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Experiences in liberal arts and science education from America, Europe, and Asia: a dialogue across continents

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Palgrave pivotPublication details: Palgrave MacMillan 2016 New YorkDescription: x, 145 pISBN:
  • 9781349948918
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.01 E9
Summary: This book highlights the experiences of international leaders in liberal arts and science education from around the world as they discuss regional trends and models, with a specific focus on developments in and cooperation with China. Focusing on why this model responds to the twenty-first century requirements for excellence and relevance in undergraduate education, contributors examine if it can be implemented in different contexts and across academic cultures, structures, and traditions. http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781349948918#aboutBook
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Global Dialogue on Liberal Arts and Sciences: Re-Engagement, Re-Imagination and Experimentation --

Chapter 2 China's search for its liberal arts and science models

Chapter 3 The Significance and Practice of Liberal Education in China --

Chapter 4 In Asia, For the world: Liberal education and innovation

Chapter 5 New Liberal Arts and Science Institutions in India and Singapore: The Role of STEM Education --

Chapter 6 Polymathy, New Generalism, and the Future of Work: A Little Theory and some Practice from UCL's Arts and Sciences BASc Degree --

Chapter 7 University College Freiburg: Towards a New Unity of Research and Teaching in Academia --

Chapter 9 The Liberal Arts and the University. Tracing the Origins and Structure of Undergraduate Education in the US and at the University Of California --

Chapter 10 Transcending Boundaries: Educational Trajectories, Subject Domains and Skills Demands

This book highlights the experiences of international leaders in liberal arts and science education from around the world as they discuss regional trends and models, with a specific focus on developments in and cooperation with China. Focusing on why this model responds to the twenty-first century requirements for excellence and relevance in undergraduate education, contributors examine if it can be implemented in different contexts and across academic cultures, structures, and traditions.

http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781349948918#aboutBook

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