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Laying the Foundation for General Education: The Role of First-year and Short Seminars
- The Journal of General Education
- Penn State University Press
- Volume 52, Number 2, 2003
- pp. 71-83
- 10.1353/jge.2003.0026
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This article discusses curricular innovations and teaching strategies within first-year and one-credit seminars. Seminar learning experiences can set the stage for further general education coursework by encouraging active learning and independent investigation, along with helping students to assume responsibility for their own intellectual development.