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ERIC Number: EJ641330
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0316-1218
Against All Odds? The Enduring Value of Liberal Education in Universities, Professions, and the Labour Market.
Axelrod, Paul; Anisef, Paul; Lin, Zeng
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v31 n2 p47-77 2001
Asserting that liberal education is at risk in Canadian universities, attempts to explain why such policy shifts are occurring; points to the continuing cultural, social, and intellectual value of liberal education; and, drawing from recent census data, demonstrates that liberal education produces generally positive economic benefits to the individual graduate. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Program Termination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada
Note: Revised version of a paper presented at the conference "Trade Unions and Training: from Global Demands to Local Action (Quebec, Canada, May 29, 1999).