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General Education And Interdisciplinary Studies In The Arts, Dennis J. Sporre
General Education And Interdisciplinary Studies In The Arts, Dennis J. Sporre
Perspectives (1969-1979)
The conservatory approach to education in the arts is commonplace. Even in land-grant institutions which purportedly espouse a liberal arts or general education (there are differences between the two) the tendency in arts instruction has been to shape the curriculum into more and more specificity, so that even at the undergraduate level the student is given an option to choose, within his major, rather narrow specializations. The resultant increase in specialty courses and their need for staffing constantly refires the age-old arguments relating to general and liberal education and how, within various matrixes, general students or non-majors can be accommodated. …
Some Thoughts On Interdisciplinary Studies, Sidney F. Parham, Peter W. Graham
Some Thoughts On Interdisciplinary Studies, Sidney F. Parham, Peter W. Graham
Perspectives (1969-1979)
The vogue for interdisciplinary courses has led our more crusty and conservative colleagues to complain that such programs represent a mere repackaging of traditional courses, a process that diminishes the value the student receives from traditional courses without broadening or integrating his knowledge. Too often this criticism is just. We should like to argue that a genuinely interdisciplinary approach does not repackage but restructures knowledge in such a way that students are led to consider the nature of knowledge itself and thus, we hope, to think about their own thinking. Such reflection seems to us a decidely traditional goal of …
Interdisciplinary Perspectives Vol. 9 No. 3
Interdisciplinary Perspectives Vol. 9 No. 3
Perspectives (1969-1979)
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The Editor's Page, George F. Estey
The Editor's Page, George F. Estey
Perspectives (1969-1979)
Editor's Page for Interdisciplinary Perspective
Humanistic Biology: A General Education Approach, Alwynelle S. Ahl, Lawrence R. Krupka, Helen B. Hiscoe, Andrew Mcclary
Humanistic Biology: A General Education Approach, Alwynelle S. Ahl, Lawrence R. Krupka, Helen B. Hiscoe, Andrew Mcclary
Perspectives (1969-1979)
In modern man's attempt to understand human nature, two major modes of perceiving human experience, the humanistic and scientific, have often been in conflict. C.P. Snow labelled this dichotomy " the two cultures." As the power of science and accompanying technology have grown in the past forty years, the distance between the two cultures has widened. Reflecting concern about this cleavage, some scientists have attempted to incorporate humanistic perspectives and goals into science. In the area of biology, this humanistic concern is demonstrated by such groups as the Institute of Society, Ethics, and the Life Sciences (Hastings-on-Hudson) and its highly …
Born Again (New Life And Hope For Liberal Arts Education), William A. Cook, James C. Gonyea
Born Again (New Life And Hope For Liberal Arts Education), William A. Cook, James C. Gonyea
Perspectives (1969-1979)
Linwood Orange established the value of Liberal Arts study as the basis for entry into a variety of career areas: legal, medical, governmental, and commercial.1 Orange surveyed 400 businesses and industries to determine the kinds of positions liberal arts majors and, specifically, English majors held in those corporations. In addition, his questionnaire provided information on courses that would benefit liberal arts students should they hope to pursue careers in the commerce or governmental area. Fundamental to all employment indicated by this survey were ten (10) basic skills or competencies that seemed to be inherent in liberal arts study and …
Interdisciplinary Study: The Ideal And The Real, W. J. Reeves
Interdisciplinary Study: The Ideal And The Real, W. J. Reeves
Perspectives (1969-1979)
This study will examine the various interdisciplinary programs in operation in major universities, focusing on the methods of organization and detailing the problems of existence of such programs.
There are many ways to organize interdisciplinary programs, but the following methods appear most often:
1. Significant Time Periods
2. Area Studies
3 . Humanities and the Professions
4. Topics
A description of these methods is necessary.