This teacher's handbook is a guide to available paperback translations of primary material in the humanities field. The selections chosen to be included are recommended by the compiler as the best English translations available. The book is divided into sections chronologically: (1) ancient, to 450 A.D.; (2) medieval, 450-1500 A.D.; (3) early…

Culminating a 10-year effort to include the study of Native Americans and their music as it reflects cultural realities, life, thought, religion, and history as a choice in requirements for graduation, the elective course, "Native Music of North America," is now recognized at Washington State University as meeting both…

This guide for the student of Germanic languages and literatures provides an introductory selection to reference sources in the field of German literature. It also includes a selection of sources from the humanities and social sciences. The guide is divided into five sections: (1) general works, including bibliographical guides, encyclopedias,…

Provides a viewpoint regarding the failure in engineering education to realize the most fundamental goals of liberal studies. These authors develop the theme of "transcendental engineering," a conception that bridges the gap between theoretical disciplines of the liberal arts college and practical studies of the engineering schools. (CS)

Designed to provide resources for initiating new courses at colleges and universities, this bibliography contains nonpublished materials developed by projects to integrate the new scholarship on women into the postsecondary curriculum. The alphabetical listing of 29 projects, many associated with postsecondary institutions, includes project…

Materials from a project to integrate the new research on women into the University of Arizona curriculum are divided into four sections. Section I, recruitment, contains a letter describing the project to prospective faculty participants and a list of questions used to interview faculty for participation in the project. Section II contains an…

Literary works that will help teachers of humanities and conflict resolution courses lead their students to a better understanding of the problems of war and peace are summarized. The document is based on two premises: (1) literature that captures the experience and the meaning of war leads to an understanding of that phenomenon, and (2) the…

Numerous easily accessible databases cover almost every subject area in the humanities. The principal database resources in the humanities are described. There are two major database vendors for humanities information: BRS (Bibliographic Retrieval Services) and DIALOG Information Services, Inc. As an introduction to online searching, this article…

"The Mexican Experience" is a two-volume cultural resource for use at the secondary level. It may also be used at college and adult levels for introductory cultural awareness. It offers an instructional package on Mexican culture, stressing an art-architecture perspective with content ideas applicable to classes in Spanish, English as a…

Specific curricular innovations in universities throughout the country which attempt to integrate academic majors in the humanities with additional, supplemental professional training are summarized in the program guide section of this document. Most of these programs are interdisciplinary, some including revised courses and internship…

Over 2,000 research resources, most of which were published during the 1960's and 1970's, are listed in this annotated bibliography for students, teachers, librarians, researchers, and others interested in interdisciplinary resources on Latin America. Although there is a section listing materials for teaching children and young adults, the bulk of…

A report on a University of Arizona project to integrate women's studies into the humanities curriculum is divided into five sections. The first section contains information regarding project background and funding. Section II recounts the first year of the project and includes a timeline of faculty development activities, a discussion of efforts…