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Download full textHolbrook, Hilary Taylor – 1986
Intended for administrators and policy makers, as well as teachers, this digest examines the current state of humanities instruction and the evolving place of humanities in the high school English classroom. The digest first explores differing definitions of the humanities, and discusses reasons for the decline in emphasis on humanities…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Humanities, Humanities Instruction
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1994
Because of the perception that the humanities lack practical application to real problems and issues of many adults, they tend to be neglected in adult and continuing education programs/courses. In reality, the humanities can offer insight into the ways people view and interpret life's events. Several major trends in continuing education suggest a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1987
In spring 1986, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges analyzed the class schedules of 95 randomly selected two-year colleges to determine the types of liberal arts courses offered by the colleges and to spot changes in the curriculum over the past 11 years. Study findings included the following: (1) the humanities made up 48% of the total…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Courses, Curriculum Research
Arias, Simone; Hitchens, Marilynn; Roupp, Heidi – 1998
This ERIC Digest outlines what world history is and why and how world history should be implemented into social studies curricula. The Digest offers suggestions on how to improve the study of world history in schools. Topics discussed in the Digest include: "What Is World History?"; "Why World History in the School…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Economics, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
Manifold, Marjorie Cohee – 1995
This digest discusses the symbiotic relationship between art and social studies and suggests ways to integrate the two in the curriculum. The document advocates the study of art in context as a way to help students better understand the historical past by the values reflected in artwork, as well as recognize the power and potential of art for…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Aesthetics, Art, Art Activities
ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1981
Research conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges in Los Angeles on the status of the community college liberal arts curriculum found that liberal arts programs have a beneficial impact on students. Research findings have consistently revealed that what students know is related to what they study and how they have studied it.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Community Colleges, General Education, Humanities
