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Kimball, Roland B. – 1979
The Humanities Enrichment Program (HEP) and The Master Teacher Program (MT) were sponsored by the National Humanities Faculty to improve and encourage humanities instruction. The 40 schools in the program participated in curriculum development workshops, demonstration lessons, and public information meetings. A consultant also contacted local…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, High Schools, Humanities Instruction

Marsden, Michael T.; And Others – 1979
This report on a curriculum project incorporating the study of the humanities and mass media is presented in four chapters. The first chapter is an overview and describes the three components of the curriculum project: (1) a new course entitled "Television as Popular Culture," (2) a team-taught course on media theory entitled "The Electric Media,"…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction
Schutz, Paul A. – 1989
The Humanities Project was a 2-year collaboration between the Austin Independent School District (Texas) and the University of Texas at Austin. The primary goals of the project were, first, to provide selected teachers with an opportunity for intensive study in selected works of world literature, and second, to help teachers with the development…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Case, Chester H. – 1983
This report discusses the structures, procedures, outcomes, and evaluation of the Tier One Project (TOP), which was conducted at Los Medanos College from July 1981 to February 1983 to develop general education courses embodying humanities concerns. Background to the project is provided first, delineating TOP's objectives of examining general…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Holden, Leonard W. – 1980
The objectives of the Tacoma (Washington) Public Schools' 5 year, K-12 values education program were to familiarize teachers with the theories of moral/ethical education, develop or identify appropriate curriculum materials, train teachers to use these materials, and evaluate the program. Participating were 244 language arts, social studies,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Health Education
Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council, Austin. – 1979
This chronological summary describes the activities of the group that is developing CABOODLE, a children's educational television series in the arts and humanities, for the year 1978. Program areas reviewed include project personnel, project administration, curriculum design, physical facilities, materials and script development, research and…
Descriptors: Activities, Art Education, Childrens Television, Curriculum Development
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1982
This progress report reviews the third year of activities conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges as part of the Washington State Humanities Project. First, the report discusses the role of Center staff in advising on the project's organization and activities, reviewing materials, visiting campuses, and linking the project with…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Benefits
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1981
This report describes the activities of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges in Washington's Revitalizing the Humanities in the Community College Project. Introductory material describes the Center's role in the project with regard to designing and conducting surveys, planning and conducting faculty workshops focusing on strengthening…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Curriculum Development
Madeja, Stanley S. – 1975
Volume two of the report on the Aesthetic Education Program contains summaries of research and evaluation projects on the program plus reports on teacher education and dissemination of the materials. The research and evaluation section of the report includes formative and summative evaluation summaries and also a list of pilot tests of the…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Creative Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
MONFORT, JAY B.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PLANNING STAGE OF A PROGRAM TO ENRICH HUMANITIES INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE USE OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS, EXTENSIVE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES, AND ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANNING GRANT ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTES A MAJOR SECTION OF THE REPORT. INCLUDED AMONG THESE ACTIVITIES ARE THE SELECTION OF…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Researchers
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. – 1973
The summary report of the Interdisciplinary Model Programs in the Arts for Children and Teachers (IMPACT) is presented in three sections: Introduction, Project Sites, and Evaluation Results. The introduction consists of an overview, describing the background and site selection, and of the evaluation procedures for the first and second years of the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Attitude Change, Change Agents, Curriculum Development
Thompson, Hugo W. – 1971
This document is a summary report on a three-year project (1968-71) to determine the feasibility of high school philosophy courses. Two high schools in the Chicago inner city and eight in the suburbs were selected to participate. Representatives of the schools participated in the selection of project teachers. The staff aimed to discover what…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
MONFORT, JAY B.; AND OTHERS – 1967
DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT IS A PROJECT WHICH OFFERS INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES INSTRUCTION THROUGH EXTENSIVE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES, INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS, AND ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. THE PROJECT, STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGE, WILL ULTIMATELY BE HOUSED IN A SCIENTIFICALLY DESIGNED RESOURCE CENTER WHERE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS,…
Descriptors: Consultants, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs
Thompson, Hugo W. – 1971
Described in this document is a three year project to determine the feasability and effectiveness of philosophy as a high school subject. Experimental problems are: 1) can philosophy be taught as a regular subject; 2) if so, how; 3) what are the problems; and 4) what objectives, methods, materials, and evaluation processes are valid and useful for…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
KNOBLOCK, JOHN H. – 1967
IN ORDER TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIVING IN AN INTERNATIONAL, PLURALISTIC WORLD, THE INTERCULTURAL STUDIES PROJECT DEVELOPED A CURRICULUM FOR FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WHICH COMBINES TWO DISCIPLINES, THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND TWO LARGE SUBJECT AREAS, WESTERN AND EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS. TWO OTHER OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Course Content, Course Evaluation