Doing liberal arts education : the global case studies / Mikiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Sasao, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nishimura, Mikiko, editor.

Sasao, Toshiaki, 1973- editor.

Series:

Springer education innovation book series

Education innovation series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Humanistic.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Education, Higher.

Education, Humanistic--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 231 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

This book examines and shares concrete and specific strategies and policies for doing liberal arts education in a wide range of contexts. It deepens readers⁰́₉ 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.

Contents:

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 ⁰́₋Week 7⁰́₊ 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9811328765

9789811328763

OCLC:

1052859554