Building robust learning environments in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics / Jeanne L. Narum, Kate Conover, editors.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:New directions for higher education ; no. 119.
Other Authors: Narum, Jeanne L.
Conover, Kate
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2002], ©2002.
Series:New directions for higher education ; no. 119.
Subjects:
Science > Study and teaching (Higher)
Technology > Study and teaching (Higher)
Engineering > Study and teaching (Higher)
Mathematics > Study and teaching (Higher)
Physical Description:127 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The national context for reform / G. Doyle Daves, Jr.
  • New truths and old verities / Judith A. Ramaley
  • Changing assumptions about who can learn / George Campbell, Jr.
  • Science for all Americans / George D. Nelson
  • A multidisciplinary core curriculum / Trace Jordan
  • Building natural science communities / Thomas E. Brady
  • Cognitive science and the work of reform / Diane F. Halpern
  • Effective assessment and institutional change / Christine Brooks Cote, Marianne Jordan
  • Investing in faculty
  • Learning and teaching centers: hubs of educational reform / Susan R. Singer
  • Linking departmental and institutional mission / J.K. Haynes
  • A perspective on campus planning / Arthur J. Lidsky
  • Investing in digital resources / David McArthur
  • The variables of positive change / Daniel F. Sullivan
  • The role of the grants officer / Lee W. Willard
  • The role of the science dean / James M. Gentile
  • Fund development for science facilities / James R. Appleton
  • The people and process of investing in facilities / Elizabeth S. Boylan
  • Communication in reform / Melvin D. George
  • Assessment to improve student learning / David F. Brakke, Douglas T. Brown.