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To reclaim a legacy : a report on the humanities in higher education

Title
To reclaim a legacy : a report on the humanities in higher education / William J. Bennett.
Author
Bennett, William J. (William John), 1943-
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Humanities, [1984]

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Additional Authors
National Endowment for the Humanities.
Description
iii, 32 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  • Education, Humanistic > United States
  • Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States
  • Humanities
  • Humanities
  • humanities
  • Education, Humanistic
  • Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher)
  • Geesteswetenschappen
  • Universiteiten
  • United States
  • Verenigde Staten
Genre/Form
Government publications – United States.
Note
  • "November 1984."
  • Item 831-B-1
Contents
Introduction. Why study the humanities? -- How should the humanities be taught and learned? Good teaching -- A good curriculum -- What should be read first? -- How well are the humanities being taught and learned on the nation's campuses? The state of teaching in the humanities -- Effects of graduate education on teaching -- The state of the humanities curriculum -- Effects of the curriculum on secondary education -- Bright spots in the curriculum -- The challenge to academic leadership. Concluding thoughts.
LCCN
85600999
OCLC
  • ocm12215312
  • 12215312
  • SCSB-1668825
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library