TY - JOUR
T1 - U.S. higher education reform
T2 - Origins and impact of student curricular choice
AU - Elliott, Robert W.
AU - Paton, Valerie Osland
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - Charles W. Eliot's revision of curriculum through the elective system has had significant influence on U.S. higher education. Contemporary concerns about constrained resources and “efficiency” efforts have called into question the value of investments in diverse course and degree offerings. This summary of Eliot's elective system and its impact on U.S. higher education curricula offers a historical perspective to inform contemporary discourse in a time of reform. Eliot's inaugural speech and introduction of the elective system are examined, including the context for its introduction, the challenges incurred during implementation, and the benefits it has yielded for U.S. higher education and society.
AB - Charles W. Eliot's revision of curriculum through the elective system has had significant influence on U.S. higher education. Contemporary concerns about constrained resources and “efficiency” efforts have called into question the value of investments in diverse course and degree offerings. This summary of Eliot's elective system and its impact on U.S. higher education curricula offers a historical perspective to inform contemporary discourse in a time of reform. Eliot's inaugural speech and introduction of the elective system are examined, including the context for its introduction, the challenges incurred during implementation, and the benefits it has yielded for U.S. higher education and society.
KW - Charles william eliot
KW - Curriculum reform
KW - Electives
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85034570176&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.11.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.11.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85034570176
SN - 0738-0593
VL - 61
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - International Journal of Educational Development
JF - International Journal of Educational Development
ER -