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Peer reviewedSchneider, Carol G. – Liberal Education, 1991
The individual element of multicultural education needs to be recognized. The Association of American Colleges' national project, "Engaging Cultural Legacies: Shaping Core Curricula in the Humanities," helps colleges develop curriculum that challenge students to explore the humanities as reflected in their own social values, ideas, and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Wiley, Ben; Robinson, Janet – 1987
A description is provided of the rationale for, objectives of, and unique and innovative features of St. Petersburg (Florida) Junior College's (SPJC's) Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IDS). First, the paper discusses the national context of renewed attention to the liberal arts, the higher education milieu in Florida, and SPJC's general…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Educational Innovation, General Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Sally K. Sommers; Morrison, Dane A. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Describes an interdisciplinary approach to science learning in settings usually associated with the humanities or social sciences. Explains the program, its rewards and results, the self and identity seminar, why the program works, and ways of adapting the program. (RT)
Descriptors: College Science, Experiential Learning, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedLoftus, Loretta S.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
The da Vinci Society provides a format for integration of the humanities, arts, medical education, and clinical practice. The critical discussion group, whose meetings' atmosphere is informal and collegial, includes basic science faculty, academic clinicians, private practice physicians, allied health personnel, and occasional visiting artists.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Art, College Faculty, Faculty Development
Direct linkBrown, David G. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1988
The plan of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, constantly evolving with conditions and campus aspirations, emphasizes the strategies of focused programing, campus site planning, adherence to guiding concepts, and cultivation of external support. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
Skok, Joseph A., Comp. – 1983
Over 400 promising practices used in Pennsylvania elementary and secondary schools are catalogued. Material is divided into 23 chapters. The first 12 chapters arrange program abstracts according to objectives of the Pennsylvania Goals of Quality Education: communications, mathematics, self-esteem, analytical thinking, understanding others,…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Art Education, Citizenship Education, Community Involvement
Lang, Gay, Ed. – 1995
This volume is a catalogue of exemplary educational programs and includes current descriptions of most programs described in previous editions as well as new programs approved for national dissemination since publication of the last edition in 1994. In particular the volume describes programs approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Educational Programs That Work: The Catalogue of the National Diffusion Network (NDN). 20th Edition.
Leutheuser, Jami, Ed. – 1994
This publication provides current descriptions of exemplary educational programs in many areas that meet National Education Goals and Department of Education's Program Effectiveness Panel standards. Opening sections list the National Goals for Education, offer questions and answers about the volume, list projects approved since the last edition…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Career Education, Demonstration Programs
