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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Development of Political Awareness and Social Justice Citizenship through Community-Based Learning in a First-Year General Education Seminar
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Schamber, Jon F.; Mahoney, Sandra L. – Journal of General Education, 2008
This study investigates the claim that a community-based learning experience of short duration in a first-year general education seminar can result in valid and measurable civic learning outcomes. Through the use of a mixed methods design, this study probes two essential outcomes of civic learning advanced by Saltmarsh (2005), the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, General Education, Seminars, Democratic Values
Assessing and Improving the Quality of Group Critical Thinking Exhibited in the Final Projects of Collaborative Learning Groups
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Schamber, Jon F.; Mahoney, Sandra L. – Journal of General Education, 2006
The development of critical thinking skills is a fundamental educational objective and is regarded as an essential component of the general education of college students. To further this objective, this study investigates instructional strategies for improving the thinking skills of college students engaged in collaborative learning endeavors.…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Cooperative Learning, Group Discussion
Exploring the Application of a Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity to a General Education Curriculum on Diversity
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Mahoney, Sandra L.; Schamber, Jon F. – Journal of General Education, 2004
This study examines intercultural sensitivity development from a diversity curriculum in two university general education courses. The results indicate that instructional strategies addressing complex levels of student engagement elicited movement from an ethnocentric to an ethnorelative worldview as described in Bennett's Developmental Model of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, General Education, Cultural Awareness, Student Diversity