Envisioning Honors as Complex Problem Solving

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Title:	Envisioning Honors as Complex Problem Solving
Language:	English
Authors:	Pat Akos, Nathan Hicks
Source:	Honors in Practice. 2025 21:179-187.
Availability:	National Collegiate Honors Council. 1100 Neihardt Residence Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 540 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588. Tel: 402-472-9150; Fax: 402-472-9152; e-mail: nchc@unl.edu; Web site: http://nchchonors.org
Peer Reviewed:	Y
Page Count:	9
Publication Date:	2025
Document Type:	Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive
Education Level:	Higher Education Postsecondary Education
Descriptors:	Honors Curriculum, Problem Solving, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Critical Thinking, Design, Specialization, Innovation, Undergraduate Students, Learning Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Capstone Experiences
Geographic Terms:	Tennessee
ISSN:	1559-0143 2374-8176
Abstract:	Honors education can maximize student well-being and career-life readiness by integrating a range of wicked problems and design thinking. This approach fosters interdisciplinary learning, critical thinking, and the development of innovative problem solvers. Authors introduce student choice and design thinking throughout the first three courses of an honors interdisciplinary minor at a large, public R1 university and consider its pedagogical implications.
Abstractor:	As Provided
Entry Date:	2026
Accession Number:	EJ1494005
Database:	ERIC

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Abstract:	Honors education can maximize student well-being and career-life readiness by integrating a range of wicked problems and design thinking. This approach fosters interdisciplinary learning, critical thinking, and the development of innovative problem solvers. Authors introduce student choice and design thinking throughout the first three courses of an honors interdisciplinary minor at a large, public R1 university and consider its pedagogical implications.
ISSN:	1559-0143 2374-8176