scholarly journals Identity, Variety and Destiny in Accounting Education for a Social—Environmental and Liberal Arts Tradition

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Palliam
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Liberal Arts Education ◽  
Liberal Arts Institutions ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution ◽  
Persuasive Argument ◽  
Social Environmental

When one considers that all profits are not made equally, philosophy, history, anthropology become pre-requisites for professional accounting and finance graduates. This allows for a complete understanding of an intimately related financial market that exerts tremendous influence <br />on socio-economic conditions. A graduate from a liberal arts institution may be worth more than what his or her academic balance sheet shows.  A liberal arts education teaches one how to think, how to analyze, how to read, how to write, how to develop a persuasive argument. Any liberal arts<br />education, even vaguely defined becomes an intellectual antidote to the<br />overwhelming flood of information and technological change.  A liberal arts education teaches students to read and to reason; to learn something about the range of human expression; to consider the great literature and<br />ideas of world civilizations; to recognize and construct arguments; and to have sensitivity towards others’ thinking.  It also makes possible a genuine kind of citizenship without which democracy and markets crumble.<br />This study presents emerging trends in accounting as a growing discipline in liberal arts institutions whose mission is aligned with social goals.  <br /><br />

scholarly journals The Significance of Articulating an Institution’s Intellectual Distinctions in Response to the Crisis of the Liberal Arts

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Teeter
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Exact Nature ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Liberal Arts Education ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Liberal Arts Institutions ◽  
Changing Economy

This case study details an investigation to gain greater insight about the intellectual distinctions that prevail within the academic environment at Crestline College, a pseudonym for an eastern institution of higher learning, in support of the significance of a liberal arts education. While many graduates of Crestline report satisfaction with their academic experience, many alumni volunteers have felt more work could be done to explain the exact nature of what makes Crestline strong academically, articulating the practical value of a liberal arts education. Developing a compelling argument for a strong vision for academics would help reinforce the value and importance of a liberal arts education, given the challenges facing the liberal arts amidst a changing economy and national disinvestment in humanities and related areas. The case study found that alumni and current students felt Crestline was distinguished because of a committed faculty, its intimate learning setting, its engaged student body, and the emphasis of critical thinking across the curriculum. Based on these findings, the study provides a set of recommendations for Crestline and other liberal arts institutions to consider as they continue to engage with their alumni in today’s integrated, globalized society, with questions persisting about the future of liberal arts education and its value to society. Further study is recommended to gain greater insight on preparation for careers and how people are applying their education within career tracks.

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