A process of professionalization of the humanities has occurred as a result of the proliferation of specialities and subspecialities within each academic discipline. Suggestions are offered for re-establishing humanities as the basis for a common culture, for approaching questions which are fundamental to all disciplines. (SW)

Explores differences in precision of terms used in subject access in the humanities, differentiating by the exactness with which the phenomena designated can be located in space and time. Samples of 200 terms from seven indexes in the humanities are classified according to five categories of terms. Six tables present results of data analyses. (22…

The fifth in a series of surveys of computer courses for humanists, this article provides information about past and present courses for those designing such a program. Presents statistics on the numbers of courses offered by departments, the texts used, the types of equipment available, and the programming languages taught. (GEA)

As the curriculum is transformed to ensure that students are computer literate, we must remember that humanities are a large portion of both the substance and the essential values of learning. New knowledge about women of all racial and ethnic groups must be integrated into the liberal arts curriculum. (MT)

Describes the changes which have occurred in the study of history in the past few decades. Notes the trend toward borrowing concepts and techniques from the social sciences and humanities. Traces the origins, growth, and present status of this trend. (JDH)

This volume describes Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) programs in the social sciences and humanities and documents their feasibility and desirability. It summarizes the lessons learned in the PFF initiative. The chapters are: (1) "A New Vision for Doctoral Preparation"; (2) "Strategies for Establishing a PFF Program"; (3) "Content of PFF Programs";…

St. John's College in Annapolis is closer to the nineteenth century ideal of the American liberal arts college than any other, offering a program of required study that includes the Great Books, language, science and mathematics. Its founding, history and philosophy are discussed. (Author/PG)

Article reports on the General Education movement and cites the need for new organizational alternatives for general education programs of the future. (GB)

Presents a discussion showing that scientific development and technological innovation is feasible in sub-Saharan Africa. Stresses need for meaningful science education for pre-primary through adult levels as well as need for such organizations as the Organization of African Unity to formulate scientific and technological policy continent-wide.…

Technology lacks a moral and idealistic dimension that can only be achieved through the study of the humanities. (PG)

The author believes colleges are meeting their first responsibility when they demand that students develop their basic mental capacities to the fullest. (Author/PG)

Report of the Commission on Liberal Learning of the Association of American Colleges efforts to stimulate changes in undergraduate liberal arts education. (PG)

Educators must address themselves to the double problem of (1) teaching pure science for students with a specialized interest, and (2) teaching a more general understanding of science so that every high school graduate has some knowledge of the application of science to society. (Author)