Word: contently
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...basic assumption that it is possible to combine disciplines, historical periods, and national styles in a lower level Gen Ed course to give the student a basic, highly useful vocabulary in four broad areas of knowledge; Natural Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Historical Studies, (History and Government), and Humanities. The content of such courses is not superficial but selective, gives students not a survey but tools which serve either as an introduction to the area of knowledge of which the student's own field is a part or as the basis for structuring his future reading in the three other broad fields...
...report also complained that "the content of the present program is so organized that it either underemphasizes or omits some of the most vigorous areas of modern thought." In the Humanities, the Committee felt there was a lack of instruction in the non-verbal arts and that, "even more significantly," practical (as opposed to historical and critical) instruction in the arts was slighted. In the Social Sciences the Committee noted that the present program neglects non-western cultures and does not give enough attention to the behavioral sciences. Finally, the Committee deplored a general underemphasis of the Natural Sciences--roughly...
Building on this analysis of deficiencies in content and requreiments, the Doty Committee submitted three basic goals for a reorganized Gen Ed program. The new program should 1) include areas of knowledge not adequately represented in the current program, 2) introduce a greater variety of course offerings accommodating various levels of preparation, and 3) provide course sequences so that students can pursue special interests in greater depth than is now possible...
...profile" of the Negro American is primarily a sociological and psychological one, with little historical or narrative material. The book is, in fact, sandwich-like in its content, consisting of two slices of Pettigrew's social-psychological analysis of the Negro and his environment, wrapped around a completely separate discussion of racial differences...
...addition, Bollinger pointed out, auditing is beter suited to courses where the emphasis is on content, not performance. "Auditing a language is like auditing a swimming course--it just doesn't make sense," he added...