites. New York: Anchor/Doubleday.

Friedman, Ellen G., Wendy K. Kolmar, Charley B. Flint, and Paula Rothenberg, eds. 1996. Creating an inclusive college curriculum: A teaching sourcebook from the New Jersey project. New York: Teachers College Press.

Hurtado, Sylvia. 1999. Reaffirming educators' judgment: Educational value of diversity. Liberal Education, 85:2, 24-31.

Hurtado, Sylvia, Deborah F. Carter, and Diana Kardia. 1998. The Climate for diversity: Key Issues for Institutional Self-Study. New Directions for Institutional Research. No. 98. Summer, 53-63.

Jackson, Bailey and E. Holvion. 1988. Multicultural organizational development. PCMA Working Paper #13. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.

Marks, Jonathan. 1996. Science and race. American Behavioral Scientist, 40:2, 123-133.

Meacham, Jack. 1995. Conflict in multicultural classes: Too much heat or too little? Liberal Education, 81:4, 24-29.

Schoem, David, Linda Frankel, Ximena Zuniga, and Edith Lewis. 1995. Multicultural teaching in the university. Westport, CT: Praeger

Smith, Darryl. 1997. How diversity influences learning. Liberal Education, 83:2, 42-47.

Tatum, Beverly. 1997. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? NY: Basic Books.

Trosset, Carol. 1998. Obstacles to open discussion and critical thinking: The Grinnell College study. Change, September/October, 44-49.

West, Cornel. 1994. Race and social justice in America. Liberal Education, 80:3, 32-39.


Learning Communities

Astin, Alexander. 1993. What matters in college? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Lenning, Oscar T. & Larry H. Ebbers. 1999. The powerful potential of learning communities. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report Volume 26, No. 6.

Levine, Jody H. ed. 1999. Learning communities: New structures, new partnerships for learning.(Monograph No. 26). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Gabelnick, Faith, et. al., 1990. Learning communities: Creating connections among students, faculty, and disciplines. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

MacGregor, J. (Comp.) 1999. Strengthening learning communities: Case studies from the National Learning Communities Dissemination Project (FIPSE). Olympia, WA: The Evergreen State College, Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education.

Matthews, Roberta S., Barbara Leigh Smith, Jean MacGregor, and Faith Gabelnick. 1997. Creating learning communities. In Gaff, Jerry G., and James Ratcliff, et. al. Handbook of the undergraduate curriculum: A comprehensive guide to purposes, structures, practices, and change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 457-475.

Oates, Karen K. and Lynn H. Leavitt. 2003. Service-Learning and learning communities: Tools for integration and assessment. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Shapiro, Nancy S. and Jodi H. Levine. 1999. Creating learning communities: A practical guide to winning support, organizing for change, and implementing programs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Smith, Barbara Leigh and John McCann, eds. 2001. Reinventing ourselves: Interdisciplinary education, collaborative learning, and experimentation in higher education. Bolton, MA: Anker. chapters: Barbara Leigh Smith, Learning communities: A convergence zone for statewide educational reform, pp. 118-134; Karen Kashmanian Oates and Laura Gaither, Integration and assessment of service-learning in learning communities," pp. 135-148; and Les K. Adler, Uncommon sense: Liberal education, learning communities, and the transformative quest. pp. 149-159.


Faculty Development

Angelo, Thomas A. and Patricia K. Cross. 1993. Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Brookfield, Stephen D. 1995. Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Diamond, R. M. 1998. (rev. ed.) Designing and assessing courses and curricula: A practical guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Eble, K. E. and W. J. McKeachie. 1985. Improving undergraduate education through faculty development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Gaff, Jerry G., James Ratcliff, et al. 1997. Handbook of the undergraduate curriculum: A comprehensive guide to purposes, structures, practices, and change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 373-492.

Gillespie, Kar Herr, et. al. 2002. A guide to faculty development: Practical advice, examples, and Resources. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Hatfield, Rickey. 1995. The seven principles in actions: Improving undergraduate education. Boston: Anker.

Hutchings, Pat. 1996. Making teaching community property. Washington: AAHE.

Johnson, D. W., R. T. Johnson, and K. A. Smith. 1998. Active learning: cooperation in the college classroom. Edina, MN: Interaction Book.

Millis, Barbara J. 1998. Cooperative learning for higher education faculty. Phoenix, AZ: American Council on Education.

Moseley, Merritt. 1992. Educating faculty for teaching in an interdisciplinary general education sequence. Journal of General Education, 41, 8-17.

Nilson, L. B. 1998. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Bolton, MA: Anker

Wilkerson, L. & W. H. Gijselaers, eds. 1996. Bringing problem-based learning to higher education: Theory and practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Useful Website: The POD Network: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~ckfgill/

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