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Date of this Version
2011
Document Type
Article
Citation
Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Vol. 12, No.2 (Fall/Winter 2011). ISSN 1559-0151
Abstract
Contents
Call for Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Submission Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Dedication to John Howarth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
David N. Mowry
Editor’s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ada Long
THE ROOTS OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HONORS COUNCIL
The Wisdom of Our Elders: Honors Discussions in The Superior Student, 1958–65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Larry Andrews
FORUM ON “THE INSTITUTIONAL IMPACT OF HONORS”
Honors Education: Innovation or Conservation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Scott Carnicom
Defending the Traditions by Preserving the Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Kevin L. Dooley
The Helmholtz Maneuver, or The Idea of (Honors in) a University. . . . . . 59
Richard England
Can the Elitism of Honors Help Students at Non-Elite Schools?. . . . . . . . 65
Benjamin Moritz
Academically Adept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Linda Frost
Extra Breadth and Depth in Undergraduate Education: The Institutional Impact of an Interdisciplinary Honors Research Fellowship. . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Nathan Hilberg and Jaclyn Bankert
Conservation, Experimentation, Innovation, and Model Honors Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Bernice Braid and Gladys Palma de Schrynemakers
Harry Potter and the Specter of Honors Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Annmarie Guzy
Emerging from the Honors Oasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Becky L. Spritz
The Benefits of Honors Education for All College Students . . . . . . . . . . . 95
James J. Clauss
Moving Mountains: Honors as Leverage for Institutional Change . . . . . 101
Craig T. Cobane
RESEARCH ESSAYS
The Roles and Activities of Honors Directors: Similarities and Differences across Carnegie Institution Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Debra S. Schroeder, Marian Bruce, and Sr. Edith Bogue
Honors Thesis Rubrics: A Step toward More Consistent and Valid Assessment in Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Mark Haggerty, Theodore Coladarci, Mimi Killinger, and Charlie Slavin
A Role for Honors in Conservation and Biodiversity Education . . . . . . . 167
Kenneth J. Oswald and Ernest Smith
About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
NCHC Publication Order Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
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