Highlights a four-part slide show focusing on the humanistic legacy of water: (1) water in literature; (2) architecture; (3) religion; and (4) painting. Discusses representative slides in each category and presents a complete list of all slides that comprise the program. (BC)

Describes the main components of the Sloan Foundation's New Liberal Arts Program (NLAP) at Union College: development of a quantitative freshmen preceptorial; course development in mathematics and technology; and a computer-oriented humanities project. Also describes the components of a technology studies program (under the NLAP) at Grinnell…

To maintain student interest in the humanities, teachers must sacrifice some of the courses that have been standbys for new, innovative courses that take different approaches--for example, combining the study of poetry with the study of religious themes found in certain works. (CRH)

Presents a set of arguments defending a humanist model of reading as opposed to students responding as individuals to literary works. (CRH)

A personal view is offered of a recent development in teaching English Medieval Studies at the University of Exeter in which the entire curriculum was reconstructed to deal more effectively with the character and needs of the undergraduate in the 1970s. (LBH)

Based on Bernhard Fabian's "Buch, Bibliothek, und geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung (The Book, the Library, and Humanistic Research)," this study is a commentary on the relationship between library and user. Discussing the characteristics and requirements of research in the humanities, it stresses the interrelationship between…

To study student motivation and performance on a research project in a college-level humanities class, students were given a choice of three assignments. They could choose a traditional research paper on art, a creative narrative modeled after the popular novel "Girl with a Pearl Earring," (Tracy Chevalier), or a WebQuest on the…

World history guides students to an understanding of culture, geography, and diversity of expression using a historical chronology that illustrates humankind's connections throughout the world. The state of Idaho mandates a core requirement of two credits to be completed in the field of arts and humanities. To achieve success in this core…

Author considered Western Civilization in the light of present realities and stated his reasons for believing that the course is not suited to the needs of the greatest number of those students who take it. (Author/RK)

After researching NASSP's clearinghouse of information on exemplary programs, the writers present a synthesis of instructional strategies and curricular modalities in communications, social science, and humanities. Schools identified are listed at the end of the article. (Editor)

Author reviews David Nyberg's book, Tough and Tender Learning, which he calls a gentle book that stresses sensitive interaction among humans. (RK)

Describes her experiences with an innovative approach to the teaching of poetry to five ninth grade English classes. (RB)

In order that the humanities survive in America and that they find a place in the American community, learning should begin with arts. It is by the natural reciprocity between the arts and the humanities that the humanities can be made most accessible in the community. (MLW)