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Bennett, William; Chavez, Linda – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1982
William J. Bennett, chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, discusses his views on the role of the humanities in the classroom and on the future direction of the Endowment in an interview with Linda Chavez. (GC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Humanities
Download full textNational Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC. – 1975
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency whose principal function is to encourage the understanding and use of the humanities to national concerns. It serves its various constituencies by supporting the work of individual humanists and of nonprofit institutions and organizations engaged in projects involving the…
Descriptors: Awards, Educational Programs, Federal Programs, Fellowships
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
The Javits fellowship program, designed to encourage students to enter the arts, humanities, and social sciences by offering fellowships that would allow them to attend prestigious institutions, is described. Some believe the Reagan Administration has delayed each competition because it wanted to abolish the Javits program. (MLW)
Descriptors: Competition, Federal Programs, Fellowships, Financial Support
Lippman, Katherine M., Comp. – 2000
This publication contains an annotated bibliography and lists of organizations, funding resources, and journals that provide information related to arts and humanities programs in rural America. The annotated bibliography describes 27 journal articles and 15 books and government reports. Most entries were published 1993-99. Two funding resource…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cultural Education, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Peer reviewedHardison, O. B., Jr. – Change, 1986
It is argued that despite the decline of the humanities in higher education in the 20 years since the National Endowment for the Humanities came into existence, the agency has probably done much to promote the humanities and prevent further decline. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Change, Federal Government, Federal Programs
National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC. – 1970
This document describes the activities and programs of several national agencies for the arts. It discusses the following branches of the arts: architecture, dance, education, literature, music, public media, theatre, and visual arts. It also discusses the financial status of these agencies and public and private contributions to their funds. In…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Art Activities, Creative Art, Creative Writing
Murphy, Judith; Jones, Lonna – 1976
This document provides an overview of art education research funded by the Arts and Humanities Program (AHP) from 1965-70. Several dozen research and development projects, selected from among the more than 200 initiated during this period, are analyzed to indicate the wide range of scope and funding, nominal success or failure, distribution among…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Teachers, Childrens Art
