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Bickerstaff, Susan; Cho, Selena; Sparks, Daniel; Fink, John – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
This report describes the rationale, goals, and activities of the Strengthening Michigan Humanities (MiHumanities) project, an effort led by the Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) and funded by the Mellon Foundation. The project is designed to strengthen community college transfer pathways in four humanities fields--communication,…
Descriptors: Humanities, Transfer of Training, Liberal Arts, Outcomes of Education
Kirkwood Community Coll., Cedar Rapids, IA. – 1986
In the late 1970s, it became clear to a group of Kirkwood Community College (KCC) faculty and administrators that fewer and fewer students were taking humanities courses, that students' selection of courses was usually imbalanced, and that most had little idea of what the term "humanities" embraced. With a grant from the National…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Eisenberg, Diane U.; And Others – 1991
The American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' (AACJC's) two-year Advancing the Humanities Project (AHP) has assisted selected community colleges in promoting the humanities on their campuses. Parts I and II of this report on the AHP present statements by Dale Parnell and Judith Jeffrey Howard about the AACJC's humanities initiatives…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conferences, Demonstration Programs, Humanities
Eisenberg, Diane U.; And Others – 1990
In March 1989, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) began a year-long project to strengthen the humanities offerings in two-year institutions. Directors from eight select humanities programs which had received National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Higher Education in the Humanities grants were called upon to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conferences, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Center for the Study of Community Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1982
A general summary is presented of the activities of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges during a 3-year project to revitalize the humanities in Washington's public community colleges. After introductory material, the Center's activities are described according to major functions, including: (1) to design and conduct a statewide survey…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Courses, Curriculum Development
Valencia Community Coll., Orlando, FL. – 1979
Competence in humanities may be considered in terms of knowledge (the mental processing of information), thinking skills (the organization of knowledge), communication skills, and personal integration (the effect of knowledge upon the individual). Specific competencies to be acquired in an interdisciplinary twentieth century humanities course…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
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Yarrington, Roger; Howard, Judith Jeffrey – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1983
Looks at some of the key organizations and activities in the effort to revitalize the humanities at American community colleges. Reviews major projects undertaken by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges with National Endowment for the Humanities support and their success in increasing awareness of the humanities. (AYC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Humanities, National Programs
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Peters, Dennis – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1983
Reviews some of the steps taken at Shoreline Community College to develop cooperative programs involving vocational and academic faculty, including the creation of a Humanities Advisory Council. Briefly describes some of the cooperative programs, e.g., symposia on critical issues in higher education, guest lectures, and high school outreach. (AYC)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Bojar, Karen – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1983
Describes the Community College of Philadelphia's three-level developmental curriculum consisting of basic English and math courses and developmental-content, noncredit courses in history, geography, social science, and psychology. Reviews the objectives, content, and instructional methods of each level of the curriculum and discusses outcomes.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Humanities Instruction
Shapiro, Barbara C. – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1989
Presents an overview of the Advancing the Humanities Project, which provides 24 community colleges with assistance in developing and improving the study of the humanities on their campuses by having them work with the directors of exemplary programs. Offers profiles of the 8 exemplary programs. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Golden West Coll., Huntington Beach, CA.
This document describes the planning and implementation of an interdisciplinary humanities program at Golden West College. A planning committee sought input from faculty and students in order to determine what needs were not being met by current general education requirements and to determine how an integrated program could be developed involving…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, General Education, Humanistic Education
Sessions, Robert – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1992
Reviews Kirkwood Community College's efforts to bridge the division between its humanities and vocational programs through a one-course humanities requirement for associate of applied science students. Describes the development of three humanities courses by humanities and vocational faculty. Cites the rationale and results, including improved…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, General Education
Heberlein, Larry Allen – 1982
Vocational students require their own humanities courses not because they differ from liberal arts students in their abilities, values or aspirations, but because their programs are more structured and allow less time for electives. In order to serve vocational students, humanities courses should fit the tight time and credit constraints of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Humanities Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Descriptions
Walter, James A. – 1984
Writing across the curriculum involves helping students to learn how to learn by using appropriate parts of the writing process, to understand that certain standards are important if they are to be considered educated, and to ascertain that writing and learning involve similar procedures and methods. At Sinclair Community College, a writing across…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Course Content, Course Objectives
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
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