Doing Liberal Arts Education [electronic resource] : The Global Case Studies /
Nishimura, Mikiko.editor.
Sasao, Toshiaki.editor.
This book examines and shares concrete and specific strategies and policies for doing liberal arts education in a wide range of contexts. It deepens readers' understanding of the processes of adopting interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches to the development and teaching of liberal arts courses, integrating diversity and inclusion in policies and practices of liberal arts education, and institutionalizing evidence-based policy making. Moreover, it provides educators and policymakers with practical guidelines on how to incorporate core values of liberal arts education.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Liberal arts education: Changes, challenges and choices -- Part I: Interdisciplinary approaches to curriculum development -- 2 The core curriculum: An analysis of liberal arts colleges in Asia, North America and Europe -- 3 Implementing "Week 7" at Yale-NUS College, Singapore: A pedagogical experiment beyond disciplinary boundaries -- 4 Interdisciplinary curriculum and leadership education: The case of Flame University, India -- Part II: Creative ways to integrate key values of liberal arts across subject areas -- 5 Theme-based teaching and interdisciplinary learning: A case study at Amsterdam College, the Netherlands -- 6 Technology-enhanced approaches to the development of intercultural sensitivity in a collaborative language program: A Japanese-Korean Case -- 7 The role of English language teaching for liberal arts education in non-English speaking countries -- 8 Promoting intercultural communication and critical thinking: The impact of intergroup dialogue (IDG) courses at Hope College, USA -- Part III: Diversity and inclusion -- 9 Policies and practices of diversity and inclusion in liberal arts colleges -- 10 Policies and practices of diversity and inclusion in liberal arts colleges -- 11 Meeting strategic gender needs: The case of Asian University for Women, Bangladesh -- 12 Cross cultural learning within a counseling program: The case of Handong Global University, South Korea -- 13 Liberal arts education based on the Jesuit Catholic mission: The case of Sophia University, Japan -- Part IV: Research, evaluation and evidence-based policy making -- 14 Evidence-based policy and decision making at liberal arts colleges: What are they measuring up? -- 15 Institutional research to support planning, decision-making and teaching and learning at Pomona College, USA -- 16 Evaluating study-abroad outcomes: A case of Middlebury College, USA -- 17 Evaluating the General Education System at Yonsei University, South Korea -- 18 Lessons for the future: A conceptual model and practical guidelines.
This book examines and shares concrete and specific strategies and policies for doing liberal arts education in a wide range of contexts. It deepens readers' understanding of the processes of adopting interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches to the development and teaching of liberal arts courses, integrating diversity and inclusion in policies and practices of liberal arts education, and institutionalizing evidence-based policy making. Moreover, it provides educators and policymakers with practical guidelines on how to incorporate core values of liberal arts education.
Education, Higher.
Higher Education.
International and Comparative Education.
Educational Policy and Politics.