Describes the development of humanities electives for occupational programs at Bristol Community College. Discusses course objectives, funding sources, the team-taught interdisciplinary approach, and benefits for students and teachers, e.g., increasing the relevance of literary works, offering a broad approach to the humanities, and promoting…

Describes interdisciplinary English programs in the following areas: reading, study, and communication skills; career exploration; humanities instruction; and social concerns. A bibliography is included. (DF)

Examines science in the 19th century British curriculum against counter arguments from the humanities and moral education proponents. Concludes that current curriculum development in science is a continuing response to the challenges of the past commentary against it. (KDR)

Noting that the least responsive fields of higher education to virtual provision seem to be the humanities, asserts that as humanists come to see that education has been overly teacher-oriented, they may become increasingly receptive to virtual teaching and learning. (EV)

Presents an overview of the Advancing the Humanities Project, which provides 24 community colleges with assistance in developing and improving the study of the humanities on their campuses by having them work with the directors of exemplary programs. Offers profiles of the 8 exemplary programs. (DMM)

Uses of Intermedia, computer software designed to help instructors express relationships between concepts in the sciences and humanities, are discussed. The kinds of educational problems Intermedia was intended to address are described, some materials created using it are surveyed, and experiences with Intermedia in various educational contexts…

Describes the American Association of Community and Junior College's Advancing the Humanities Project, which is developing Regional Humanities Networks to assist humanities faculty in communicating with their colleagues throughout the region and revitalizing their own teaching via conferences, mentoring components, and various networking…

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…

Humanitas is part of Collaboratives for Humanities and Arts Teaching (CHART), a nationwide network funded primarily by the Rockefeller Foundation. In 11 large school districts and numerous rural districts, high school teachers, academics, artists, and business and community leaders are cooperating to promote teaching of the arts and humanities.…

This set of lessons accompanies a series of 30-minute films for teaching about Germany. Available to educators throughout the United States upon request, the 17 films and accompanying instructional activities focus on culture, politics, economics, society, and sports and are appropriate for middle and high school students. Permission is granted to…

After reviewing the historical and potential place of the humanities in African education, the author advocates an educational model in which the humanities would be limited in the vertical plane (i.e. over-specialization discouraged) but expanded horizontally into other university departments. [Article is in both English and French.] (JT)

The experimental freshman English course described here weds the teaching of basic reading and writing skills to an introduction to the humanities. Although the semester course is divided into four discrete and sequential mini-courses (semantics, philosophy, history, and myth), the units together develop a common and unifying theme of freedom.…

In order to assist students in the process of self-actualization, and create an awareness of self and environment, an interdisciplinary group of general education instructors organized an on-campus commune, the Micro-College, at Miami-Dade Community College (Florida). Integral components include: modular instruction, grading contracts, and special…

The guardianship of the humanities in an age of praticality belongs to our schools and colleges. This journal is available from Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, Offices of the Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 6637, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19149. (Author/DE)

This article reports on a pilot course in humanities team-taught by three teachers, two from a senior high-school and one from a junior high-school, in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The specific subject matter is Greek and Roman culture. The curriculum is outlined and the basic reading list is included. (CLK)