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Logan, Sandra; Shellgren, Madeline – Journal of General Education, 2019
This article traces the reconceptualization of a primarily co-curricular undergraduate enrichment program, from experienced-based to competency-based development. It argues that, rather than holding a central place in the program's curriculum, the concept of "deliberative democracy" that grounds the program is best understood as an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Competency Based Education, Transformative Learning, Democracy
Tunstall, Samuel Luke; Matz, Rebecca L.; Craig, Jeffrey C. – Journal of General Education, 2016
In this article, we examine how students in a general education quantitative literacy course reason with public issues when unprompted to use quantitative reasoning. Michigan State University, like many institutions, not only has a quantitative literacy requirement for all undergraduates but also offers two courses specifically for meeting the…
Descriptors: General Education, Numeracy, Logical Thinking, Undergraduate Students
Lake, Danielle; Ricco, Michael E.; Whipps, Judy – Journal of General Education, 2016
Higher education institutions are continually seeking to recruit nontraditional adult students yet struggle at the same time to meet their needs effectively. The following case study offers strategies to address this situation by documenting the pedagogical design and initial outcomes of an interdisciplinary, nineteen-month leadership-themed…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Nontraditional Students, Adult Students, Case Studies
Zayed, Kevin S. – Journal of General Education, 2012
This article uses the case of Michigan State College (MSC) to reconsider understanding of reform in the general education movement. Using the lens of MSC, the author argues that reform in the general education movement operated in a matrix of influence that involved educational research, philanthropy, and (both inter- and intra-) institutional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Colleges, General Education, Educational Change
Cooper, Garth; Niu, Rui – Journal of General Education, 2010
This essay is anchored on the challenges institutions face in attempting to assess international learning outcomes. It documents Michigan State University's efforts to seek and pilot new measurement tools to confront this challenge. Based on Michigan's assessment experience, it provides lessons others might consider for the success of their…
Descriptors: International Education, Outcomes of Education, Higher Education, Evaluation