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Kepple, Ronald A.; And Others – 1985
In response to William J. Bennett's "To Reclaim a Legacy: A Report on the Humanities in Higher Education," five essays provide insights into the humanities from varying perspectives. "Humanities Education and Business," by John A. Ziegler, underscores the importance of a liberal education in business and industry, considering…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Download full textHeny, Frank – 1987
The goals of liberal education are to deepen the understanding of the nature of humankind and of the human condition. In the last half century, fundamental changes have occurred in perceptions of how the human species relates to the rest of the universe, due to developments in science and the creation of the cognitive sciences. There is now the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Grammar, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTannenbaum, Robert S.; Rahn, B. J. – Academe, 1984
Issues in teaching students who are neither mathematiaclly nor scientifically oriented to apply computers to their intellectual and creative pursuits are described. Suggestions are made for designing an introductory computer literacy course. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Students, Computer Literacy, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedAustell, David B., Jr. – Community College Review, 1986
Reports on interviews conducted to assess the status of humanities instruction in North Carolina's community colleges. Includes Dallas Herring's reflections on the establishment and growth of the state's community college system. Summarizes interviews with central office representatives and two-year college managers concerning the mission and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Curriculum, College Role, Community Colleges
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1988
A discussion is provided of the contributions of the study of the humanities towards the improvement of community college occupational education. After section I provides background information on the creation of a Shared Vision Task Force by the National Council for Occupational Education (NCOE) and the Community College Humanities Association…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Associate Degrees, College Curriculum, Community Colleges
Bennett, William J. – 1984
Teaching and learning of the humanities at the baccalaureate level were assessed by a blue-ribbon study group of 31 nationally prominent authorities on higher education convened by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Some attention was also given in the context of the humanities to how secondary and graduate education have affected…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Spelman Coll., Atlanta, GA. – 1983
The document presents 17 syllabi for undergraduate humanities courses treating black culture. This first volume of syllabi was prepared by participants in a 1981 Humanities Institute at Spelman College as part of an National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant. The document is divided into two parts. Part one, the bulk of the document, is…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Literature, Art Appreciation, Black Culture
Spelman Coll., Atlanta, GA. – 1983
The document presents 23 syllabi for undergraduate humanities courses treating black culture in the 20th century. This second volume of syllabi was prepared by participants in a 1982 Humanities Institute at Spelman College as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant. The document contains 23 syllabi designed to cover the history…
Descriptors: African Culture, Anthropology, Art Appreciation, Black Colleges
