The purpose of this text of questions and readings and of the project CCLE-IBM Humanities Project on Technological Change from which it emerged, is to aid the participant-reader become habituated to coping with a complex environment by actively responding to technological change in a way that enhances his own sense of personal and human dignity.…

The introductory chapter of this document describes the Anderson Center for Personal Development, of Bowling Green (Ohio) University, as a vehicle for the study of morals, standards, and ethics. Sponsored by the center, this publication contains 12 papers by 13 authors that focus on the educational administrator and values. Special emphasis is…

Technological apparatus--including video tapes, television sets, tape cassettes, tape players, phonograph records, films, and film projectors--is inappropriate for humanities classroom instruction and should be relegated to libraries and language labs. Post experience in trying to teach freshman rhetoric using specially prepared visual tapes on…

This document, one of a series on questions regarding humanistic education, contains a transcribed conversation about history between Dr. Gruen, a professor of History at the University of California, and Mr. O'Connor, the coordinator for humanities in Contra Costa County, California. Among other things, this conversation deals with the…

Reported is a descriptive study in which a value clarification approach--based on the work of Raths, Harmin, and Simon, as reported in the book, VALUES AND TEACHING--was used for a three-month period in the author's instruction of four earth science classes in a medium-sized rural school. Two major concerns were of interest: (1) the value of…

Bound in a slipcover rather than in signatures, this "book" is made up of thirteen separately bound booklets. The first booklet is an introduction to the use of film in the classroom both in teaching the filmic art and in increasing the visual literacy of students on the high school and early college levels. The twelve other booklets each treat a…

This document, one of a series of monographs concerned with humanistic education, contains a dialogue between Errol Hill, a recognized scholar who presently chairs an academic theatre program at Dartmouth College and serves as a member of the Board of Directors and head of the Black Theatre Program, and Peter Greer, associate director of the…

The biographical sketch of Henry E. Huntington includes a description of the establishment of the Huntington Library and the purpose and scope of its collection. Although this is a free and public library, its use is restricted to qualified scholars having legitimate research needs. Photographic techniques were developed at the Huntington Library…

A national survey was conducted of the humanities or general education courses required or recommended in the occupational curricula of community and junior colleges. Responses to a four-page questionnaire mailed to the president of every two-year college known to the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges totaled 336. Copies of the…

Intended as a basic resource in new primary sources for interdisciplinary studies, this book consists of twelve essays on contemporary culture, religion, and the arts. The authors, specialists in the humanities, are concerned with interdisciplinary investigation, including such issues as determining methods of study, methods of validating claims…

The course, "Ideas of Western Man: Expressionism and Realism," involves the analysis of some predominant schools and man's changing thought through the study of literature. In studying Expressionism and Realism as they have affected contemporary American Culture, philosophy is emphasized, and painting, sculpture, and music are used for…

An outline for a nine-week course called "Humanities of Art and Music" is provided. The course is an audio and visual presentation of some of the works of music, art, architectural development and homey philosophy from Caveman through the present day. The course objectives are: (1) to give the student a background of some of the folk…

A booklet on legislation affecting the Office of Education is presented. It is divided into two parts. The first is a summary of pertinent legislation arranged by title and section. The second presents a brief description of the assistance or program offered, who may apply and how funds are disbursed. Program categories include undergraduate…

In this course, the interaction of music and the American society in the twentieth century, for students who are interested in the Humanities and have working knowledge of the English language, is studied. This handbook is a guide to the course and presents, in outline format, the following topics: Course Description; Course Enrollment; Course…

A HUMANITIES COURSE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR ACADEMICALLY ABLE SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN BRANCIFORTE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA. IN A TWO-PERIOD DAILY TIME BLOCK, STUDENTS LEARN ENGLISH, LITERATURE, AND LATIN, AND INVESTIGATE TOPICS IN ARCHEOLOGY, CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, LINGUISTICS, PSYCHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, GREEK LITERATURE AND…