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Sonst. Personen | Valentine, Karl J. (Hrsg.) |
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Institution | Community Coll. Humanities Association. |
Titel | Community Colleges Humanities Review, Number 8, 1987. |
Quelle | (1987) 8, (94 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Community Colleges; Critical Thinking; Humanities; Humanities Instruction; Nontraditional Students; Political Science; Remedial Instruction; Role of Education; Two Year Colleges |
Abstract | Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas among humanities community college faculty, this journal addresses substantive disciplinary and curriculum issues in the humanities. This issue of the journal contains the following articles and reports (1) "Reanimating Tradition," by Robert N. Bellah, which looks at the instructor's role in "reanimating the old to gain knowledge of the new"; (2) "The Humanities and the 'New Student': Some Possibilities for Social Transformation," by L. Steven Zwerling, which focuses on the role the humanities can play in drawing students into the culture of higher learning; (3) commentaries on Zwerling's article by Constance Carroll, Joshua Smith, and Clifford Peterson; (4) "Who's Afraid of Cultural Literacy?" by Catharine R. Stimpson, which reviews the positions of four political schools regarding the meaning of cultural literacy and the purposes of the humanities; (5)"Contemplating the Success of American Political Life in a Bicentennial Era: Fortune, Virtue, and Constitutional 'Structures of Compromise'"; by Jose M. Peer; (6) "The Community College Scholar," by Linda Ching Sledge, which highlights the image problems of community college faculty; (7) "Implementing the International Dimension: A Welcome Imperative," by Maxwell C. King and Seymour Fersh; and (8) "The Several Strands of a Stunning Harmony," by Myrna Goldenberg. The journal also includes a report on the Community College Humanities Association conference and essay reviews of "Private Lessons," by William Askins and "Teaching Faculty to Teach Critical Thinking," by Robert R. Lawrence. (UCM) |
Anmerkungen | Community Colleges Humanities Review, Community Colleges Humanities Association, c/o Community College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19130 ($7.50). |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |