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Zigerell, James J. – Community College Frontiers, 1977
Describes an interdisciplinary humanities curriculum developed by a consortium of three community colleges. The curriculum consists of a general core course based on the classical humanistic studies of history, philosophy, and the fine arts and three "optional" courses designed to appeal to special interest students. (DC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Davidson, Arnold C. – Community College Frontiers, 1978
Describes the humanities component of the Management and Supervision Development program at Clinton Community College (Iowa) which leads to either an associate or certificate degree and offers instruction in the theories of marketing and distribution, labor problems, communications, government and its role in business, and industrial psychology.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Humanities Instruction
Walldren, Allan – Community College Frontiers, 1976
Describes a history and humanities program offered by Oakton Community College (Illinois) to senior citizens at a local nursing home. (DC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, History Instruction, Humanities Instruction
Sanchez, Bonnie M. – Community College Frontiers, 1977
An annotated bibliography of selected documents in the ERIC collection dealing with general education for the two-year college occupational student. (DC)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy, General Education
Brawer, Florence – Community College Frontiers, 1977
Highlights some of the major findings pertaining to males and females from a nationwide survey of 1,493 humanities instructors in 156 two-year colleges and concludes that the differences found are not attributable as much to sex as to individual differences among people in general. (JG)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Humanities Instruction
Brawer, Florence B. – Community College Frontiers, 1979
Reports findings of two nationwide surveys of two-year college faculty, one of which focused on humanities instructors. Identifies the characteristics and discusses the attitudes of faculty members, especially with regard to self-image, basic values, job satisfaction and concerns, teaching, and professional development. (DD)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Humanities Instruction
Decker, James M. – Community College Frontiers, 1980
A humanities professor reflects on six years of teaching experience at a Michigan maximum security prison through the College Opportunity Prison Extensions (COPE) program. Describes inmate responses to five novels studied in a prison literature course and examines the parallels between the literary plots and the inmates' lives. (JP)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Course Content