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Holbrook, 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
ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1982
Traditionally, humanities instruction at two-year colleges has been identified with transfer education. Since enrollments are decreasing in humanities classes, the future viability of the humanities curriculum will depend on providing humanities instruction to vocational students. This fact sheet discusses some obstacles to changing the humanities…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Humanities Instruction