Various program conducted by the National Humanities Faculty (NHF) during 1973-74 are described. During the year, 126 different NHF members worked with teachers in 60 schools or school systems across the nation. The report is divided into 12 sections which focus mainly on project descriptions and publications. Sections one and two provide…

Students are graduating from the public school system with little, if any, mythological background. If we are to graduate educated and informed human beings, we must not persist in pursuing our traditional unorganized attempts at teaching mythology. The appreciation of contemporary allusions to mythologies is dependent on a systematized approach.…

This book is grounded in the conviction that artists have a special capacity to illuminate differences when cultures clash, to expose the reasons for conflict, and to provide solutions to cultural clashes. The resources for teachers in the humanities and American studies that are listed include at least one art form in each syllabus or essay,…

Describes the theater arts teacher education program at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Asserts that "connected teaching," in which individual teachers and their students are colearners, forms the foundation for the program. Includes an appendix listing current Kansas standards for certification of drama teachers. (CFR)

Describes a teacher education program in which preservice music teachers observed music classes and kept a weekly journal. Maintains that collaborative efforts involving preservice teachers, classroom teachers, and teacher educators can lead to a successful preservice education program. (CFR)