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Megginson, W. J., Ed. – Community College Humanities Review, 1986
Designed as a forum for discussion of substantive issues in humanities disciplines and the place of the humanities in higher education, this journal offers articles, book reviews, and reports covering a variety of humanities-related topics. This issue contains: (1) "The Feasibility of Educational Change," by Richard Ekman; (2) "The Humanities and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Schmeltekopf, Donald D., Ed.; Johnson, Glen, Ed. – Community College Humanities Review, 1985
This issue of "The Community College Humanities Review" contains a series of articles, reviews, and reports addressing various issues related to values education and other areas of the humanities. The issue contains: "The Study of History and the Question of Human Values," by Abraham Ascher; "A Moral Imperative for Teaching Values in a Literature…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Ethical Instruction, History, Humanism
Askins, William, Ed. – Community College Humanities Review, 1989
Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas on significant issues in the humanities, this journal presents articles written by two-year college faculty in the humanities disciplines. The 1989 annual issue includes the following: (1) "Popular Literature and the American Literature Survey Course: The Case of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood," by…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Seabrook, John H., Ed. – Community College Humanities Review, 1991
Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas on significant issues in the humanities, this annual journal presents articles written by two-year college faculty in the humanities disciplines. The 1991 issue includes the following: (1) "Why I Write and How I Teach," by Linda Ching Sledge; (2) "The Australian Character," by Carol L. Nelson-Burns;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Eisenberg, Diane U., Ed.; Gollattscheck, James F., Ed. – 1986
In 1985, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) called together a group of two-year college leaders with a strong commitment to the humanities to explore issues and formulate a humanities policy statement for the AACJC. This monograph provides the resulting policy statement, as well as papers developed to stimulate…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Futures (of Society)
Schmeltekopf, Donald D., Ed.; Rassweiler, Anne D., Ed. – Community College Humanities Review, 1984
A series of articles and essay reviews are represented on issues of concern in humanities education. First, Benjamin DeMott's "A Moral Argument for the Humanities" asserts that humanities instruction should stress certain moral questions, such as the connection of moral life with civilization, individual responsibility, and institutions.…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Basic Skills, Book Reviews, Cognitive Development
Lynn, David H., Ed. – Basic Education, 1987
The elementary secondary curriculum in the United States could benefit from redefining the arts as a discipline to be interwoven into the school's curriculum. Four essays in this issue explore the question of the arts in education. John Holdren comments in "Will the Band Play On?" that music educators must stress the serious study of music as its…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Fine Arts
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1985
Humanities programs at selected colleges are described, and the value of emphasizing subject matter in humanities programs is discussed in an article by Richard Ekman, "A Plea for Practical Idealism." The most effective programs encourage students to respect subject matter, engage important questions, and search for answers to the…
Descriptors: College Programs, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, Higher Education
Fabian, Bernhard – 1998
Based on Bernhard Fabian's "Buch, Bibliothek, und geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung (The Book, the Library, and Humanistic Research)," this study is a commentary on the relationship between library and user. Discussing the characteristics and requirements of research in the humanities, it stresses the interrelationship between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Humanities, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Fullen, James, Ed. – OATYC Journal, 1981
"OATYC Journal," which is published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the two issues of volume VI present the following articles: (1)…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Programs, Community Colleges
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1984
The articles in this journal issue present a rationale and methods for using elements of the humanities to teach remedial reading and writing. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "The Humanities and Basic Skills Project" (Nan Dougherty); (2) "The Humanities and Basic Skills" (Robert L. Horn); (3) "Beyond Fragmentation;…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1986
Exploring a variety of ways to train students to think critically within the context of writing and literature classes, this journal issue presents cognitive strategies for teaching poetry, short stories, composition, the research paper, and critical reading. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Constructing the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Higher Education
Salomone, Ronald E., Ed. – FOCUS: Teaching English Language Arts, 1985
Focusing on a wide range of interdisciplinary themes and ideas for humanities instruction, the 17 articles in this journal issue discuss the following topics: (1) literature, humanities, and the adult learner; (2) the role of the humanities in educating for a democracy; (3) humanities in the marketplace; (4) literature versus "great books" in high…
Descriptors: Adults, Censorship, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
Fullen, James, Ed. – OATYC Journal, 1982
"OATYC Journal," which is published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the two issues of volume VII include the following articles: (1)…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Programs
Grosz, Karen Sue, Ed. – Forum, 1988
Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas among California community college faculty, this journal offers a series of articles addressing instructional and administrative concerns. The volume contains: (1) "Campus Life: A Book Review," by John McFarland; (2) "The Scholar in the Two-Year College: Magritte's Mermaid or…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Codes of Ethics, College Administration, College Curriculum
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