Assessing Interdisciplinary Learning and Student Activism in a Water Issues Course

Autor/inn/en	Mueller, Anja; Juris, Stephen J.; Willermet, Cathy; Drake, Eron; Upadhaya, Samik; Chhetri, Pratik
Titel	Assessing Interdisciplinary Learning and Student Activism in a Water Issues Course
Quelle	In: Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 14 (2014) 2, S.111-132 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1527-9316
Schlagwörter	Cooperative Learning; Student Organizations; Interdisciplinary Approach; Water Pollution; Water Quality; Student Research; Activism; Theory Practice Relationship; College Students; Hypothesis Testing; Thinking Skills; Pretests Posttests; Student Improvement; Learning Processes; Likert Scales; Anthropology; Biology; Chemistry; Student Surveys; Student Projects; Michigan; Student Opinion Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kooperatives Lernen; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Gewässerverschmutzung; Wasserqualität; Studentenforschung; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Collegestudent; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Denkfähigkeit; Learning process; Lernprozess; Likert-Skala; Anthropologie; Biologie; Chemie; Schülerbefragung; Schulprojekt
Abstract	In response to a request from a campus student organization, faculty from three fields came together to develop and teach an integrated interdisciplinary course on water issues and social activism. This course, "Water as Life, Death, and Power," brought together issues from the fields of anthropology, biology and chemistry to explore water rights, access to clean water, and water treatment methods. Students enrolled in the course developed interdisciplinary projects related to a variety of local and global water issues to present real-world solutions at a university-wide student research showcase. This article reports the assessment outcomes of the course, measuring changes in both interdisciplinary learning and levels of student activism. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Indiana University. 755 West Michigan Street UL 1180D, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Tel: 317-274-5647; Fax: 317-278-2360; e-mail: josotl@iupui.edu; Web site: http://www.iupui.edu/~josotl
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10