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The Development And Current Situation Of Liberal Arts Colleges’ Liberal Arts Education

Posted on:2013-12-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2247330371481918Subject:Higher Education
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In the American modern higher education system, the liberal arts college stands between theResearch university and the Community college. It scrupulously follows the tradition, insists thecollegial ideal and relies on its bright liberal education philosophy to establish an impregnableposition in the intense education market competition. It has developed for more than300years,and now it stands out in American higher education under intense market competition. This can’tappear without the liberal arts education of the liberal arts college.This article makes up with3parts. Part Ⅰ, look back into the history of the liberal artscollege and the liberal arts education. I put the liberal arts college in the history of Americanhigher education development, and then observe it how to become the unique one in Americanhigher education. Part Ⅱ, I use a case study to illustrate the models of the liberal arts college.Williams College is the most prestigious liberal arts college, one of the nation’s top3, sochoosing it to make the case analysis can have a deep representation about American liberal artscollege. Part Ⅲ,Draw lessons from American liberal arts college. Analysis the faith, thecurriculum of the American liberal arts education. Help us to introspect the higher educationalreform and development. The last part of the paper is a summary of the full text.
Keywords/Search Tags:liberal arts college, liberal arts education, development, current situation
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