This is a conversation concerning pop culture between Don F. Rogerson, Head of the Humanities Department of Baltimore City College and chairman of a faculty committee for the development of an experimental, humanities-oriented three-year high school, and John Cawelti, Professor of English and Humanities at the University of Chicago and chairman of…

More than 300 16mm films for teaching general studies, that may be rented from suppliers in Britain, are listed in this catalog. The term "general studies" includes any course in social studies, humanities or the sciences offered to non-specialist students. Each entry describes a film, shows where it may be rented, and evaluates the usefulness of…

The article states that the humanities are vital to the education of every American, and our programs in the humanities need at least as much improvement and support as our programs in the sciences. The importance of teaching the humanities and teaching them well are discussed. Special partnership programs around the country are briefly described.…

Discusses the status of foreign language learning in connection with the humanities, and suggests a redefinition of the mission of the foreign language department in the research university. It is proposed that students be trained in language teaching skills in combination with branches of the humanities other than literature, without neglecting…

Today there is new interest in renewing a society's general acquaintance with and appreciation of the arts and humanities as vital to life, education, and the conduct of human affairs. The 12 essays in this collection have a variety of critical looks at the arts and humanities and the role they play in postmodern schooling. This diverse collection…

Considered the blend of humanities and traditional curriculum as a necessary part of the school responsibility. (RK)

At Illinois Central College, a new course in humanities for non-transfer students was designed to be contemporary and non-book-oriented as well as structured and academically sound. This article traces the development of the program. (CA)

Highlights activities undertaken by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges to advance the role of the humanities in two-year colleges, including a national humanities conference, college-based curriculum and faculty development programs, the development of humanities action plans at participating colleges, and funding to develop…

In the late 1950s, when a new curriculum for the Danish upper secondary school was under construction, the reform debates on science were strongly concerned with the scarcity of technologically and scientifically educated labour, and thus relations between science, technology and welfare were stressed. Simultaneously however, the relationship…

This analysis seeks to unite both an architectural and an educational perspective on the transformation of the university into a postmodern institution. Our point of departure is an analysis of the new buildings for the Faculty of Humanities University of Copenhagen which are located on the island area of Amager, to the south of Copenhagen's…

Federal research funding is increasingly pointed towards models of innovation derived from the sciences. And yet, argues Stuart Cunningham, this is an increasingly outmoded model of research discovery. The humanities and social sciences--the poor relations of innovation policy--have been pioneering new and sophisticated paths of research and…

A surprise request for proposals from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and a forthcoming report on university publishing in the digital age were among topics discussed at the annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses. The offer from the Mellon Foundation concerns support for collaborative, monograph-centered projects in…

Experiences in the humanities classroom will make better teachers, plumbers, and computer technicians than will vocational training. (Author)

Response article Nr.1 on a special topic: "The Means-Ends Problem of Education in the Humanities. See AA 502 148 and AA 502 150 for the main article and response article Nr.2, respectively.

The purpose of the Center for Philosophic Exchange was to bring together members of the academic community and the world of public affairs for deliberative exchange and discussion of problems in order to further the purpose of increasing public understanding and appreciation of the roles that philosophy and the humanities play in matters of…