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Direct linkMorris, Wynema – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2015
Recently, the question has arisen as to whether or not federal Indian law should be taught at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). To answer this three questions must be asked: (1) Why should such a subject be taught and who would teach it; (2) Which department should be responsible for Indian law courses; and (3) Should they be offered…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, American Indian Education, Introductory Courses, American Indian Studies
Monaghan, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Many Asian-American studies programs have emerged on college campuses recently, due largely to high Asian-American enrollment and student pressure. The field originated in the 1960s, and has broadened to incorporate many ethnic groups. Courses may be either broad-based, comparing ethnic or immigrant groups, or narrowly focused on specific themes.…
Descriptors: American Studies, Asian Americans, Asian Studies, College Curriculum
Download full textRancho Santiago Community Coll., Santa Ana, CA. – 1997
In 1996, California's Rancho Santiago College (RSC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. To enhance instruction about American pluralism and identity, RSC's…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Culture
Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge. – 1997
In 1996, Iowa Central Community College participated in the Exploring America's Communities project sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges. The project worked to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. Due to the limited scope of the students' understanding…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Nunez Community Coll., Chalmette, LA. – 1997
In 1996, Louisiana's Nunez Community College (NCC) participated in the Exploring America's Communities project sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges. The project works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. NCC's primary goal was centered on providing…
Descriptors: Activities, American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
Fresno City Coll., CA. – 1997
In 1996, Fresno City College (California) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The college's action plan has four major objectives: establishing an American…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Motlow State Community Coll., Tullahoma, TN. – 1997
In 1996, Tennessee's Motlow State Community College (MSCC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the instruction of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. MSCC's goal is to introduce an understanding of cultural diversity…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Culture
Northampton Community Coll., Bethlehem, PA. – 1997
In 1996, Northampton Community College (Pennsylvania) participated in the Exploring America's Communities project sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges. The project works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. One of the major goals of the project is…
Descriptors: American Studies, Black Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
Rockland Community Coll., Suffern, NY. – 1997
In 1996, Rockland Community College (New York) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The Task Force on College Pluralism and Identity, appointed in 1990, has…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
Tyler Junior Coll., TX. – 1997
In 1996, Texas's Tyler Junior College (TJC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. TJC's action plan goals were to solicit administrative endorsement and…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedRippley, LaVern J. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1998
Describes a St. Olaf College (Minnesota) seminar on German- Americana, and suggests ways in which instructors in other areas of the country can create a course reflecting local experience. The course, taught in German, offers information about the broad spectrum of German language and German immigrant life in the United States. A dozen goals of…
Descriptors: American Studies, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness
Tulsa Community Coll., OK. – 1997
In 1996, Oklahoma's Tulsa Community College (TCC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. TCC's primary goals were to promote professional development, to…
Descriptors: Activities, American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
Pearce, Vickie; Lassiter, Cathy – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1992
Describes a high school project that won an award in the 1991 A&E (Arts and Entertainment) National Teacher Grant Competition. The program, which introduced art history into the U.S. studies curriculum, involved cooperative research, analysis of art in the local museum, group presentations, parental participation, and the production of a…
Descriptors: American Studies, Art History, Awards, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedLiebman, Robert C. – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Asserts that not using a cross-cultural approach to American Studies is paradoxical, since comparative analysis is the principal sociological method of discovery and proof. Describes an American Studies course in which the core is comparative analyses of work and education in other countries. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Studies, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Course Content
Cumberland County Coll., Vineland, NJ. – 1997
In 1996, Cumberland County College (New Jersey) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The primary goals of the college's action plan were: emphasizing…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
