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Peer reviewedElse, Gerald F. – Daedalus, 1969
Educational leaders have, from time to time, claimed that humanities students are going to find direction, confidence, purpose, and a richer life through their studies. Yet, these students are exposed to only a few samples of history or literature -- not nearly enough subject matter to enrich their lives. (CK)
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Educational Objectives, Humanities, Linguistics
Peer reviewedAckerman, James S. – Daedalus, 1969
Higher education suffers from a conflict between the points of view of the old and the young. (CK)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Objectives, Generation Gap, Higher Education
Peer reviewedElse, Gerald F. – Daedalus, 1974
The three large problems in American higher education discussed in this article are 1) increasing uncertainity about the purpose of higher education; 2) increasing emphasis on passive study of abstractions; and 3) increasing monolingualism, a symbol a ethnocentrism or American "hybris." (JH)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Ethnocentrism, General Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedOng, Walter J. – Daedalus, 1969
Instruction in the humanities has reached a cultural impasse. The problem lies in finding a way to center the lore of a culture in any given curriculum. (CK)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Humanities Instruction
