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Embedding the Humanities in Cross-Disciplinary General Education Courses
- The Journal of General Education
- Penn State University Press
- Volume 58, Number 4, 2009
- pp. 279-295
- 10.1353/jge.0.0052
- Article
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We present the University of Idaho model of general education, in which all undergraduate colleges have responsibility for teaching the humanities to first-year students in cross-disciplinary "Core Discovery" courses. While this approach may threaten to weaken these disciplines, it addresses concerns about relevance and results in a substantive humanities experience.