Transforming academic culture and curriculum : integrating and scaffolding research throughout undergraduate education / Edited by Mitchell Malachowski, Elizabeth L. Ambos, Kerry K. Karukstis, Jillian Kinzie, and Jeffrey M. Osborn.

Contributor(s):

New York, NY, USA : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024Description: xxv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9781032581675

Subject(s):

Education, Higher

DDC classification:

23 378 T68 2024

Contents:

Part I: Dimensions of Transformation in Undergraduate Education 1. Undergraduate Research as a Key Element of Institutional TransformationElizabeth L. Ambos, Kerry K. Karukstis, Jillian L. Kinzie, Mitchell R. Malachowski, Jeffrey M. Osborn2. Transforming CultureMitchell R. Malachowski, Janet A. Morrison3. Transforming CurriculumKerry K. Karukstis4. Transformation Through a Disciplinary LensMaureen Vandermaas-Peeler, Sherell K. Byrd, C. Gary Reiness, Kimberley A. Frederick, Bert E. Holmes, Scott C. Bates, Beth A. Cunningham, Michael Jackson, Caroline K. Quenemoen, Christine A. Wooley5. Transformation Through Research on Student and Faculty SuccessJillian L. Kinzie, Susan J. Larson6. Transformation Through Institutional AgencyJeffrey M. Osborn, John F. Barthell, Elizabeth Eich, Rosalie A. Richards, Roger S. Rowlett7. Theory of ChangeElizabeth L. Ambos8. Advancing Transformative WorkElizabeth L. Ambos, Kerry K. Karukstis, Jillian L. Kinzie, Mitchell R. Malachowski, Jeffrey M. OsbornPart II: Toolkit: Creating Undergraduate Research-Centric Departments — Practical Tools and Techniques to Transform Curriculum and Culture 9. Introduction to the Purpose and Organization of the ToolkitMitchell R. Malachowski, Elizabeth L. Ambos, Kerry K. Karukstis, Jillian L. Kinzie, Jeffrey M. Osborn10. How Do We Know We Are Ready for Comprehensive Change? How Do We Frame Our Vision and Goals?Amelia J. Ahern-Rindell, Elizabeth L. Ambos11. Ok, We Are Ready to Transform! What Steps Do We Take, Why, and When?Scott T. Cooper, Kerry K. Karukstis12. How Do We Know If We Are Making Progress?Gerardo M. Gonzalez, Jeffrey M. Osborn, Jillian L. KinzieAppendix Overview of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Transformations ProjectJeffrey M. Osborn, Elizabeth L. Ambos, Kerry K. Karukstis, Jillian L. Kinzie, Mitchell R. Malachowski

Summary: Institutions across the higher education landscape vary, and each navigates change in its own way.This volume describeshow institutions and departments influence the success of structural and cultural transformations to advance curricular reform. A product of the Council on Undergraduate Research Transformations project,a six-year, longitudinal research studyfunded by the United States National Science Foundation, this text features thegoals, strategies, and outcomes that evolved from the experiences at 12 diverse colleges and universities in creating innovative undergraduate curricula and campus cultures that maximize student success. With the goal of achieving departmental transformations in both student learning and academic culture - bybackward-designing and scaffolding research into and across undergraduate curricula -editors include scholarly findings, step-by-step guides, and a toolkit section, with plentiful online resources, to help readers develop and execute personalized change processes on their own campuses. Designed to span both theory and practice for departments and institutions to transform undergraduate education to increase student success, this book is vital for all higher education scholars, practitioners, faculty, staff, and leaders interested in creating research-rich curricula and change more broadly.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Institutions across the higher education landscape vary, and each navigates change in its own way.This volume describeshow institutions and departments influence the success of structural and cultural transformations to advance curricular reform. A product of the Council on Undergraduate Research Transformations project,a six-year, longitudinal research studyfunded by the United States National Science Foundation, this text features thegoals, strategies, and outcomes that evolved from the experiences at 12 diverse colleges and universities in creating innovative undergraduate curricula and campus cultures that maximize student success. With the goal of achieving departmental transformations in both student learning and academic culture - bybackward-designing and scaffolding research into and across undergraduate curricula -editors include scholarly findings, step-by-step guides, and a toolkit section, with plentiful online resources, to help readers develop and execute personalized change processes on their own campuses. Designed to span both theory and practice for departments and institutions to transform undergraduate education to increase student success, this book is vital for all higher education scholars, practitioners, faculty, staff, and leaders interested in creating research-rich curricula and change more broadly.

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