The keynote address before the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) Central Division Conference is presented in this publication along with a series of reports reflecting the activities of the CCHA for 1983-84. In his address entitled "Born Again Humanities or Here Comes the Sun," Landon C. Kirchner discusses the incipient…

Five rules are given for conducting a course in humanities bibliography which students will consider relevant. (PF)

Defends English instruction against the current trend of integrating such classes into humanities programs, arguing for the uniqueness and unpredictability of all experience and the human capacity to recreate, share, and evaluate experience as is taught in English. (Author/RB)

Reprinted from the November 1967 issue of PHI DELTA KAPPAN Magazine.

Response Article Nr.2 on a special topic: "The Means-Ends Problem of Education in the Humanities. See AA 502 148 and AA 502 149 for the main article and the first response article, respectively.

These Latin American reference sources are presented in three independent documents: (1) an annotated bibliography of business and law-related publications, organized by type and subject, including periodicals; (2) a partially annotated bibliography of reference materials in humanities and social sciences; (3) a directory of selected book dealers,…

The author claims that the nature of the social sciences is to combine interpretive and empirical approaches in an attempt to understand human thought and behavior. He views the domain of social sciences as being different from that of the humanities or the natural sciences. Social scientists test interpretations by considering the extent to which…

A HUMANITIES PROGRAM FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED 7TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS IS DESCRIBED. THE PROGRAM IS HELD EACH SATURDAY MORNING ON THE CAMPUS OF INDIANA STATE COLLEGE. THE CLASS SESSIONS LAST ONE AND A HALF HOURS AND RUN FOR TWO SEMESTERS, EACH APPROXIMATELY 15 WEEKS IN LENGTH. THE AIM OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AN ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCE…

This conference, on the importance of the humanities in a society that is becoming more urban, youthful, and leisured, noted that humane ideals must not be lost in the quest for technical expertise. Junior colleges, relatively free from academic tradition, can respond to this expectation. The objectives of this conference were (1) to foster an…

The author implies or mentions in general that many factors, such as economic, cultural, psychological and political, all interacting with one another, determine the state of society and more specifically that of our environment. Basically, however, he attempts to identify how engineering and technology fit into the situation. He states, as a…

Provides a look at what science and the humanities have in common, and in particular, a look at how the scientific method applies to the study of literature. (BB)

Describes a curriculum development simulation exercise involving 70 third-year college education students from five subject departments. Participants engaged in the early planning stages of a comprehensive school humanities course defining man's needs, religion, policies, and personal relationships. (Author/RAO)

Argues for humanization of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. (CHK)

Summarizes and reviews newer works of nine writers and illustrators for children. Describes the writing as fresh, innovative, and addressing interests and concerns of today's children. Praises the illustrations, which represent a wide variety of styles, techniques, and subject matter, as among the best to ever appear in children's books.…

Examines three familiar humanities databases that do not have named person indexes and identifies strategies to facilitate both quick, precise searching and high recall for searches where the subject is a personal name. Descriptions of the databases, suggested search strategies, and sample searches are provided. (CDD)