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Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Challenges faced by administrators and faculty members working to integrate liberal education into the professional curricula are considered in two essays, and exemplary programs at colleges and universities are described. In "Liberal Learning and the Business Students: What Are We Doing? What Should We Be Doing?" David A. Fedo presents the case…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Programs, Cultural Context, Engineering Education
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1981
The contributions that women's studies programs can make to the liberal arts curriculum are considered in an essay, and descriptions of women's studies programs are presented. In the essay, "The Study of Women: Implications for Reconstructing the Liberal Arts Disciplines," Peggy McIntosh advocates a reexamination of the content and methodology of…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Approaches used by colleges and universities to implement values clarification and inquiry, moral education and development, and normative and applied ethics into the curriculum are examined, along with the way that the schools are defining values education in terms of their own students and mission. In "Values in the Curriculum," Edward A.…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, College Curriculum, College Role
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Selected college programs designed to increase students' science literacy are described, and perspectives on science education are addressed in an article by E. James Rutherford, "Sputnik, Halley's Comet, and Science Education." The article suggests that leadership and consensus are needed at the national level to improve science education and to…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Botany, College Programs, Core Curriculum
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
An article on graduate liberal studies (GLS) and descriptions of GLS programs are presented. In "The Concept of Graduate Liberal Studies," Allie M. Frazier considers GLS curricular offerings, characteristics of students pursuing these studies, and the future of GLS. GLS degree programs allow adults to pursue a liberal education, which is seen as a…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Books, Cultural Education, Degree Requirements
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1983
The uses of computers by colleges and universities are described, and some definitions of computer literacy are proposed. In addition, an essay, "Computing and Higher Education: The Revolution Is Through the Gates," by Robert G. Gillespie briefly considers the efforts colleges are making to explore the potential of the personal computer. The…
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1983
Selected college peace studies programs are described, and perspectives on such efforts in higher education are considered in an article by Robert C. Williams, "Sounds of Silence: The Academy and the Nuclear Question." Following the essay, peace studies activities of six colleges are described. At Syracuse University, the Program in Nonviolent…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Role, Curriculum Development, Disarmament
Mohrman, Kathryn, Ed. – The Forum for Liberal Education, 1980
An essay on the study of religion at the college level and descriptions of nine programs of religious studies are presented. The essay by David C. Smith suggests that while traditional goals continue to be important, especially in church-related colleges, religious studies has expanded to include insights and materials from such disciplines as…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
Friedman, Edward A., Ed. – The Forum for Liberal Education, 1980
Programs that illustrate the ways in which colleges and universities are helping students understand technological methods and issues are described. Some of the programs approach technological literacy from a humanities vantage point that integrates technology into the coursework, while others employ a strict technological approach that touches…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Oriented Programs, Energy, Engineering
Gamson, Zelda F., Ed. – The Forum for Liberal Education, 1980
This issue on liberal education contains two short articles on National Project IV and descriptions of liberal education offerings at colleges and universities in the United States. The articles by Richard Hendrix and Zelda F. Gamson discuss objectives of the project and its history. National Project IV, sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Curriculum, College Programs, Consortia
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