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General Education in Fin de Siecle America: Toward a Postmodern Approach.
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Parker, Michael C. – Journal of General Education, 1998
Analyzes, from a postmodern perspective, the nature of knowledge and its implications for general education. Argues that knowledge is not universal but rather highly localized and dependent upon social conditions. (22 references) (JDI)
Descriptors: Ethics, General Education, Intellectual History, Liberal Arts
General Education in Fin de Siecle America: Toward a Postmodern Approach. Part 3, Examining the Pedagogy and Content of General Education.
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Parker, Michael C. – Journal of General Education, 1998
Discusses the pedagogy and content of a general education curriculum influenced by postmodern assumptions about society, the academy, and knowledge. Suggests a more flexible curriculum, focusing on the skills needed for adapting to accelerating change as well as for preserving traditions. Asserts that critical thinking and problem-solving skills…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Futures (of Society)
General Education in Fin de Siecle America: Toward a Postmodern Approach.
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Parker, Michael C. – Journal of General Education, 1998
Examines general education in the context of postmodern critiques of contemporary civilization. Suggests that the fundamental crisis facing educators is the increasing marginalization of higher learning by commodity marketers, corporate trainers, and producers of "infotainment." (JDI)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), General Education