This article provides some practical information on use of poetry to teach such subject areas as history, literature, philosophy, social studies, minority and foreign studies, and the social sciences. Reference is made to the Watershed Foundation, which has a large collection of poetry on cassette tapes that feature the original authors reading…

Proceedings are presented for the annual meetings of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA), along with lists of association members, endowment fund contributors, and the CCHA constitution. First, "We Are What We Write," by Henry Wendt, is presented. Wendt provides a corporate perspective on the importance of writing in the workplace,…

A Master's curriculum in humanities education is described including a rationale, distinguishing between humanities education and the humanities; an outline of its humanities, education, and internship components; and procedures for implementing the curriculum. (JH)

Starting with the principle that learning goes on only when the learner is engaged in the process with mind, will, and feelings, the author argues that humanistic study must be integrated with existential questions of personal and social development. (Editor/PG)

AT A TIME WHEN HUMANITIES COURSES ARE UNDERGOING REEVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT, THEY MUST NOT BE SUFFOCATED BY INCORPORATING INTO THEM TOO MANY LITERARY WORKS AND TOO MANY APPROACHES. SELECTION OF WORKS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE, AND PERHAPS THE BEST PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH TO BASE SELECTION IS ONE WHICH ENCOURAGES "ENLIGHTENED CHERISHING"--THE…

To better match available time and facilities to the form and content of subject matter, a humanities-oriented English program was coordinated with programs in other content areas and a modular schedule will be set up. Each class day will consist of 24 fifteen-minute modules, and some meeting times will be a multiple of these 15-minute periods. To…

This book presents fourteen of R. B. Heilman's essays on the teaching of English and the profession of the humanities. Discussed are administrative ways and means, pedagogical shibboleths and heresies, uses and abuses of literacy, cliches of style, moot issues of history and criticism, and the nature of the humanities and their continuing…

Summarizes the discussion of a conference of community college presidents and humanities chairpersons on attracting the mature adult to humanities courses, and lists recommendations covering curriculum, outreach, and program and staff development. (RT)

Describes an interdisciplinary humanities curriculum developed by a consortium of three community colleges. The curriculum consists of a general core course based on the classical humanistic studies of history, philosophy, and the fine arts and three "optional" courses designed to appeal to special interest students. (DC)

Discusses problems that mass media, particularly television, pose for humanities teachers. Considers how television affects viewers, urges teachers to help students guard against manipulation by the media, acknowledges the educational potential of television, and points to the dangers to thought and informed decision making presented by…

Discusses the role of the museum as a community resource in humanities education for the public schools. Describes several teacher workshops involving use of the museum to enrich the classroom's current humanities curriculum. (DS)

Suggests interdepartmental unity as a remedy for declining enrollment, low morale, and other modern problems of the liberal arts profession. (AM)

Describes two double-period humanities courses taught in the 10th and the 11th grades (based on the rigorous New York State Regents standards) that interweave literature, history, political philosophy, art, historical documents, and personal experience. Describes the 10th-grade course that includes Western civilization and the 11th-grade course…

Addresses the epistemological questions that undergird curriculum debates in higher education over the value and vitality of a canon, a need for intellectual and cultural homogeneity, and the articulation of norms for scholarly inquiry. Challenges general education to communicate the value-ladenness of allegedly objective curricula, events, and…

Describes a humanities approach to teaching and strategies for implementing a humanities program in the social studies. Discusses implementation strategies in general and provides an example of a grade 7 humanities unit. Concludes by suggesting means for generating support for a humanities approach within the school and community. (DSK)