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Informationen zum Autor Herb Jenkins was the founding Director of the Arts and Science Program and subsequently of the Engineering and Society Program at McMaster University. Now Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology, he holds a doctorate in Psychology from Harvard University. Barbara Ferrier was the second Director of the Arts and Science Program and for many years led the first-year inquiry course. Now Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry at McMaster University, she holds a doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh. Michael Ross was the first instructor of the course, Literature, in the Arts and Science Program. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English, McMaster University, and holds a doctorate in English from Harvard University. Klappentext Research-intensive universities have long struggled to reconcile the imperative of specialized learning with the need for a broader, more liberal education. Combining Two Cultures provides a comprehensive account of a degree program at a distinguished Canadian university, McMaster, aimed at accomplishing this synthesis. Zusammenfassung Research-intensive universities have long struggled to reconcile the imperative of specialized learning with the need for a broader! more liberal education. Combining Two Cultures provides a comprehensive account of a degree program at a distinguished Canadian university! McMaster! aimed at accomplishing this synthesis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Quest for Meaning in Undergraduate Education Chapter 3 Planning and Approval of the Arts and Science Programme Chapter 4 The Programme in Practice Chapter 5 Western Civilization Courses Chapter 6 Writing and Informal Logic Chapter 7 Inquiry Courses Chapter 8 Mathematics and Physics Courses Chapter 9 Literature, Technology, and Society Chapter 10 The Human Face of the Programme Chapter 11 What Have We Achieved? Chapter 12 Future Directions Chapter 13 Reflections Chapter 14 Contributors...
