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Inside HigherED: Survey on American Attitudes on the Humanities

Survey on American Attitudes on the Humanities

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/11/09/survey-american-attitudes-humanities

“Just over half (56 percent) of Americans agree strongly with the statement that “the humanities should be an important part of every American’s education,” while 38 percent “somewhat agreed” with the statement, according to a new survey of 5,015 American adults from the Humanities Indicators Project of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.”

“The survey also found that 78 percent of Americans wish they had taken more courses in at least one humanities-related subject in school. Nearly half (49 percent) wish they’d taken more classes in languages other than English.

Eighty-one percent of respondents said they regularly use at least one humanities-related skill in the workplace, and 29 percent of respondents said they think their career advancement has been “at least partially impaired” by a deficiency in at least one humanities-related skill.”

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Posted on: November 21, 2020, 6:30 am Category: Uncategorized

By: Stephen Abram

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