William F Amann
Biographic Data
| ID | 5452110 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William F Amann |
| GIVEN NAMES | William F |
| FAMILY NAME | Amann |
| SIGNATURE | AMANN W F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1947 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1953 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Pseudoscientific Spirit in the Treatment of Literature
T HE study of the humanities today is playing a minor r8le in the scheme of higher education; the natural sciences are dominating our colleges and universities. A glance at those liberal-arts departments where no general requirements are packing classrooms, as in modernlanguage departments, for example, will convince anyone that actually few people consider it worth while to enroll in the humanities. Those who are still showing interest in such c…
Culture and the American Student
During the All-University Educational Conference at Rutgers University in the spring of 1949 President A. N. Torgensen of the University of Connecticut stated: students are here because they hope to be trained for something useful. This emphasis on the seems to have become an obsession in the minds of many so-called educators, especially so since the end of the war. Countless books, pamphlets and articles on have since appeared on the market. Tit…
The Displaced Scholar in America
The Displaced Scholar in America: The Rescue of Science and Learning." The Journal of Higher Education, 21(5), pp. 276–277
The Displaced Scholar in America
A Criticism
A Criticism with a Rebuttal A Criticism
Weak Links in Foreign-Language Teaching
T HE appalling lack of genuine interest in foreign languages has not changed in the postwar era. Language classes, particularly in German, would still be exceedingly small, were it not that definite language requirements are forced upon the student body. Those responsible for teaching languages have consistently disregarded this deplorable situation, consoling themselves with their pathetic plaint: Languages are stepchildren of the academic So fa…
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A Criticism
A Criticism with a Rebuttal A Criticism
Weak Links in Foreign-Language Teaching
T HE appalling lack of genuine interest in foreign languages has not changed in the postwar era. Language classes, particularly in German, would still be exceedingly small, were it not that definite language requirements are forced upon the student body. Those responsible for teaching languages have consistently disregarded this deplorable situation, consoling themselves with their pathetic plaint: Languages are stepchildren of the academic So fa…
The Displaced Scholar in America
The Displaced Scholar in America: The Rescue of Science and Learning." The Journal of Higher Education, 21(5), pp. 276–277
The Displaced Scholar in America
Culture and the American Student
During the All-University Educational Conference at Rutgers University in the spring of 1949 President A. N. Torgensen of the University of Connecticut stated: students are here because they hope to be trained for something useful. This emphasis on the seems to have become an obsession in the minds of many so-called educators, especially so since the end of the war. Countless books, pamphlets and articles on have since appeared on the market. Tit…
The Pseudoscientific Spirit in the Treatment of Literature
T HE study of the humanities today is playing a minor r8le in the scheme of higher education; the natural sciences are dominating our colleges and universities. A glance at those liberal-arts departments where no general requirements are packing classrooms, as in modernlanguage departments, for example, will convince anyone that actually few people consider it worth while to enroll in the humanities. Those who are still showing interest in such c…
Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criticism (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)