| EP-*0419-78 | Education Programs: Pilot Grants - Education | Essex County College | INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES PROGRAM | 9/1/1978 - 11/30/1979 | $23,761.00 | Steve | | Curry | | | | Essex County College | Newark | NJ | 07102-1719 | USA | 1978 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Pilot Grants - Education | Education Programs | 23761 | 0 | 23761 | 0 |
To offer two interdisciplinary courses previously developed. Basic learning goals are to develop a strong sense of the relationship between humanistic activities and the social and political environment in which they occur and to help students develop critical and synthetic thinking skills applicable to a broader range of study. Pilot courses will be "The Black Experience in the 1960's and 1970's'' and "Madness. “ Courses will be taught in weekly lectures and twice-weekly small discussion groups. Cognitive skills tests will be administered before and after the courses have run to determine effectiveness. Two outside consultants will review course content. |