Examples of programs and activities at North Seattle Community College (NSCC) are used to support the argument that there is an important relationship among faculty renewal, student success, and basic learning skills that should be strengthened and promoted. First, underpinning assumptions are put forth regarding faculty renewal and faculty…

This three-part address comments upon the place of the humanities in the community college curriculum, summarizes the content of a summer institute sponsored by the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA), and considers the integration of the humanities and business education in community colleges. In the first section, comments by CCHA's…

One in a series of units of instruction for gifted students, the booklet focuses on humanities and science. Three sample units are offered for students in grades 9-12. In "Man's Origins: Where Did He Come From?" students examine the conflicts over evolution versus creationism, impacts of genetic control, and the ecomonics and politics of the…

Films and videotapes treating some aspect of American culture and society, which were developed with funds from the state humanities societies, are described. The purpose of the catalog is to provide a qualitative critique of the listed films and videotapes that can clarify how each film's orientation or, in some cases, limitation in the treatment…

The report presents data from a nationwide survey conducted in spring 1988 to obtain information about undergraduate general education and humanities requirements in U.S. colleges and universities for students entering in 1983-84 and 1988-89. Two sections of the report focus on general education requirements at four-year schools and general…

Several reform reports on American education that focus on improving the quality of instructional materials are reviewed. This project had three aims: (1) to survey the scope of the reports emanating from the reform movement and to describe the process of their selection for review; (2) to present reviews of reports by the Paideia Group, the…

The goals of liberal education are to deepen the understanding of the nature of humankind and of the human condition. In the last half century, fundamental changes have occurred in perceptions of how the human species relates to the rest of the universe, due to developments in science and the creation of the cognitive sciences. There is now the…

This booklet presents a method of teaching the history of labor unions in a creative and interesting manner. The labor pioneers presented in this booklet have been chosen with the thought that they would provide inspiration for young people who are studying the 300 years or more of Pennsylvania history. These laborers, who came from the ranks of…

In a discussion of the importance of involving study of the humanities in teacher education, it is pointed out that the concept of the humanities must be broadened to include the important civilizations which have flourished outside of Western culture. The history of the rise of the Global Education Movement is traced, and the differing approaches…

Findings of the 1981-1982 and 1982-1983 Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) Graduate Project are summarized, with attention to application, admission, and enrollment data for representative departments across project institutions. This Nine Discipline Study (NDS) created a database for nine graduate fields representing the humanities,…

There is a movement at the Community College of Philadelphia to develop an interdisciplinary humanities course for both general studies students and career students. The goal of the course is students' active appreciation of the humanities, by their learning to perform basic rhetorical analyses of historically situated works, while understanding…

The development of an interdisciplinary program in international business at High Point College is described. The program was developed in response to decreasing enrollments in advanced foreign language courses. Because a high proportion of the students are business majors, the language and business departments cooperated to serve their needs. The…

This paper explains the methodology for combining reading and art instruction in a Learning to Read Through the Arts program. Art and reading teachers collaborate to determine the vocabulary required for discussion of each art project. Once this is done, the art teacher uses that vocabulary in a discussion of the art topic, and the reading…

This study examines the status of and influences on the humanities in community service programs at eight community colleges in Southern California and offers recommendations for improving this position. After introductory material and a review of the literature on humanities and community services in the two-year college, Chapter II presents the…

Although enrollment in interdisciplinary studies is increasing in the two-year college, much remains to be done in defining and planning interdisciplinary programs. A valuable distinction can be made between interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary studies. The first refers to exploring significant relationships between or among unrelated…