Note: This is a student project from a course affiliated with the Ethnography of the University Initiative. EUI supports faculty development of courses in which students conduct original research on their university, and encourages students to think about colleges and universities in relation to their communities and within larger national and global contexts.
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application/pdf  Research Process.pdf (105kB) | Research Process | |
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application/pdf Explore Plan.pdf (27kB) | Explore Plan | |
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application/pdf Explore Question.pdf (26kB) | Explore Question | |
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application/pdf Final Paper.pdf (72kB) | Final Paper |
Description
| Title: | Junior and senior student perceptions of challenging courses |
| Author(s): | ANTH 285_06-04 |
| Subject(s): | Academics
ISU |
| Abstract: | This project examines junior and senior students’ the academic experiences and their definition of difficult courses at ISU. On the basis of ten interviews, the study shows that students attend college and this university for the purpose of learning and developing social skills. When students reflect on their experiences in difficult courses, and discuss how it has shaped their understanding of themselves and of university, it becomes clear that most students actually enjoy challenging courses that make them think. |
| Issue Date: | 2006-12-15 |
| Genre: | Essay |
| Type: | Text |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1829 |
| Publication Status: | unpublished |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2007-08-22 |
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Student Communities and Culture
The university offers an extraordinary opportunity to study and document student communities, life, and culture. This collection includes research on the activities, clubs, and durable social networks that comprise sometimes the greater portion of the university experience for students.