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Keeton, Morris; James, Reno – Liberal Education, 1992
Creating a college culture that encourages cultural pluralism requires removal of barriers in the environment. Colleges must (1) not assume that students need to assimilate into their existing culture; (2) extend their geographic and social boundaries; (3) provide support systems; and (4) help faculty understand different culture-based student…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Environment, College Faculty, Commuter Colleges
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Kennedy, Alan – Liberal Education, 1991
The college liberal arts curriculum should help disengage students from their own cultural perspectives so they can more adequately think and argue about the past. Similarly, in studying how literary texts represent cultures, students need not "know" the culture but simply understand the statement they make. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, College Curriculum, Cultural Influences
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Jones, Janet L. – Liberal Education, 1998
Describes the development and design of the "master learners" program at Fort Lewis College (Colorado), in which faculty members from varied teaching backgrounds are given release time to participate as students in a year-long Human Heritage course to show freshmen how a master learns. The program has evolved into an exemplary faculty…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Higher Education