Abstract
This study was conducted by a team of professors of National Hsinchu Teachers' College (NHTC), including the Dean of Studies, Dean of Students, Department Chairs and the collaboration of various interrelated units. The objectives of this research are (1)to investigate the views of teachers' college students, advisors, class instructors, and administration staff the implementation of Interdisciplinary Class Scheduling and Dormitory Arrangements (ICSDA); (2)to examine differences in the students' adjustment to the curriculum, teachning/learning, and college life under ICSDA; (3)to identify the differences in learning difficulties in various under ICSDA; and (4)to describe differences of student scores by department after ICSDA treatment. This study employed the self-devised "Teachers' College Student Adjustment Questionnaire On ICSDA" on the 1993 school-year freshmen of NHTC. The contents of the questionnaire included (1)curriculum adjustment, (2) teaching/learningadjustment, and (3)college life adjustment. A total of 343 of 390 questionnaires were returned, for a rate of 87.94%. At the same time, the "Teachers' College Semi-Structure Interview Sheet On ICSDA" was used to interview advisors, class instructors, and administration staff. The findings showed that: 1. Although a portion of the student were against the implementation of ICSDA, the majority had positive attitudes toward it. 2. The majority of the NHTC freshmen favored the implementation of the ICSDA. The results were positive in the three aspects of curriculum, teaching/learning and college life adjustment. Results indicated highly positive interaction among interdisciplinary students. 3. While no significant differences were found between male and female students concerning curriculum adjustment and teaching/learning adjustment, the study yielded significant difference among students from different departments. 4. Although the comparison of degrees of learning difficulties of students by class indicated only a small difference, when compared by department the difference was greater. The differences in courses of English, Introduction to Earth Science, Chinese Constitution, and General Biology of each department reached a significant level. 5. In a comparison of students from various disciplines, the differences in scores for academic achievement in Chinese, English, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese History, Chinese Geogrpahy, Introduction to Philosophy, General mathematics, General Biology, Introduction to Earth Sciences and Fine Arts (I)reached a significant level. 6. The implementation of ICSDA complicated coordination procesures between different departments. Solutions were been proposed to overcome these difficulties over time. Only through an adoption of multidimensional administrative coordination measures can ICSDA implementation be more effective.