Humanities & Liberal Arts

Because of numerous factors, education in the liberal arts and sciences, particularly at the college/university level, is under threat in the United States. For this form of education to thrive, it is necessary to understand how various stakeholders think about education that is not primarily vocational, and which approaches and programs are most appropriate for these key stakeholders.

Resources

Book
Children Are Citizens Book 2017
Published: 2017
People from all around the world know about Washington, DC. They talk about it, write about it, draw it, and make movies and TV shows about it. But almost always, we hear... Read more
Book
Slow Looking: The Art and Practice of Learning Through Observation
Published: 2017
Slow Looking provides a robust argument for the importance of slow looking in learning environments both general and specialized, formal and informal, and its connection to... Read more
Tool
Ethical Dilemmas and Value-Based Decisions
Published: 2017
All of us encounter challenges in our lives. Sometimes they are quickly or easily resolved, but other times, it is not clear what to do, and there is no right or wrong answer... Read more
Article
Children Are Citizens: The Everyday and the Razzle-Dazzle
Published: 2016
How do children get to know their city and the city get to know its children? How often are children asked their opinions about their city? The UN Convention on the Rights of... Read more
Article
Accessing the Humanities
Published: 2016
Assessment in the fields of the humanities and humanistic social sciences has been a durably challenging enterprise, regardless of whether the target of assessment is student... Read more