This paper scrutinizes the contribution of Romulo de Carvalho to the development of the Portuguese science curriculum, arguing that it was critically informed by his lifetime inclination to the humanities. It focuses on a particular historical event: the 1948 chemistry programme for the secondary school "Liceus". The paper briefly…

This paper describes the importance of human rights education as proclaimed by UN (1994) and also the strategies for developing human rights education by UN General assembly 2005. In proclaiming the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (1995-2004), in December 1994, the General Assembly defined human rights education as "a life-long…

Curiously, while the efficacy of the arts for the development of multicultural understandings has long been theorized, empirical studies of this effect have been lacking. This essay recounts our combined empirical and philosophical study of this issue. We explicate the philosophical considerations that shaped the development of the arts course we…

In the hope that a general exchange of information on computer courses for humanists will be of help to persons contemplating or already teaching such, and in the hope of encouraging a continued growth in the universities offering these courses, article surveyed that field. (Author/RK)

Presents descriptions (syllabi, outlines, goals) of selected environmental studies courses which approach the discipline from an historical and humanistic perspective. Areas explored in the courses include human ecology, American environmental history, environmental politics, and others. (JN)

Offers some idea of what it is like for an outsider to the humanities disciplines to teach such a course. Discusses what made the experience worthwhile and the difficulties and issues of teaching mathematics humanistically. (ASK)

Based upon the teaching of Mari Sandoz' allegorical novel, CAPITAL CITY, this article identifies the characteristics of novels which provide a sociologically useful humanist perspective. A key characteristic is the extent to which the novel conducts thought experiments, defined as cerebral exercises which explore alternative social futures based…

Describes an upper level communication theory course in which both mainstream positivistic/scientific and critical humanistic paradigms are explored in a dialectical fashion. Notes that students resist material that challenges their ingrained world view. Calls for a pedagogy that replaces value-free social science with humane values and critical…

Article considered how our schools and universities can best cultivate the individual's deepest mental and spiritual qualities; how education can give him the creativity, the inner direction, the stability he needs in an era of dynamic and often violent change. (Author/RK)

Describes a college-level multidisciplinary course dealing with the difference between the scientific and biblical accounts of the origin of earth and life. Student evaluation indicates the course was successful in achieving the objectives. (MA)

In this book, the authors set forth a humanistic approach to teaching and learning which focuses on the prime values of love, trust, cooperation, and tolerance. If the school is to prepare students for life, the authors maintain that teaching human values is tantamount to teaching survival skills. This book presents practical ways to create such…

Describes programs sponsored by and materials available from the National Humanities Faculty, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts. (DD)

A secondary course designed to study human attitudes and values through the use of multimedia, multidiscipline social studies is described. For journal availability see annotation SO 504 171. (Author/DE)

This dissertation describes the development and evaluation of course materials entitled "Confluent Math: A Multidisciplinary Thinking-Feeling Approach to Twentieth Century Mathematics." The goals of the materials were: (1) to develop understanding and appreciation of logical axiomatic structure; (2) to examine major philosophic ideas relating to…

For the past eight years at Harvard Medical School, students have viewed the behavioral science course as an introduction to psychiatry and to the doctor-patient relationship in much the same way as pathophysiology has served to introduce medicine. Course organization and effectiveness are reviewed briefly. (LBH)