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Download full textSantoro, Madeline – 1997
The introduction of multiculturalism into the literature curriculum at community colleges has been problematic. Some groups view the trend as an advance of ethnocentrism, while others feel that multicultural texts collide with traditional academic study. Even those who agree with the goal of broadening the curriculum to reflect global diversity do…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Objectives, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism
Schertz, Leanne – 1993
In an effort to "internationalize" Illinois Central College (East Peoria, Illinois) an English professor and four colleagues wrote a successful proposal enabling them to become part of a Community Colleges Humanities Association workshop to develop courses in "primarily third-world cultures." Plans were made to develop three…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Objectives, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
John Tyler Community Coll., Chester, VA. Office of Assessment, Research, and Planning. – 1995
In spring 1995, Virginia's John Tyler Community College (JTCC) conducted a survey of faculty to assess their perceptions of the integration of general education into classes and programs at the college. A total of 100 surveys were distributed to full-time faculty members and a random sample of adjunct faculty members, receiving a 34% response…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Communication Skills
