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Rassweiler, Anne D., Ed.; Hylander, Joan W., Ed. – 1985
A series of reports reflecting the activities of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) are presented in these proceedings. The first article, "Teaching Professional Ethics: Proceed, But with Caution," by Richard A. Wright, argues that extreme care must be taken in developing and teaching professional ethics, discussing what…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Ethical Instruction, Humanities
Download full textMegginson, W. J., Ed.; Dunlap, Elizabeth D., Ed. – 1986
Proceedings are presented for the annual meetings of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA), along with lists of association members, endowment fund contributors, and the CCHA constitution. First, "We Are What We Write," by Henry Wendt, is presented. Wendt provides a corporate perspective on the importance of writing in the workplace,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Humanities, Humanities Instruction, Job Skills
Kepple, Ronald A.; And Others – 1985
In response to William J. Bennett's "To Reclaim a Legacy: A Report on the Humanities in Higher Education," five essays provide insights into the humanities from varying perspectives. "Humanities Education and Business," by John A. Ziegler, underscores the importance of a liberal education in business and industry, considering…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Rassweiler, Anne D., Ed.; Hylander, Joan W., Ed. – 1984
The keynote address before the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) Central Division Conference is presented in this publication along with a series of reports reflecting the activities of the CCHA for 1983-84. In his address entitled "Born Again Humanities or Here Comes the Sun," Landon C. Kirchner discusses the incipient…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Humanities, Professional Associations
Vavrek, Bernard, Ed.; Whitney, Loralyn, Ed. – 1984
Proceedings from this workshop sponsored by the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship are intended to disseminate information to assist rural librarians engaged in planning and conducting public programs that explore issues related to the humanities. This report of the proceedings includes the texts of three presented papers, reactions from…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Humanities, Program Descriptions
Copas, Ernestine M., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Proceedings of a workshop on career advancement for women faculty members and administrators within the University System of Georgia are presented. The workshop was a vehicle for faculty development and an experience in networking. Topics include professional writing in science, the humanities, and education; strategies for academic promotion, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Ladders, Editing, Faculty Promotion
DeLuca, Diana Macintyre, Ed. – 1986
Essays focusing on creativity in the humanities and sciences are contained in this proceedings of the Creativity and Science Conference. The presentors, who represented many academic disciplines, agreed that creativity is as essential to the scientist as to the humanist and that one can prepare for it but not instruct or be instructed in achieving…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Creativity, Essays, Fine Arts
Texas Committee for the Humanities, Austin. – 1989
These conference proceedings examine the future of humanities education in Texas and are part of the "Preparing for Texas in the 21st Century Project." The papers presented focused on such critical issues as state support for community sponsored cultural programming and the need for increased citizen understanding of other nations and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Chicago City Colleges, IL. – 1985
Papers presented at "The Future of Literature in the Community College" conference are included in this proceedings. The following papers are presented: (1) "The Value of Literature in the Community College Curriculum: One Credo, Several Courses," by Carol Barrett; (2) "The Use of Literature in the Teaching of English as a Second Language," by…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Roland, Alex – 1985
A conference on the history of space activity was convened at Yale University in 1981 and perspectives from history, political science, journalism, politics, science, and literature were exchanged. The essays in this publication serve as the proceedings for that conference. The papers are presented in four major theme areas. These include: (1)…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Humanities
Romano, Richard M., Comp. – 1987
This proceedings report contains 6 of the 12 papers presented at a conference on the social role of the community college. First, information on the event, a conference program, an ERIC bibliography, and opening remarks by Richard M. Romano, conference coordinator, are presented. Next, the following papers are reproduced: (1) "Community…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Conference Papers, Economic Development
Saunders, Laverna M., Ed. – 1996
This book addresses many of the practical issues involved in developing the virtual library. Seven presentations from the Eighth Annual Computers in Libraries Conference are included in this book in augmented form. The papers are supplemented by "The Evolving Virtual Library: An Overview" (Laverna M. Saunders and Maurice Mitchell), a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Networks
Dickerson, Wayne B., Ed.; And Others – Issues and Development in English and Applied Linguistics (IDEAL), 1987
Articles in this annual serial include the following: "Four decades with the Computer" (Winfred P. Lehmann); "The Uses of the Personal Computer in the Humanities" (James W. Marchand); "Digging in the Dictionary: Building a Relational Lexicon To Support Natural Language Processing Applications" (Martha Evans, Judith…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
