Endowment Chief Assails State of the Humanities on College Campuses.

Scully, Malcolm G.

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ERIC Number: EJ308574

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Publication Date: 1984

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Endowment Chief Assails State of the Humanities on College Campuses.

Scully, Malcolm G.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v29 n14 p1-14 Nov 28 1984

A report by the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities urges colleges to revitalize teaching of the humanities in undergraduate curricula. College faculty and academic administrators are cited as responsible for much decline in humanities study, and increased science education, technological literacy, and study of nonwestern civilizations are recommended. (MSE)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Higher Education, Humanities, Non Western Civilization, Science Education, Teacher Role, Technological Literacy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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