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Crow, Michael G. – Community College Social Science Quarterly, 1975
American Studies programs are traced from their beginnings in the 1930's at Ivy League schools to their present status as truly interdisciplinary studies drawn along functionalist and behaviorist lines. Because of their emphasis on social relevance, American Studies programs are particularly amenable to incorporation in community colleges. (NHM)
Descriptors: American Studies, Educational History, Educational Trends, Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textCarroll Community Coll., Westminster, MD. – 1997
In 1996, Maryland's Carroll Community College (CCC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. As part of its Action Plan, CCC set out to upgrade its American Studies…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Cultural Pluralism
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Leeward Community Coll. – 1997
In 1996, Leeward Community College (Hawaii) 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. Working as a team, faculty members examined the multi-cultural groups in…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Discussion
Barnes, Thomas F. – Community College Social Science Quarterly, 1975
The discipline of American Studies is defined in terms of its theory, methodology and content; and a model course for American Studies is presented which is oriented toward general education studies at the lower division level. (Author/NHM)
Descriptors: American Studies, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
Monroe Community Coll., Rochester, NY. – 1997
In 1996, New York's Monroe Community College (MCC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which worked to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. MCC's primary goals are as follows: permanently establishing its…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Multicultural Education
Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City, MO. – 1997
In 1996, the Metropolitan Community Colleges (Missouri) 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 colleges' team formulated a humanities course exploring the…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Discussion
Rancho 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
American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1997
This program book contains progress reports for the colleges that participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Exploring America's Communities (EAC) project, which works to strengthen the teaching of American history, literature, and culture at the community college level. Parts 1, 2, and 3 describe the National…
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
Kirkwood Community Coll., Cedar Rapids, IA. – 1997
In 1996, Kirkwood Community College (Iowa) 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 six goals in the college's action plan were as follows: (1) create a new…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Cultural Pluralism
Eisenberg, Diane U.; Labib, Nadya – 1997
This monograph documents the work of 41 participating community colleges in Exploring America's Communities (EAC): In Quest of Common Ground, a project stimulating a national conversation about American pluralism and identity, addressing such issues as what it means to be American, what brings us together and what divides us. Developed by the…
Descriptors: American Dream, American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Context
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
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Coll., Jackson. – 1997
In 1996, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which worked to strengthen the instruction of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The primary objective of the college's action plan was to establish a…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Discussion
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
