Autore	Emmett Robert S. <1979->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2017]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (pages cm)
Disciplina	333.7
Collana	The MIT Press
Soggetto topico	Environmental sciences Science and the humanities Education, Humanistic
Soggetto non controllato	ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Humanities
ISBN	0-262-34230-8 0-262-34229-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	The emergence of the environmental humanities -- Place, ecotourism, and the new wilds -- Energy, consumption, and sustainable cities -- Promises and dangers of science -- The anthropocenes dark visions -- Putting the brakes on : alternative practices -- Unsettling the human.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910795220603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Place of publication not identified] : , : Presses de l'Université Laval, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (278 pages)
Disciplina	370.112
Collana	Collection Education et Culture
Soggetto topico	Education, Humanistic Humanism - History - 20th century Education - Philosophy
ISBN	2-7637-3277-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	fre
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910792509103321

Autore	Barry Nancy K.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lever Press, 2020
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Disciplina	370.112
Soggetto topico	Education, Humanistic
Soggetto non controllato	Off-Campus Study
ISBN	1-64315-019-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910423652103321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (114 p.)
Disciplina	370.112
Altri autori (Persone)	KrollKeith
Collana	New directions for community colleges
Soggetto topico	Education, Humanistic Education
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-83453-4 1-118-83459-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Editor's Notes; 1: The Landscape of the Liberal Arts; The Liberal Arts; Community Colleges; The Value of the Liberal Arts; References; 2: What Happened to the Liberal Arts?; The Schools' Original Purpose; External Agencies and Agendas; Conclusion; References; 3: Two-Year Humanities: "Let Me Count the Ways"; Expectations and Realities; Goals and Objectives, Theory and Practice; Learning Through Affect; Freedom to Choose; Critical Reading: Literalism, Context, "What-If"; Conclusion; References 4: A President's View on the Importance of the Liberal Arts in Community CollegesThe Purpose of a College Education; The Presidents' Views of the Liberal Arts.; The Value and Purpose of the Liberal Arts in a Community College; Transfer Programs and the Liberal Arts.; The Liberal Arts and Career Programs.; Accrediting Organizations and the Liberal Arts.; Career Classes Subsidized by Liberal Arts Classes.; The Liberal Arts and Lifelong Learning.; The Value of the Liberal Arts for All Students.; The Role of the President in Promoting the Liberal Arts; Suggestions for Presidents Choosing the Right FacultyConclusion; References; 5: Why Community College Students Need Great Books; Are Community Colleges Just Vocational Schools?; Why the Great Books Are the Answer; The Pedagogical Value of the Great Books; Common Knowledge and Shared Experiences; What Modern Cognitive Science Says; The Objections to a Great Books Curriculum Are Misguided; Training for Life; References; 6: Discovering History at the Community College; History Courses at Community Colleges: Challenges and Goals; Addressing the Shortcomings of the History Survey Image and Place: The Fourth Dimension in 3-DImages.; Places.; Walking Tours.; Beyond the Classroom "Box" and Back: Public History, Service Learning, and Oral History; Acting Up in the Classroom: Historical Drama and Re-Acting to the Past; Modeling Learning: Community College Historians and Research; Conclusion; References; 7: Loving All Your Neighbors: Why Community Colleges Need the Academic Study of Religion; References; 8: How Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Programs Prepare Students for the Workforce and for Life; Why Teach Liberal Arts in Our Community Colleges? How Community Colleges Teach Liberal ArtsInterdisciplinary Learning; The Course.; The Program.; The Seminar.; The Link.; Other Modes.; Hybrid Courses.; Internship and Service Learning Programs.; Other Options.; Conclusion; References; 9: A 21st-Century Humanities for the Community College; The Past and Beyond "Post"; Toward a Dialogic Future Within Communities; Critical Conversations With Students and Beyond; References; 10: Sources on Liberal Arts in the Community College; Theoretical Underpinnings and Student Impacts of the Liberal Arts; National Associations; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453801903321

Autore	Topping Ryan
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina	370.1
Soggetto topico	Education, Humanistic Education, Higher - Philosophy
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8132-1974-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Liberal education prior to St. Augustine -- Education in Augustine's moral theology -- Perils of skepticism -- Liberal arts curriculum -- Pedagogy and liberal learning -- Authority and illumination -- Purposes of liberal education.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462217503321