Non-Western Humanities in the Undergraduate Curriculum: Developing an International Perspective.

Shumway, Larry V.

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ERIC Number: EJ598181

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Publication Date: 1997

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Non-Western Humanities in the Undergraduate Curriculum: Developing an International Perspective.

Shumway, Larry V.

Interdisciplinary Humanities, v14 n1 p127-139 Win-Spr 1997

Discusses the importance of studying non-Western cultures through the humanities and the advantages such study seems to offer in helping students learn about other peoples and how to deal with cultural differences. Believes that above all the humanities provide avenues to developing understanding and empathy for peoples of other cultures. (CMK)

Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Empathy, Higher Education, Humanities, Non Western Civilization, Social Experience, Social Values, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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