We must prevent highly specialized training programs from omitting electives and humanities courses altogether. The humanities will only regain their critical place in the mission of the two-year college when the administration and the faculty consciously urge the institution, the student, and the community in this direction. (Author/NHM)

Gentrain is a time-modulated, highly mediated interdisciplinary general education format which has been initiated by Monterey Peninsula College (California). Each of the 16 independent segments covers a 16-class-hour two-week period, and earns one semester unit of credit. Planning, publicizing, staffing, evaluation, and classroom procedures are…

This article reviews the literature pertaining to community college faculty in the humanities--their backgrounds and preparation; inservice training; satisfaction, attitudes, and values; and approaches to curriculum and instruction. (Author/NHM)

Author clarified the meaning of humanities and specified its place in the educational curriculum. He also listed programs funded by the government as well as an account of how those funds are used. (RK)

Article evaluated media courses as seen from the perspective of the humanities teacher, determined to keep traditional humanities courses intact. (RK)

This article provides some practical information on use of poetry to teach such subject areas as history, literature, philosophy, social studies, minority and foreign studies, and the social sciences. Reference is made to the Watershed Foundation, which has a large collection of poetry on cassette tapes that feature the original authors reading…

Proceedings are presented for the annual meetings of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA), along with lists of association members, endowment fund contributors, and the CCHA constitution. First, "We Are What We Write," by Henry Wendt, is presented. Wendt provides a corporate perspective on the importance of writing in the workplace,…

Noting that speech instruction as a liberal study must include significant subject matter, rigorous intellectual application, high ethical standards, and responsibility, this paper describes the humanities core course at Allegheny College (Pennsylvania) as providing such a climate for speech instruction. The paper first describes the course goals…

The high school or community college history teacher can use these background materials to teach about Tudor England (1529-1603) and the foundation of the Anglican Church. The materials might also be used by humanities or literature teachers. After an explanation of the Tudor family tree, there is a discussion about the wives and legitimate…

Blues and rock groups provide vivid topics for research and writing at the secondary level. Instructional suggestions acknowledge the abundance of both fact and flack noting the need for discrimination between the two by both teacher and student in the research and evaluation processes. (JH)

A Master's curriculum in humanities education is described including a rationale, distinguishing between humanities education and the humanities; an outline of its humanities, education, and internship components; and procedures for implementing the curriculum. (JH)

Starting with the principle that learning goes on only when the learner is engaged in the process with mind, will, and feelings, the author argues that humanistic study must be integrated with existential questions of personal and social development. (Editor/PG)

AT A TIME WHEN HUMANITIES COURSES ARE UNDERGOING REEVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT, THEY MUST NOT BE SUFFOCATED BY INCORPORATING INTO THEM TOO MANY LITERARY WORKS AND TOO MANY APPROACHES. SELECTION OF WORKS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE, AND PERHAPS THE BEST PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH TO BASE SELECTION IS ONE WHICH ENCOURAGES "ENLIGHTENED CHERISHING"--THE…

To better match available time and facilities to the form and content of subject matter, a humanities-oriented English program was coordinated with programs in other content areas and a modular schedule will be set up. Each class day will consist of 24 fifteen-minute modules, and some meeting times will be a multiple of these 15-minute periods. To…