National Humanities Faculty working papers are the result of faculty members' participation in or visits to humanities projects in schools across the country. The papers included in this document are reports to those schools and to the faculty on particular visits. Further documents in this collection, SO 007 915-918, have different…

Presented are problems encountered in science teacher education and their possible solutions. Neglect of the synthetic character of science is described as a weakness. Behaviorism is thought of as serving only the function of discipline-oriented curricula. Difficulties with teacher preparation result from a lack of awareness of the cultural need…

The lectures of five contemporary philosophers, charged with addressing themselves to important moral issues of contemporary society with an eye to highlighting those values that are at the base of human life today, are presented in this volume. Louis Dupre is concerned with the issue of making religion intelligible in Religion in a Secular World.…

This one-credit elective course for high school students is divided into two phases: Phase I, Elements of Music, and Phase II, Introduction to the Structure, Materials, and Literature of Music. The focal points of the course involve: (1) the study of theory through analysis of the earliest known musical works to those of the present; (2) the use…

This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with the arts and the humanities is the first in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Approximately 240 documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how…

This annotated bibliography on career education provides descriptions of materials available at the Curriculum Resources Center, grouped into these categories: (1) books, (2) cassettes, (3) filmstrip kits, (4) guidebooks for curriculum development, (5) microfiche, (6) multimedia kits, and (7) bibliographies. Each annotation mentions, as…

In this study 236 high school seniors in New York state answered a questionnaire, and fifteen were given a follow-up interview, concerning their perceptions of the English program. It was concluded that: (1) it is unlikely that any single comprehensive English program will meet the needs of all students; (2) teacher interests and values may be…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a proposal made by the Advisory Council on Universities under the ministry of Education. The humanities and science departments of Finnish universities award the degrees of bachelor, master, licentiate, and doctor. This report deals with the first two. The lowest (BA or…

A representative sampling of the career of one man concerned with learners, teachers and with English is presented. In "So What Good is English," is demonstrated how both language and literature play vital roles in the designs of man and in man's designs; the importance of communication is demonstrated for even the most menial tasks in life; the…

The influence of conferences in various parts of the world upon art education was studied. The purposes of this study are: (1) to glean significant recommendations from the conference reports and, by this process, to isolate areas of overlap, instances of shared concern and recommendations which were repeated in reference to seemingly different…

With the emergence and dominance of public institutions of higher learning, and their development of curricula that meet the demands of students whose family background does not include a higher education tradition, the traditional liberal arts and humanities have declined in popularity. Educational relevance has shifted, at the undergraduate…

Describes an integrated language arts and social studies program designed to consider man as a totality and to promote empathy in students for six different cultural areas in Asia and Africa. Literature, art, music, and writing exercises are listed. Activities include slide shows, cooking a Chinese meal, and a speech by an Indian woman and her…

Describes a syllabus for teaching history which stresses a system of periodization to incorporate humanities and social science concepts with understanding of historical change. The syllabus was developed for use with international students at the United Nations International School in New York City. (DB)

Before the college teacher can teach, in the sense of reaching and affecting students, he must somehow establish connections between his own world and that of the students. The connections begin not with literature but with literacy. Suggestions for establishing communications as a humanistic discipline are offered. (Author/LBH)

To determine the increasing impact of the academic job shortage on humanities doctoral students, the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) surveyed current humanities students and older graduates. Implications are addressed and a recommendation is made--that humanities students be made aware of the variety of programs and options available to…