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UNINA9910453801903321 |
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Titolo |
Fostering the liberal arts in the 21st-century community college / / Keith Kroll, editor |
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San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-83453-4 |
1-118-83459-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (114 p.) |
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Collana |
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New directions for community colleges ; ; number 163 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Humanistic |
Education |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Editor's Notes; 1: The Landscape of the Liberal Arts; The Liberal Arts; Community Colleges; The Value of the Liberal Arts; References; 2: What Happened to the Liberal Arts?; The Schools' Original Purpose; External Agencies and Agendas; Conclusion; References; 3: Two-Year Humanities: "Let Me Count the Ways"; Expectations and Realities; Goals and Objectives, Theory and Practice; Learning Through Affect; Freedom to Choose; Critical Reading: Literalism, Context, "What-If"; Conclusion; References |
4: A President's View on the Importance of the Liberal Arts in Community CollegesThe Purpose of a College Education; The Presidents' Views of the Liberal Arts.; The Value and Purpose of the Liberal Arts in a Community College; Transfer Programs and the Liberal Arts.; The Liberal Arts and Career Programs.; Accrediting Organizations and the Liberal Arts.; Career Classes Subsidized by Liberal Arts Classes.; The Liberal Arts and Lifelong Learning.; The Value of the Liberal Arts for All Students.; The Role of the President in Promoting the Liberal Arts; Suggestions for Presidents |
Choosing the Right FacultyConclusion; References; 5: Why Community College Students Need Great Books; Are Community Colleges Just Vocational Schools?; Why the Great Books Are the Answer; The Pedagogical Value of the Great Books; Common Knowledge and Shared |
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Experiences; What Modern Cognitive Science Says; The Objections to a Great Books Curriculum Are Misguided; Training for Life; References; 6: Discovering History at the Community College; History Courses at Community Colleges: Challenges and Goals; Addressing the Shortcomings of the History Survey |
Image and Place: The Fourth Dimension in 3-DImages.; Places.; Walking Tours.; Beyond the Classroom "Box" and Back: Public History, Service Learning, and Oral History; Acting Up in the Classroom: Historical Drama and Re-Acting to the Past; Modeling Learning: Community College Historians and Research; Conclusion; References; 7: Loving All Your Neighbors: Why Community Colleges Need the Academic Study of Religion; References; 8: How Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Programs Prepare Students for the Workforce and for Life; Why Teach Liberal Arts in Our Community Colleges? |
How Community Colleges Teach Liberal ArtsInterdisciplinary Learning; The Course.; The Program.; The Seminar.; The Link.; Other Modes.; Hybrid Courses.; Internship and Service Learning Programs.; Other Options.; Conclusion; References; 9: A 21st-Century Humanities for the Community College; The Past and Beyond "Post"; Toward a Dialogic Future Within Communities; Critical Conversations With Students and Beyond; References; 10: Sources on Liberal Arts in the Community College; Theoretical Underpinnings and Student Impacts of the Liberal Arts; National Associations; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Liberal arts education is one of the founding missions of community colleges. However, it has drifted toward vocational training to such an extent that the dominant narrative of the 21st-century community college portrays a job (re)training center more than an educational institution. This volume offers a timely, much-needed, and persuasive argument for the importance of a liberal arts education, particularly in the humanities, for all students attending a public, comprehensive community college. The Landscape of the Liberal ArtsWhat Happened to the Liberal Arts?</ |
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