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Gullage, Moya – Cath High Sch Quart, 1969
Descriptors: American Studies, Catholic Schools, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs
Carranza, E. Lou – 1982
A pedagogy appropriate to college level courses and comprised of interdisciplinary content, multidisciplinary faculty, and students from diverse academic backgrounds and with varying levels of skills merits development. A taxonomy of some of the difficulties in the construction of such a course in Mexican American studies, for example, focuses on…
Descriptors: American Studies, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
Download full textFresno 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
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
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
St. Germain, Amos – 1976
The value of a college-level interdisciplinary American studies curriculum is examined in this paper. American studies offers the student a chance to fashion a desirable course of study for himself from various disciplines. It can produce the goal of the best traditional liberal-arts curriculum--the educated imagination. In a time when academic…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
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
Santa Rosa Junior Coll., CA. – 1997
In 1996, Santa Rosa Junior 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 goals included the following: providing an ongoing forum…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Tarrant County Junior Coll. District, Ft. Worth, TX. – 1997
In 1996, Tarrant County Junior College District 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 included the following: (1) to develop an inclusive,…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Valencia Community Coll., Orlando, FL. – 1997
In 1996, Florida's Valencia Community College (VCC) 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 central aim of the college's action plan was to develop…
Descriptors: Activities, American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
Heitzmann, Wm. Ray – 1974
In the first part of this document, teachers are urged to include United States' maritime history in planning social studies courses, units, and lessons. After a rationale for teaching the study of the sea, ways in which this topic can be used as content are briefly discussed. For example, units can be developed around the ship building industry,…
Descriptors: American Studies, Annotated Bibliographies, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Bronx Community Coll., NY. – 1997
In 1996, New York's Bronx Community College (BCC) 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 BCC action plan was drafted to improve both the core curriculum…
Descriptors: American Studies, Communications, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedGold, Peter – Liberal Education, 1997
A State University of New York/Buffalo course entitled "American Pluralism and the Search for Equality" became the centerpiece of a new general education core curriculum. The origins, design, criticisms, and support for the course, and the role of faculty in the successful, long-term interdisciplinary effort are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: American Studies, College Faculty, Cooperation, Core Curriculum
Atlanta Community Coll., GA. – 1997
In 1996, Atlanta Metropolitan College (Georgia) 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. In an attempt to enhance the college's curriculum with American…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Culture
Black River Vocational-Technical School, Pocahontas, AR. – 1997
In 1996, Arkansas's Black River Technical College (BRTC) 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. The proposed centerpiece of BRTC's program is called the…
Descriptors: American Studies, Art Activities, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
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