Classic texts in undergraduate classes: So far so good
Scheid-Cook T.L.
1990
Innovative Higher Education
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10.1007/BF00889736
This paper describes and evaluates a classic text project in terms of its stated objectives. First, to have a large number of students read a few classic works in more than one class. Second, to promote discussion of texts among students and faculty and third, to integrate core classes. Survey data collected from students and faculty evaluations point to the success of this project. The factors which contributed to its success are considered. The project was innovative because faculty selected important texts that could be used in a variety of courses and which would promote a broad based liberal education by exposing students to a diversity of perspectives. © 1990 Human Sciences Press.
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