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Diversity and Pluralism - 11120072
12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED150916 AUTHOR: Boyer, Ernest L.; Kaplan, Martin
TITLE: Educating for Survival.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1977
NOTE: 80 p.
AVAILABILITY: Change Magazine Press, NBW Tower, New
Rochelle, NY 10801
ABSTRACT: This two-part essay is a critical look at the
core curriculum in the American college: a diagnosis and
call for action. Several assumptions are made: that the
college curriculum is a living and evolving part of human
culture (and conversely, that it is not value-free); that
higher education has value beyond the functions of
socialization and vocational training; that every student
is unique and that pluralism has virtues; but also that
diversity is only part of human character, and individuals
share a common lot and experience. The two essay parts are:
the curriculum has a core, and a modest proposal. (MSE)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum-Enrichment; Educational
Improvement; Humanistic-Education; Values-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *College-Curriculum; *Core-Curriculum;
*Curriculum-Development; *Higher-Education;
*Interdisciplinary-Approach
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