scholarly journals Student Experiences with Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges: Another Claim for Distinctiveness

2006 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Umbach ◽  
George D. Kuh
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges ◽  
Student Experiences

Rethinking Liberal Education

1996 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Howard Gardner ◽  
Ernest Boyer ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
Changing Times

Liberal education has always had its share of theorists, believers, and detractors, both inside and outside the academy. The best of these have been responsible for the development of the concept, and of its changing tradition. Drawn from a symposium jointly sponsored by the Educational Leadership program and the American Council of Learned Societies, this work looks at the requirements of liberal education for the next century and the strategies for getting there. With contributions from Leon Botstein, Ernest Boyer, Howard Gardner, Stanley Katz, Bruce Kimball, Peter Lyman, Susan Resneck Pierce, Adam Yarmolinsky and Frank Wong, Rethinking Liberal Education proposes better ways of connecting the curriculum and organization of liberal arts colleges with today's challenging economic and social realities. The authors push for greater flexibility in the organizational structure of academic departments, and argue that faculty should play a greater role in the hard discussions that shape their institutions. Through the implementation of interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to learning, along with better integration of the curriculum with the professional and vocational aspects of the institution, this work proposes to restore vitality to the curriculum. The concept of rethinking liberal education does not mean the same thing to every educator. To one, it may mean a strategic shift in requirements, to another the reformulation of the underlying philosophy to meet changing times. Any significant reform in education needs careful thought and discussion. Rethinking Liberal Education makes a substantial contribution to such debates. It will be of interest to scholars and students, administrators, and anyone concerned with the issues of modern education.

“The Classics Tuning Project”: Competencies, Value and Visibility of the Classics at Small Liberal Arts Colleges

2019 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-505
Author(s):  
Clara Hardy ◽  
Lisl Walsh ◽  
John Gruber-Miller ◽  
Sanjaya Thakur ◽  
Angela Ziskowski
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges ◽  
Small Liberal Arts Colleges

Do Liberal Arts Colleges Really Foster Good Practices in Undergraduate Education?

2004 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest T Pascarella ◽  
Ty M Cruce ◽  
Gregory C Wolniak ◽  
Charles F Blaich
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges ◽  
Good Practices
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