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ERIC Number: EJ347533
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Liberal Arts for the Twenty-First Century.
Bauman, M. Garrett
Journal of Higher Education, v58 n1 p38-45 Jan-Feb 1987
The present liberal arts degree does not provide the thinking skills and necessary knowledge for wise decision-making because it is not keeping up with the increasing pace of history and the expanding world of technology and knowledge, and does not directly teach synthesizing skills. Elements of a core curriculum are proposed.(MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Liberal Arts, Outcomes of Education, Relevance (Education), Social Change, Specialization, Technological Advancement, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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