Lessons learned: The McMaster inquiry story from innovation to institutionalization

Over the past thirty years, inquiry‐guided learning has flourished at McMaster University. In this chapter, we discuss some of the enabling factors that helped to encourage early experimentation in inquiry‐guided learning and push it toward greater institutionalization as well as some of the challen...

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Published inNew directions for teaching and learning Vol. 2012; no. 129; pp. 93 - 104
Main Authors Cuneo, Carl, Harnish, Del, Roy, Dale, Vajoczki, Susan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Francisco Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.2012
Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Subjects
Active Learning
Administrator Role
Administrators
College Faculty
College Instruction
College Students
Experimental Teaching
Foreign Countries
Innovation
Inquiry
Institutionalization
Instructional Innovation
Intellectual Disciplines
Learning
Ontario
School Culture
Student Role
Teacher Role
Universities
Canada
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Summary:Over the past thirty years, inquiry‐guided learning has flourished at McMaster University. In this chapter, we discuss some of the enabling factors that helped to encourage early experimentation in inquiry‐guided learning and push it toward greater institutionalization as well as some of the challenges and obstacles that had to be overcome.
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ISSN:0271-0633
1536-0768
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