ERIC Number: ED280391
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Jun
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To Preserve or Eliminate Student-Designed Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs: Evaluating a Specific Program. AIR 1986 Annual Forum Paper.
Malaney, Gary D.
A program at Ohio State University that allows graduate students to develop self-designed interdisciplinary degree programs is described (the "One-of-a-Kind" program). An evaluation of the program was undertaken by surveying: 6 current students and 15 graduates of the program since its inception in 1972; faculty members who served as program advisers; and faculty members who were not involved in the program. Generally, the results showed that students and faculty participants were supportive of the program. In open-ended survey questions, respondents discussed both administrative and academic problems: students focused more on the administrative problems, while faculty concentrated more on academic problems. Based on the evaluation, it was recommended that the program be retained. While only a small number of students use the program, it was generally viewed as a good option for some students. Additional recommendations to improve the program are offered, and a review of the literature on interdisciplinary and self-designed programs is included. (SW)
Descriptors: Alumni, College Faculty, College Programs, Faculty Advisers, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Interdisciplinary Approach, Nontraditional Education, Program Evaluation, State Universities, Student Attitudes, Student Educational Objectives, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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