Highlights activities undertaken by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges to advance the role of the humanities in two-year colleges, including a national humanities conference, college-based curriculum and faculty development programs, the development of humanities action plans at participating colleges, and funding to develop…

Experiences in the humanities classroom will make better teachers, plumbers, and computer technicians than will vocational training. (Author)

Response article Nr.1 on a special topic: "The Means-Ends Problem of Education in the Humanities. See AA 502 148 and AA 502 150 for the main article and response article Nr.2, respectively.

The purpose of the Center for Philosophic Exchange was to bring together members of the academic community and the world of public affairs for deliberative exchange and discussion of problems in order to further the purpose of increasing public understanding and appreciation of the roles that philosophy and the humanities play in matters of…

Films contained in this listing were selected from among the 277 finalists in the 1976 American Film Festival, and annual event sponsored by the Educational Film Library Association that presents the outstanding 16mm releases of the previous year. (Author/KS)

Discusses the necessity of the drawing together of the sciences and the humanities to provide a healthy society'' by seeking the restoration of ethical criteria in human enterprise.'' (Author/AL)

The author believes that absurdity can be very effectively utilized in education, and describes his experiences with avant-garde, multi-media happenings" in his own classes. (Editor)

Personal reminiscences about the Dada artist, expert on Leonardo da Vinci, and librarian at the UCLA Library of Vinciana by museum directors, scholars, and friends. Includes selected bibliography of her works, a chronology, poems, sketches, and photographs. (JS)

Instruction in the humanities is a vital part of education. Students can be taught, by a gradual process, to appreciate those forms of art that enrich life. (CK)

A new concept in humanities instruction is presented. (CK)

Plato's depiction of Socrates' interrogations in his early dialogues provides an enduring example of the importance of asking questions as an educative method. This article considers the central educational elements of Socratic dialogue and the ways in which these were developed in the 20th century, particularly in "The Socratic Method"…

The Artistic and Humanistic studies (liberal studies) and the science and technology disciplines (science) constitute the two dominant cultures in a modern university. Subsumed in these cultures are the professional disciplines of law, architecture, engineering, medicine, accounting, administration and a few others. Essentially, the university…

This paper aims to contribute to reflection on how rural research can better serve rural communities. Using the results of literature searches across the disciplines, it explores some major 21st Century debates about improving the usefulness of research for policy and practice. The paper begins with an examination of different debates in…

This article presents several news stories from the European Prison Education Association (EPEA). These include: (1) The 7th International Conference for Directors of Prison Education held in Malmo, Sweden from September 11-14, 2008; (2) The visit of EPEA representatives to the Modern University of the Humanities (MUH) in Russia to examine how the…