Cultivating innovative talents in the humanities and social sciences is a pivotal element in the development of high-level innovative talents with a direct impact on a nation's superstructure and economy. Nevertheless, this area has often been a weak link in the talent market. In response to this challenge, Chinese universities have initiated the…

Twenty-first-century learning and how it differs from prior conceptions of learning have received significant attention lately. Kereluik, Mishra, Fahnoe, and Terry (2013) offered a synthesis of multiple expert frameworks and perspectives on 21st-century learning, summarizing them in nine forms of knowledge (under three broad categories:…

We use an experimental course collaboration that occurred in the winter of 2012 as a case study for an approach to interdisciplinary collaboration between Theatre and Humanities courses, and we argue that the theatre methodology of "devising" can serve as a particularly rich locus for collaboration between Theatre students and other…

In this article, the authors explore the corpus of literature on creative thinking and applied creativity in higher education to help composition teacher-scholars and writing center practitioners improve the application of creativity in written, visual, and multimodal composing practices. From studies of creative thinking investigated across…

Education in design shares with other disciplines a number of perennial challenges, including the need to transfer human culture, the choice of what parts of human culture to transfer and the decision as to what approaches work best in accomplishing that transfer. Design education also faces particular challenges, which are shared with only a few…

A theory of culture change is offered as a foundation for reorganization of curriculums of general education and interdisciplinary study. Broadly humanistic in character, the theory's aim is to make possible a genuine integration of concepts in such disciplines as literature, art history, philosophy, psychology, political theory and history,…

This article describes a successful interdisciplinary collaboration among chemistry, humanities and English faculty members, who utilized poetry and artistic illustration to help students learn, appreciate, and enjoy chemistry. Students taking general chemistry classes were introduced to poetry writing and museum-type poster preparation during one…

The need for arts and humanities instruction in the British polytechnics is supported, and it is noted that the concept of creativity is better conveyed through the arts and humanities than through strictly technical instruction. (MSE)

Describes an exercise which focuses on the ethical and human aspects of science. Outlines the approach and components of a writing assignment based on a literary and humanistic analysis of "The Double Helix" by James Watson. Provides sample questions and examples of integrative literary works. (ML)

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…

An interdisciplinary career-oriented humanities major at Tougaloo College, which is designed to assist students to develop career interests within the context of humanistic inquiry, is described. Additionally, the program is designed to provide for in-depth and advanced study in one humanistic discipline and to stimulate intensive examination of…

THIS PAPER ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE AN AWARENESS BASE CONCERNING THE KINDS OF PROGRAMS WHICH UTILIZE HUMANITIES CONTENT IN PREPARING ADMINISTRATORS. A SUMMARY REVIEW OF THE KINDS OF RATIONALES COMMONLY USED TO SUPPORT THE USE OF HUMANITIES CONTENT IN TRAINING ADMINISTRATORS FOCUSES UPON (1) GENERAL LIBERALIZATION, (2) VALUES AND PURPOSE-DEFINING…

This manual is intended for use by adopters or adapters of a media-oriented arts and humanities program designed to train teachers in the techniques of humanizing the general curriculum. It contains lesson plans for grade nine that are geared to the curriculum areas of language arts, science, and social studies. The art areas covered in the plans…

SELECTED CONTENT FROM THE HUMANITIES MAY CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO IMPROVED PREPARATION OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS. NEITHER THE SOCIAL SCIENCES NOR THE HUMANITIES ARE SUFFICIENT AS SOURCES OF CONTENT AND SKILLS FOR A TOTAL PREPARATORY PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. THREE MAIN FOCI ACCOUNT FOR MOST EXISTING RATIONALES FOR INCLUDING THE…

This manual is intended for use by adopters or adapters of a media-oriented arts and humanities program designed to train teachers in the techniques of humanizing the general curriculum. It contains lesson plans for kindergarten through grade three organized into the following categories: art, creative dramatics, film, movement, music, and poetry.…