by Steven Volk | Sep 22, 2018 | Article of the Week, Essays for Action
Peter Rutkoff, Professor of American Studies, Kenyon College (with occasional commentary by students in italics) PART I It took more than forty years, but this time I found my way to shape a classroom culture that balanced progressive theory and practice. It simply...
by Steven Volk | Sep 16, 2018 | Article of the Week, Uncategorized
Kevin Thomas Miles, Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College Contact at: mileske@earlham.edu The fourth paragraph of the Earlham College Mission Statement reads: “The teaching-learning process at Earlham is shaped by a view of education as a process of awakening the...
by Steven Volk | Aug 10, 2018 | Article of the Week, Uncategorized
Dr. Lorna Hernandez Jarvis (Professor of Psychology) and Dr. Deirdre D. Johnston (Department of Communication), Hope College We recently attended a professional conference on “Teaching Peace in the Context of Political Polarization and Partisan Divides.” During the Q...
by Steven Volk | May 2, 2018 | Article of the Week, Featured Article, Uncategorized
By Ric Sheffield, Professor of Legal Studies and Sociology, Kenyon College Contact at: sheffier@kenyon.edu “Diversity” is a term that is widely used in the academy despite the fact that it has a variety of definitions and usages, most of which are directly linked to...
by Steven Volk | Apr 30, 2018 | Article of the Week
Katy Crossley-Frolick, Department of Political Science, Denison University [For the full report contact: frolickk@denison.edu] The term “wicked problems” was first introduced into the scholarly lexicon by Rittel and Webber (1973), professors of urban planning and...
by Steven Volk | Apr 20, 2018 | Article of the Week, Try This!
Susan Kennedy, Department of Psychology, Denison University Question: Can instructors leverage in-class learning to impact an important public health issue? Here’s one approach designed to use knowledge gained in a psychopharmacology class to address drinking among...
