This study was conducted targeting college students majoring in science and engineering, who were divided into an experimental group who took a humanities course and a control group who did not. After the experimental group took a humanities course, the brain wave activity of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and central regions of the two groups…

The study aims to investigate the efficiency of the RAFT framework--Resilience, Appreciation of Diversity, Facilitation, and Trauma-Informed pedagogy--in enhancing educators' skills in managing virtual exchange (VE) projects in crisis times. VE has become an important instrument for maintaining education across physical and geopolitical barriers;…

This article examines science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education as represented in North American educational contexts. In this article we will argue that the dominant view of STEM education as currently circulated and practiced in the United States and Canada is not much more than an acronym of discrete disciplinary areas. We…

Using data on upper-division students in the University of California system, we show that two distinct cultures of engagement exist on campus. The culture of engagement in the arts, humanities and social sciences focuses on interaction, participation, and interest in ideas. The culture of engagement in the natural sciences and engineering focuses…

Reviews proposed changes in the humanities curriculum and requirements for engineering and science students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discusses revisions in terms of preparing students to take decision-making roles in society. Traces previous offerings and states future plans in humanities requirements. (ML)

There is widespread dissatisfaction with the engineering student's education in the humanities and social sciences. This study, conceived as both a fact-finding and policy-formulating project, aimed to: establish goals in social science and engineering study which are relevant to the changing social role of the engineer; examine the resources and…

Describes a program, Cultural and Technological Studies, created to develop an interdisciplinary, undergraduate curriculum exploring the relationships between technology and culture. (Author/RK)

Investigates the linkage between German studies and engineering and how it affects the learning environment and quality for students. Linking two different modes of scholarly investigation and teaching--engineering and humanities--has attracted and retained a significant number of women. In addition to the positive effects on students, this…

For liberal education to be successfully integrated into engineering education, engineers must first be convinced that the humanities and arts are important and worthy of respect. In the brief exposure they provide, liberal arts teachers can inspire engineers through their own passion for what they teach. (MSE)

Ten poems were read and evaluated for perceived similarity by freshmen and senior college students majoring in engineering and literature, to determine whether their education affected the students' ability to read and subjectively perceive poetry. Results showed that literary instruction did not change the students' ability to perceive poetry.…

The "HumEn" (Humanities/Engineering Integration) program developed at the Colorado School of Mines integrates humanities and engineering through reading and writing. Through integrative reading and writing engineering students are led to make appropriate connections between the humanities and their technical work, connections that will…

With the help of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a plan to infuse preprofessional training with the humanities is now halfway through its second year of operation at the University of Florida at Gainesville. Participating students and faculty in medicine and health-related fields, law, engineering, and business are participating in this…

This set of proceedings documents includes 407 papers representative of the 1,825 papers and posters presented at a conference on undergraduate research. Volume I contains papers on the arts and humanities. Examples of topics include collaborative art, music composition using computer technology, interpreting Roman morality, gay marriage, and…

During the 1985-86 school year the following three New York City high schools received federal funds under Chapter II, Subchapter C, for the development of special programs in the following subjects: (1) A. Philip Randolph--engineering; (2) Townsend Harris--the humanities; and (3) The Paul Robeson School--business and technology. Each of these…

This study sought to determine student perceptions of the relative importance of three approaches toward teaching in the classroom: behaviorist, cognitive, and humanist. A survey of 320 students studying in 4 different schools (social sciences, humanities, engineering, and administration/business management) of a university found some similarities…