Meaning Over Memory: Recasting the Teaching of Culture and HistoryUNC Press Books, 1993 - 254 頁 In the midst of the heated battles swirling around American humanities education, Peter Stearns offers a reconsideration not only of what we teach but also of why and how we teach it. While conservatives defend a museum-like humanities curriculum, their o |
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第 ix 頁
... humanities training in our schools and colleges . Humanities programs , particularly in history ( in the schools ) and English ( in the colleges ) are hotly contested at present , and the debates have spilled over into the public arena ...
... humanities training in our schools and colleges . Humanities programs , particularly in history ( in the schools ) and English ( in the colleges ) are hotly contested at present , and the debates have spilled over into the public arena ...
第 x 頁
... humanities are understood not primarily as guardians of unchang- ing truths but as sources of new knowledge . The gains achieved by the humanities outside the classroom need to be conveyed more effectively within it . Sketching the ...
... humanities are understood not primarily as guardians of unchang- ing truths but as sources of new knowledge . The gains achieved by the humanities outside the classroom need to be conveyed more effectively within it . Sketching the ...
第 5 頁
... humanities area that we now confront the most agonizing issues about the purposes and direc- tions of the appropriate curriculum , and though the resultant con- tests are less stark , they evoke some parallels with the earlier cre ...
... humanities area that we now confront the most agonizing issues about the purposes and direc- tions of the appropriate curriculum , and though the resultant con- tests are less stark , they evoke some parallels with the earlier cre ...
第 11 頁
... humanities need a fuller statement of purpose . Ventures in humanities education must and will be diverse . No single plan will suffice . Exciting innovations are already occurring ; no reform approach should imply a virgin discovery ...
... humanities need a fuller statement of purpose . Ventures in humanities education must and will be diverse . No single plan will suffice . Exciting innovations are already occurring ; no reform approach should imply a virgin discovery ...
第 12 頁
... humanities and " softer " social sciences , and history in particular , it will also venture some remarks on other disciplines and on various methodologies . The disciplinary focus derives , obviously , from my own experience , but also ...
... humanities and " softer " social sciences , and history in particular , it will also venture some remarks on other disciplines and on various methodologies . The disciplinary focus derives , obviously , from my own experience , but also ...
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The Question of Urgency The Issues in Perspective | 18 |
Innovations in the Humanities Before the Crisis | 30 |
Sacred Cows in Humanities Teaching and How They Got Grazing Rights | 60 |
Answering the Canon Fire The Debate Miscast | 95 |
Clearing the Decks for Creative Planning | 110 |
Education The Central Mission of the Humanities | 131 |
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