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Experiences in Liberal Arts and Science Education from America, Europe, and Asia: A Dialogue across Continents

Editat de William C. Kirby, Marijk C. van der Wende
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 iul 2016
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. 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781349948918
ISBN-10: 1349948918
Pagini: 152
Ilustrații: X, 145 p.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2016
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan US
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Chapter 1 A Global Dialogue on Liberal Arts and Sciences: Re-Engagement, Re-Imagination and Experimentation.- Chapter 2 Toward a Nationally Integrated Liberal Studies University Model for the Mid-Twenty-First Century: The Case of the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong.- Chapter 3 The Significance and Practice of Liberal Education in China.- Chapter 4 Innovation in Liberal Education.- 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. 
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Notă biografică

William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University, USA, and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.

Marijk van der Wende is the Dean of Graduate Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.


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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. 

William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University, USA, and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.

Marijk van der Wende is the Dean of Graduate Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.