Language arts course statements for grades 7 through 12 are presented in this curriculum guide. Content areas for each grade level are as follows: grade 7--reading, writing, and spelling, with certification required in reading; grade 8--reading, writing, and spelling; grade 9--writing, speaking, and listening, with certification required in each…

Outlined and explained in detail are the inauguration and operation of Matteo Ricci College, a school in Seattle that allows a student to enter ninth grade and after the successful completion of six school years (instead of eight) receive a bachelor of arts degree in humanities. The school is the result of planning by Seattle Preparatory School…

The 12 papers in this collection deal with trends in English education research. The papers discuss the following topics: (1) language awareness and schooling, (2) the language processes underlying literacy, (3) the role of oral language in early writing processes, (4) writing to learn in the humanities, (5) instructional effect on reading…

An article on graduate liberal studies (GLS) and descriptions of GLS programs are presented. In "The Concept of Graduate Liberal Studies," Allie M. Frazier considers GLS curricular offerings, characteristics of students pursuing these studies, and the future of GLS. GLS degree programs allow adults to pursue a liberal education, which is…

This revised history/social science framework for grades K-12 is designed to be used as the basis for curriculum development at the local level in California. It can be used by teachers, curriculum specialists, school administrators, and local boards in other states as well. According to the framework, the central purpose of history/social science…

Plans for units and lessons that help make elementary and secondary students aware of sexism are presented in this book. The plans encompass the following curriculum areas: art, athletics and physical education, career education, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and special education. Each plan includes a statement of the problem,…

A model incorporating both academic and nonacademic factors as determinants of productivity was tested with samples of physical and biological scientists, social scientists, and humanists taken from the 1972-73 American Council on Education survey of faculty at U.S. institutions of higher learning. Considerable variation was found in the process…

Steps must be taken to upset the academic equilibrium that sustains the dearth of humanities in community college curricula. Accommodation to institutional and societal factors have forced an emphasis on practical rather than liberal arts courses, and provided for an incomplete curriculum that does not help the student meet humanistic educational…

A humanities curriculum for students whose formal education ends with high school should guide them to use their minds in careful and thoughtful ways and to develop self-awareness and social identity. At Newton High School (New England), an experimental sophomore curriculum that coordinates and presents history and English in the same classroom in…

A foreign language and culture program is advocated in place of the traditional language and literature program in today's schools. The potential importance of television and films in presenting cultural context is stressed, but the poor caliber of existing foreign language television programs in the United States (with a few notable exceptions)…

Sixteen articles written by various authors are contained in this book about teaching religion in public schools. Developed for both elementary and secondary programs, the articles detail current practices. Models and units of study are suggested for teaching religion in different subject areas, including language arts, humanities, and social…

With help from the Council on Library Resources and the National Endowment for the Humanities, a five-year Library Outreach Orientation Program was instituted at Eastern Michigan University. Through intensive contacts between the orientation librarian and faculty members in the humanities and social sciences, library sessions were set up during…

In addition to a summary of American Studies in the Chelmsford, Massachusetts, High School, a state of the art review is provided to assist existing or proposed American Studies curricula in other high schools. The Chelmsford program has been successful/effective because of (1) the support, both moral and material, of the administrators; (2) the…

Problems inherent in the teaching of literature in Europe are articulated in this article. A review of Sartre's views, in an early essay, on the place of literature in society leads into a discussion of social structure, anthropology, and politics. The concept of literature as an art form, the problems of psychological identity and maturity, and…

The four papers in this report present an examination of several aspects of American Studies, a humanities-oriented, interdisciplinary (history and literature) course for 11th grade students at University City (Missouri) Senior High School. "Philosophy of the University City School District. . . Implications for the Development of the American…