ERIC Number: EJ1097313
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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A Toolkit to Implement Graduate Attributes in Geography Curricula
Spronken-Smith, Rachel; McLean, Angela; Smith, Nell; Bond, Carol; Jenkins, Martin; Marshall, Stephen; Frielick, Stanley
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v40 n2 p254-266 2016
This article uses findings from a project on engagement with graduate outcomes across higher education institutions in New Zealand to produce a toolkit for implementing graduate attributes in geography curricula. Key facets include strong leadership; academic developers to facilitate conversations about graduate attributes and teaching towards them; ownership of the process by the teachers; the development of a contextualized set of graduate attributes for the geography degree; curriculum mapping to promote alignment between graduate attributes, learning outcomes and assessment tasks; incorporating high-impact educational experiences and signature pedagogies to foster graduate attributes; the use of evaluative data to inform continual enhancements; and allowing at least five years for curriculum renewal to occur.
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Teaching Guides, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Curriculum Implementation, Outcomes of Education, Skill Development, Academic Achievement, Values Education, Educational Objectives, Minimum Competencies, Graduation Requirements, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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