The Reinvention of Liberal Learning Around the Globe

(Mikiko Nishimura, Professor of International Christian University, Japan; Co-President of the Global Research Network for Liberal Arts Education) This volume comprehensively documents the transforming nature of liberal arts institutions within the overall tensions provided by the global pandemic oc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jung, Insung (Editor), Mok, Ka Ho (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Crossing Cultures: Liberal Learning for a World in Flux
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Setting the Scene
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: The Liberal Arts Tradition in Higher Education: The East and the West
  • Chapter 3: Demographics and the Demand for Liberal Learning
  • Part 2: Diverse Approaches to Reinventing Liberal Learning
  • Chapter 4: Educating Students for a World Lived in Common: The Essential Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 5: The New Liberal Arts: A Case of Hiram College, USA
  • Chapter 6: Strengthening the Liberal Arts by Integrating Sciences: A Case from Erasmus University College, the Netherlands
  • Chapter 7: The Christian and Liberal Arts Focus in a Professional Graduate Program: A Case of the International Law School of Handong Global University, South Korea
  • Chapter 8: Recontextualizing the Liberal Arts within Traditional Research Universities in Asia
  • Chapter 9: Educating Entrepreneurial Leaders with Ethical Mindsets and Critical Thinking: A Case of Ashei University, Ghana
  • Chapter 10: GraduateStudies within a Liberal Arts College Context: A Case of Lingnan University, Hong Kong
  • Chapter 11: Assessment and Institutional Research to Shape the Future of Liberal Arts Education: A Case of Middlebury College, USA
  • Chapter 12: Sustainable Financial Models for Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Lessons from European Higher Education
  • Chapter 13: Seventy Years of International Partnership: International Christian University in Japan and Japan ICU Foundation in the USA
  • Part 3: Toward the Future
  • Chapter 14: Learning and Career Outcomes of Liberal Arts Education and Future Implications
  • Chapter 15: A Decade of Opportunities and New Challenges
  • Chapter 16: Future Trajectories of Lifetime Liberal Learning