Advancing the Liberal Arts. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 42 / Stanley F. Turesky, Ed.

Various aspects of liberal arts education in the community college are discussed in the 11 articles in this monograph. First, Myron A. Marty presents an overview of current conditions and pressures affecting the liberal arts in the two-year college. Then, Jack Friedlander reviews the data on student...

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Corporate Authors: ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA
ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges
Other Authors: Turesky, Stanley F. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983.
Subjects:
Academically Gifted.
College Role.
Community Colleges.
Core Curriculum.
Curriculum Development.
General Education.
Humanities Instruction.
Interdisciplinary Approach.
Liberal Arts.
Mastery Learning.
Professional Associations.
Two Year College Students.
Two Year Colleges.
ERIC Publications.
Collected Works, Serials.
Reports, Descriptive.
Genre:
ERIC Publications.
Collected Works, Serials.
Reports, Descriptive.
Physical Description:130 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
Various aspects of liberal arts education in the community college are discussed in the 11 articles in this monograph. First, Myron A. Marty presents an overview of current conditions and pressures affecting the liberal arts in the two-year college. Then, Jack Friedlander reviews the data on student participation in liberal arts courses. Ruth G. Shaw's article discusses what students should know by the time they graduate from a community college. Sharon Carter Thomas then presents a case for special programs for academically talented students. After Stephen M. Curtis discusses the role of interdisciplinary courses at St. Louis Community College, Donald Barshis poses the question whether mastery learning is compatible with humanities instruction. Next, Dennis Peters argues that the community can play an important role in reviving interest in the liberal arts. Donald D. Schmeltekopf discusses the role of professional associations representing community college faculty. Roger Yarrington and Judith Jeffrey Howard then outline a series of projects designed to improve the position of the humanities in community colleges in the United States. John Terrey's article examines the prospects for the humanities within the context of the bureaucratic realities facing community colleges. Finally, Jim Palmer reviews relevant ERIC documents on the status of the liberal arts and humanities in the community college. (HB)
Note:Availability: Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, 433 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 ($7.95).
Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (edition), Washington, DC.
Contract Number: 400-78-0038.
Educational level discussed: Two Year Colleges.
Microform.
Call Number:ED230263 Microfiche
Cite As:
New Directions for Community Colleges, v11 n2 Jun 1983. ericd
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.