Lowering Higher Education: The Rise of Corporate Universities and the Fall of Liberal Education (review)

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-441
Author(s):  
Gary Boire
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Liberal Education ◽  
Corporate Universities

scholarly journals PROMOTING LIBERAL EDUCATION THROUGH THE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF CRITICAL THINKING: A RATIONALE AND PLAN

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-144
Author(s):  
Henry Braun ◽  
Katrina Borowiec
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Liberal Education ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Professional Success ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Missed Opportunity

In recent years, U.S. higher education has received much criticism for inadequately preparing students for the ‘real world.’ There is substantial empirical evidence (e.g., Arum & Roksa, 2011) that many students graduate with limited proficiency in key 21st century skills such as critical thinking (CT). Despite its importance in achieving personal advancement and professional success, there has been surprisingly little rigorous research on the development of CT during the undergraduate years. We believe this is a missed opportunity for higher education to better understand the various trajectories of CT development and to generate credible evidence to inform policies, programs, and practices – while also strengthening its standing among its various stakeholders. We argue that, despite a number of challenges, it is feasible to design and implement a comprehensive, longitudinal study of the development of CT (and related constructs). Although CT is an important learning objective at all colleges, it has special resonance for schools and programs that aim to provide a liberal education. For various reasons we propose that the initial study be conducted within a particular subset of such institutions; namely, a sample of American Jesuit colleges and universities. We discuss a number of technical issues germane to such a study, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of our preferred choice of an institutional sample.

A Historical and Global Perspective on Liberal Arts Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara A. Godwin ◽  
Philip G. Altbach
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Liberal Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Liberal Arts Education

Debates about higher education’s purpose have long been polarized between specialized preparation for specific vocations and a broad, general knowledge foundation known as liberal education. Excluding the United States, specialized curricula have been the dominant global norm. Yet, quite surprisingly given this enduring trend, liberal education has new salience in higher education worldwide. This discussion presents liberal education’s non-Western, Western, and u.s. historical roots as a backdrop for discussing its contemporary global resurgence. Analysis from the Global Liberal Education Inventory provides an overview of liberal education’s renewed presence in each of the regions and speculation about its future development.

Role of Corporate Universities in Higher Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Corporate University ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Corporate Universities ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Current State

Learning and development has become increasingly challenging, critical, sophisticated and vital in knowledge based global economy. This trend is now accelerating in the rest of Asia and the Middle East. Corporations such as Infosys in India, Huawei in China, Singapore Airlines in Singapore and Etisalat in the United Arab Emirates have well-established corporate universities/learning centers. Other Asian and Middle Eastern corporations, both large and small, are following suit and allocating huge resources to strengthen their learning and development function. As corporate universities make new waves, the days of viewing them as training departments with fancy names are gone. Besides, the corporate university movement has become truly global in scope with them becoming sophisticated and highly visible world over. Using published research and the author's own work, this paper explores the current state of the corporate university and role of corporate university in higher education.

scholarly journals The Capabilities Approach: A Future Alternative to Neoliberal Higher Education in the MENA Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Ranya S. ElKhayat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Liberal Education ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Current State ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Attention To Diversity ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Shed Light

This conceptual paper is a future study aiming to shed light on the current state of higher education in the MENA region. The neoliberal agenda for higher education in the region presents a form of education that is commodified, corporatized and focused on STEM rather than on humanities. The paper further speculates on the state of higher education in the near future under the same ideology. As an alternative, the study proposes the implementation of Martha Nussbaum’s Capabilities Approach. This approach is capable of re-balancing the tipped scale in the commodification of higher education and will serve in developing well-rounded individuals. The Capabilities Approach can reform higher education through critical thinking, liberal education, and attention to diversity.        

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