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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Politics of Persuasion: Establishing a New Freshman Seminar with Full Academic Credit.
Smitheram, Verner
Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, v1 n1 p79-95 1989
This paper discusses theories and practices of the politics of curriculum reform tested while working to establish a freshman seminar course at the University of Prince Edward Island. The step-by-step procedure for negotiating the approval process is relevant to all types of curriculum reform. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Change, College Faculty, College Freshmen, Collegiality, Conflict, Cooperation, Credit Courses, Curriculum Development, First Year Seminars, Governance, Group Activities, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Models, Participative Decision Making, Persuasive Discourse, Politics, Program Descriptions
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Language: English
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