Greater Expectations for Student Transfer

Publications

General Education in an Age of Student Mobility: An Invitation to Discuss Systemic Curricular Planning
Essays by Robert Shoenberg and others; Series Editor Jerry G. Gaff (2001)

This publication from the Academy in Transition series considers the challenge of designing a coherent curriculum for an increasingly mobile student population. It asks how the integrity of individual general education programs can be maintained in the face of public pressures to simplify transfer. Might colleges and universities assess students on the basis of specific learning outcomes, or will they continue to regard a random collection of credit hours as though it amounted to a meaningful education?

General Education and Student Transfer: Fostering Intentionality and Coherence in State Systems
Edited by Robert Shoenberg (2005)

This publication examines the challenge of clearly defining and communicating educational purposes at a time when most undergraduates attend multiple institutions. The authors survey state-level general education requirements, arguing that state higher education systems must serve as guarantors of programmatic coherence. Included are essays by Robert Shoenberg and Martin Finkelstein as well as reports from state systems in Utah, Georgia, and Maryland.

Both of these titles are available for purchase through the AAC&U online store.