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Spillane, Robert R. – Updating School Board Policies, 1987
The arts, rather than being just a "frill," are essential to a public school curriculum, because music, painting, poetry, dance, drama, architecture, and the other arts are media of human communication, conceptualization, and innovation. This argument is developed through affirmative responses to five questions: (1) Should education provide the…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Cultural Education, Educational Needs
O'Callaghan, Phyllis, Ed. – 1988
Thirteen essays describe the interdisciplinary approach of the graduate liberal studies program from the point of view of each of the disciplines involved: philosophy, history, art, literature, social science, psychology, science, and theology. The following are included: "Graduate Liberal Studies Programs: Origin and Aims" (Phyllis O'Callaghan);…
Descriptors: Art Education, College Programs, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories
Download full textJenks, Lynn; Murphy, Carol – 1982
The views of faculty members from postsecondary institutions in California, Utah, and Nevada regarding the impact of field-based courses in the humanities and social sciences as necessary to perform effectively, indicated problems frequently encountered during such courses, and recommended ideas to help others implement field-based courses. The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning
American Association for the Advancement of the Humanities, Washington, DC. Washington Humanities Forum. – 1982
This report provides the results of a survey of the career-related services of 44 learned and professional societies in the humanities and social sciences in the United States. In October 1980, 44 organizations responded to a written questionnaire asking for information on a wide variety of issues and topics concerned with career related services.…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Counseling, Career Ladders, Employed Women
Elkin, Judith Laikin – 1982
The association among 12 private, church-related, residential, liberal arts colleges in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio (The Great Lakes Colleges Association--GLCA) is discussed. Attention is directed to the founding of the consortium, international education, thematic off-campus programs, faculty development, the involvement of GLCA in the national…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Experiential Learning
Nesmith, Lorraine, Comp. – 1982
A 1-year project in Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma is designed to assist rural librarians in implementing humanities programming for adults; "Literature of the Plains and Mountains" is one of three packets compiled for the project. The packet is designed to provide a step-by-step guide for the librarian with little or no experience in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Background
1981
Shifts in the enrollments and curricula of two-year colleges over the past 15 years have underscored the need for community college educators to develop a synthesis of career-occupational and liberal arts education. This task is especially important given the career-oriented goals and employed status of most community college students, the…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Trivisonno, Ann M. – 1982
Designed specifically for adult students in continuing studies, the sequence of core courses described in this paper reflects an interdisciplinary approach to humanities instruction that places the writing process within the broader context of critical thinking and liberal arts core instruction. The paper describes two course levels: the one entry…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adults, Classroom Techniques, College English
Harden, Thomas K. – 1981
The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958 changed the federal government's relationship to education. Previously, while the federal government had provided land grants for schools and aid to vocational education, it had been unwilling to fund general education. The Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik in 1957, however, allowed supporters to…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1981
Information is presented on the total number of faculty in four of the major humanities disciplines, on their gender and racial/ethnic composition, and on their level of education and tenure status. The following four core disciplines were assessed: English, history, modern languages, and philosophy. Of the 693 originally surveyed institutions of…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees
Portillo, Cristina, Comp.; And Others – 1976
The 283 materials cited in this bibliography are chiefly on Chicanas in the United States. However, books or articles that discuss Mexicanas or women in general and can be related to the experiences of Chicanas are also cited. Areas covered include the arts, education, sociology, economics, history, health, and literature. The materials are…
Descriptors: Activism, Art, Bibliographies, Biographies
Kohler, Alfred D. – 1975
This manual is intended for use by adopters or adapters of a media-oriented arts and humanities program designed to train teachers in the techniques of humanizing the general curriculum. It contains lesson plans for grade seven that are geared to the curriculum areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The art areas covered…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Audiovisual Instruction, Creativity, Drama
Breathett, George, Ed.; Eko, Ewa U., Ed. – 1977
This publication reports on college research projects in the humanities and the social sciences which were supported by the Consortium On Research Training (CORT). The two major objectives of CORT are to provide college students with research training and to support significant research. The research reports included in this volume were selected…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Black Power, Colleges, Counselor Evaluation
Stafford, James L. – 1963
An experimental team-teaching program in 10th-grade English and social studies at El Rancho High School (Pico Rivera, California) is described in this publication. Included are (1) a report of the summe r planning sessions held voluntarily by interested teachers; (2) topics of lectures, delivered to students, on literature, language, history, an d…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, English Instruction, Experimental Programs
Spann, Sylvia, Ed.; Culp, Mary Beth, Ed. – 1977
The units in this first supplement to "Thematic Units in Teaching English and the Humanities" have been selected, as were those in the original publication, because they involve students actively in reading, writing, listening, and speaking for a purpose--that purpose being to explore and communicate with others on issues of vital interest. The…
Descriptors: Black Literature, Divorce, English Instruction, Humanities Instruction
