Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2014

Publication Source

International Journal of Educational Reform

Abstract

Changes to general education curricula are taking place across the globe. From the Bologna Process in Europe to the Liberal Education and America’s Promise initiative in the United States, colleges and universities are reforming what constitutes general education for their students. At the University of Dayton, such reforms took the shape of a massive overhaul of general education to the new, student learning–driven Common Academic Program. The Department of Communication at University of Dayton was forced to fundamentally change its basic course in communication, formerly delivered in three separate one-credit modules, to a three-credit course with a different focus. This article details the story of how the Common Academic Program unfolded, what effect it had on the Department of Communication, and what process of reform was undertaken by the department to ensure that the new course remained a core aspect of the new Common Academic Program. This experience offers lessons to departments and administrators at institutions everywhere on how to effectively reform a general education course to accommodate a student learning focus, fit to university mission, and address the needs of the campus.

Inclusive pages

98-115

ISBN/ISSN

1056-7879

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

This document is provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file.

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group

Volume

23

Peer Reviewed

yes

Issue

2

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