Greenwald, Dr. Jonathan parts 1- 2 (tape #29 (Oral History)

Greenwald, Dr. Jonathan parts 1- 2 (tape #29

Friel, Jack -- interviewer

Tape stock length: 60 min

Running Time: 45 min

In this interview Dr. Greenwald talks about why the nature of man program was instituted at WCSU, as well as its scope and what his expectations of the program were. He also talks about the administrative tasks involved in running the program.

Label Contents: 12/6/1976

1976

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury (Conn.)--History

Friel, Jack

Greenwald, Dr. Jonathan

Running Time: 45 min

0-10 Min: his early years in Rhode Island; the nature of man sequence of classes which was a state mandated liberal arts program

10-20 Min: nature of man program was instituted in 1961; difficulties in creating curriculum for the new program;

20-30 Min: feels that there is a need for teacher prep aration schools such as WCSU; need programs more philosophical in nature than was traditional for a teachers college; teachers need the broad worldview that comes with philosophy in order to be better teachers; addresses negative remarks about the nature of man program

30-40 Min: course makeup of the nature of man program, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences;