This National Humanities Faculty working paper is a highly selective collection of readings and references drawn up as a guide for humanities teachers. The list, which is not definitive, is divided into three sections: Indexes, Periodicals, and Faculty Suggestions. The first two sections are annotated. Periodicals are divided into subsections by…

Since this background paper is concerned with the formative decision makers, the humanities project is presented through the public statements of the project team in order to convey the nature and quality of the project. Three major decision points provide a framework for curriculum development. First is adoption of an input model that focuses on…

Defends the training of people as professionals in both the humanities and education; opposes disciplinary chauvinism. (DD)

This paper records three plenary sessions held at the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) National Education Conference, August 27-29, 1993. The conference built on what was learned in the first year of the project and reported in ACLS Occasional Paper 20. Sessions allowed participants to talk with colleagues who had been project…

The Society for Religion in Higher Education is committed to religion as an expression of human aspirations rather than as an isolated discipline. (Author)

Author feels that the biggest threat to humanities education is the ease with which it can be eliminated in the continuing educational financial squeeze. (GB)

Describes an imaginary Poet's Humanities Program that can provide the student with a freedom of expression similar to that of a poet's. (RB)

Considers the role of scholars and teachers of speech communication in the humanistic enterprise. (Speech delivered before the Southern Speech Communication Association Convention, Hot Springs, AR, April 8, 1982). (PD)

Argues for liberal-arts education as "crucial" to development and application of science and technology. Includes anecdotal material linking importance of arts and humanities to scientific study. Argues study of philosophy, literature, fine arts, and religion can develop spiritual foundation for technical research. (TES)

In 1995, author Earl Shorris established a small educational program designed to help young adults escape from poverty. The curriculum chosen by Shorris for this experimental program focused solely on a classically based, college-level study in the humanities. While I do not find that Shorris provided proof that a classically inspired course in…

This article presents an interview with Gary Olson on the changing contexts of the humanities in this modern world. He emphasizes that the humanities are absolutely essential when it comes to the very real-world problems. He explains that what he is saying not just applies to terrorism and economic crisis; the humanities equip everyone to deal…

Peer review is a gatekeeper, the final arbiter of what is valued in academia, but it has been criticized in relation to traditional psychological research criteria of reliability, validity, generalizability, and potential biases. Despite a considerable literature, there is surprisingly little sound peer-review research examining these criteria or…

The building blocks provided by the Open Educational Resources movement, along with e-Science and e-Humanities and the resources of the Web 2.0, are creating the conditions for the emergence of new kinds of open participatory learning ecosystems that will support active, passion-based learning: Learning 2.0. This new form of learning begins with…

This article discusses the planning and implementation of a high school course to (1) help students find their identities through the arts, and (2) help teenagers cope with today's society by looking at life's basic questions and examining answers provided by the world's great philosophers. (RC)