E-book
Liberal education and the idea of the university : arguments and reflections on theory and practice
Record details
- ISBN: 9781622736645
- ISBN: 9781622735211
- ISBN: 1622736648
- ISBN: 1622735218
- ISBN: 9781622735600
- ISBN: 1622735609
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages)
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Computer data. - Publisher: Wilmington, DE : Vernon Press, [2019]
- Copyright: �2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:october.22 Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / David J DiMattio -- Introduction / Karim Dharamsi and James Zimmer -- Part I: Liberal Education: Values and Ideals -- Liberal Education and the Challenges of our Time / Ronald Glasberg -- Why the World Needs More Philosophers: Liberal Education and Public Intellectuals / Kathryn Shailer -- Liberal Education and Democracy: Challenging Neoliberal Conceptions of Pedagogy / Navneet Kumar -- In Defence of a Utilitarian University Education / Allison Dube -- A Conservative Defense of Liberal Education / James Cunningham -- The Civic Benefits of the Trivium / Jeff Shires -- Is Critical thinking a Part of Liberal Education? / Gary L. Thompson -- Part II: Liberal Education: Practices and Pedagogy -- On Aesthetic Judgement and Moral Judgement / Hektor K. T. Yan -- The Influence of Diverse Peer Dialogue on Business Student Moral Reasoning: Why Liberal Education Matters / David Ohreen -- Resisting the Ivory Tower: Liberal Education and Social Change / Robert Lexier -- Making and Maker Culture in the Liberal Arts and Sciences / Katherine E. Aidala -- Engaging Wicked Problems with Design Thinking: A Pedagogical Strategy for the Liberal Arts in the 21st Century / Sharon Allan and Deborah Forbes -- Liberal Arts and the Reform Movement in Statistics Education / Brad Quiring and Collette Lemieux -- The Evolution of Liberal Education at the University of Lethbridge / Heather Mirau, Jan Newberry, and Shelly Wismath -- Visualizing Knowledge: The Pivotal Role of Visualizing Abstract Thinking / Karim W.F. Youssef and Magid W.F. Youssef. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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