The humanities in 2015 [electronic resource] : why we need them and how they contribute to being human / Michael F. Shaughnessy, editor.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shaughnessy, Michael F. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Series:World philosophy series
Subjects:
Humanities.
Humanities > Philosophy.
Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher)
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2014 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2014 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Humanities in 2015: Why We Need Them and How They Contribute to Being Human (World Philosophy Series)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The humanities in crisis: what went wrong and how to restore their centrality in our daily lives / Diana Sheets, University of Illinois, IL, US
  • Humanities education and the gifted / Steven L. Pfeiffer and Jordan Burko, Florida State University, FL, US
  • "Oh, the humanities!": Socrates, Aristotle, Dilbert and humanistic education in engineering at the University of Illinois / Karen K. Hyman, University of Illinois. College of Engineering, IL, US
  • Music as part of the general education humanities curriculum / Tracy Carr, Eastern New Mexico University, NM, US
  • The fundamental things apply / Bruce Gans, Chicago, IL, US
  • The best argument for the humanities / Mark Bauerlein, Emory University, GA, US
  • 1066 isn't all that: determining what is necessary to teach about history and its relationship to the humanities / Donald C. Elder III, Eastern New Mexico University, IL, US
  • Cultivating critical and creative thinking and visual literacy through contemporary art practice / Jeanne Nemeth, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IN, US
  • The measure of a man: science fiction and the humanities / Patrice Caldwell and Betty Williamson, Eastern New Mexico University, NM, US
  • Teaching mathematics as religion: implications for the humanities / Colin Hannaford, Oxford, England
  • Multicultural education and the humanities / Geni Flores, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM, US
  • The high school history term paper as an introduction to the humanities and academic rigor and excellence / Michael F. Shaughnessy, Eastern New Mexico University, NM, US.