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Cole, Charles C., Jr. – 1980
Results of a survey of 91 innovative state humanities projects are presented, and the literature and theories about how adults learn are summarized. The representative sample of 91 public humanities projects are covered in alphabetical order. Most of the projects were selected because of their good humanities content and their success in…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Audiovisual Instruction, Community Education, Drama
Novotny, Janet A. – 1981
The sources and nature of conflict/accord between the artist role and the three primary roles that the artist confronts in the university--teaching, research, and the faculty role--were investigated. For comparison purposes, faculty members in the humanities fields were interviewed in addition to the full-time faculty members who were also…
Descriptors: Acting, Art Teachers, Artists, Authors
Boli, John; And Others – 1984
As part of the Stanford Curriculum Study, information is provided on sex differences in undergraduate students' characteristics and performance. Attention is directed to the effect of gender on major choice, classroom performance, awards earned at graduation, and related variables for graduates from 1975-1976 to 1981-1982. A comparison to national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Challenges faced by administrators and faculty members working to integrate liberal education into the professional curricula are considered in two essays, and exemplary programs at colleges and universities are described. In "Liberal Learning and the Business Students: What Are We Doing? What Should We Be Doing?" David A. Fedo presents…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Programs, Cultural Context, Engineering Education
Richardson, Joan; Rossman, Neil – 1981
During their first quarter, all nonremedial liberal arts students at LaGuardia Community College take an introductory cluster of four courses. These "freedom clusters" use a single body of material and a common analytical method and have, as their fixed elements, courses in philosophy, English composition, and the research paper. Course…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Objectives
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Download full textArns, Kathleen F., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1981
This collection of essays examines issues that educators must address to maintain occupational education's prominent role in the future. Kathleen F. Arns considers the implications of uncertain enrollment patterns, changing delivery systems, an uneasy economic climate, government policies, and collaboration efforts. The history of occupational…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Economic Climate
Sawhill, John C. – 1978
The increasing trend toward specialization in education and reasons why corporations need college graduates educated in the liberal arts are discussed. Individuals are needed by corporations with a broad cultural background and high cognitive capacity for problem-solving and for perceiving profit-taking within the context of moral principles and…
Descriptors: Business, Decision Making Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives
KYME, GEORGE – 1967
DEFINING MUSICALITY AS THE ABILITY TO GRASP A MUSICAL IDEA IN ITS TOTALITY, THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATED THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCE (BOTH ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL), GUIDED LISTENING, MUSIC READING, AND MUSICAL COMPOSITION AS MEANS OF DEVELOPING SUCH MUSICALITY. THE INSTRUMENT OF EVALUATION WAS A TEST OF AESTHETIC JUDGMENTS IN…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Activities, Curriculum Development, Evaluation
LITTON, MAURICE L.; STICKLER, W. HUGH – 1967
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 1,363 ENTRIES ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS. THE GENERAL TOPIC ENTRIES ARE CLASSIFIED AS (1) GENERAL AND REFERENCE, (2) RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION, (3) INSTITUTIONAL STATUS, (4) TEACHING CONDITIONS, (5) TEACHING METHODS--GENERAL, AND (6) TEACHING METHODS--SPECIAL FIELDS. (HW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Faculty, College Instruction, Colleges
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1968
EACH OF THE 22 COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS CONDUCTED IN THE DES MOINES, IOWA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER IS SEPARATELY EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. SOME OF THE PROJECTS CONCENTRATED ON INSTRUCTION IN READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, HUMANITIES, OR PRACTICAL SCIENCE. OTHERS OFFERED SPECIAL SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. A…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Enrichment Activities, Handicapped Children
MORPHET, EDGAR L.; RYAN, CHARLES O. – 1966
FIFTEEN PAPERS RELATED TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PROJECTED SOCIAL CHANGE WERE PRESENTED AT THE FIRST AREA CONFERENCE OF "DESIGNING EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE," AN EIGHT-STATE PROJECT OF JOINT ACTION BY ARIZONA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND WYOMING. THE 15-YEAR PROJECTION FOCUSED UPON IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN THE…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Communications, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Ayers, George E. – 1980
Trends in higher education are sketched with attention directed to the role of the humanities and the community college sector. In light of declining enrollments, financial problems, and other bleak projections, it is suggested that fostering diversity is needed for continued vitality and productivity. Four areas of diversity of concern are: the…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Curriculum, College Planning, College Role
Kohler, Alfred D. – 1973
This manual is intended for use by adopters or adapters of a media-oriented arts and humanities program designed to train teachers in the techniques of humanizing the general curriculum. The first chapter presents an overview of the program and outlines the theoretical model upon which it is based. The second chapter relates the theory to actual…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Audiovisual Instruction, Creative Dramatics, Creativity
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. – 1968
This conference report is comprised of 23 papers which represent the Third National Conference of the Tri-University Project in which faculty members from more than 60 institutions work with the staffs of three universities (New York University and the Universities of Nebraska and Washington) to determine how elementary school teachers ought to be…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Culture
Diamond, Robert M. – 1966
An experimental program was undertaken to find a means of facilitating the teaching of art to large numbers of students in a Humanities course at the University of Miami. Original paintings were available for study in the University art gallery, but there was insufficient room for large classes in the gallery and a specialist teacher was not…
Descriptors: Art Education, Attitudes, College Freshmen, Experimental Groups
