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Download full textMcAlexander, Aaron – 1976
This report describes the development and proposed content of a new interdisciplinary course called "Science and Society," which will be offered at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) for the first time in fall 1976. This course will deal with the role which science and technology have played in the events which have shaped the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Peer reviewedO'Connor, D. J. – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 1982
Distinguishes between two functions of education: secondary socialization which connotes basic knowledge necessary to run a society and humanities education which involves appreciation of art, literature, music. Suggests that humanities education is ineffective for the majority of students and should be replaced with a study of natural science and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRich, Yisrael; Almozlino, Malka – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1999
Examined broad schooling goals established for Israeli students by novice and veteran humanities and science teachers. Semistructured interviews assessed frequency and intensity of goal preferences. Novices and veterans expressed different goal preferences, as did humanities versus science teachers. Experienced humanities teachers preferred…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Females, Foreign Countries, Humanities Instruction
Heny, 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
Gardner, Howard – 1991
Examining the question, "Why are children not mastering what they ought to be learning in school?," this book merges cognitive science with educational agenda to show how incompatible children's minds and natural patterns of learning are to current educational materials, practices, and institutions, making a case for restructuring the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Educational Change
Steinberg, Adria – 1998
This book examines and illustrates the process of transforming school-to-work into real learning for real work. In chapter 1, guidelines are presented for designing project-based learning programs that are both academically rigorous and grounded in community and workplace realities, and the attempts of three very different high schools to develop…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
