Humanities on the Front Lines.

Ashdown, Ellen

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ERIC Number: EJ196441

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Publication Date: 1979-Mar

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Humanities on the Front Lines.

Ashdown, Ellen

Change, v11 n2 p18-21 Mar 1979

Discussed is the difficulty encountered in teaching humanities to underprepared students at Florida A & M University, where 90 percent of the students are in the special admissions category that permits enrollment of students who score below the entrance requirement. Administrative neglect of the humanities is also addressed. (JMD)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Black Students, Educational Problems, Educational Quality, Educationally Disadvantaged, Fine Arts, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction, Minority Groups, Program Evaluation, Selective Admission, Student Needs, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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