Confronting Challenges to the Liberal Arts Curriculum: Perspectives of Developin

Description: Confronting Challenges to the Liberal Arts Curriculum by Patti McGill Peterson Confronting Challenges to the Liberal Arts Curriculum fills an important gap in the literature by examining the context, content, challenges, and successes of implementing liberal arts coursework within undergraduate curriculum. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Comparative research on higher education in developing and transitional countries is often focused on such issues as access, finance, student mobility and the impact of globalization, but there has been little attention to curriculum and the forces that shape it. Confronting Challenges to the Liberal Arts Curriculum fills an important gap in the literature by examining the context, content, challenges, and successes of implementing liberal arts coursework within undergraduate curriculum. In order to fully understand the place of liberal education in each location, chapter authors have employed a wide lens to investigate the influences upon curricular content in China, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey. Thus, this volume explores how curricular content is decided, how educational programs are being structured, and whether countries are viewing higher education as more than just the preparation of students for specialized knowledge.By providing detailed case studies of these countries at crucial transition points in their higher education systems, each chapter outlines the state of higher education system and the governments role, the impact of imported models, the presence of a liberal education, the curricular formation, and best examples of successful programs. Ultimately, this volume depicts how global influences have come to rest in developing countries and how market forces far removed from faculty and students have shaped the undergraduate curriculum. This valuable book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in Higher Education as well as practitioners working to foster student and faculty exchange and raise awareness of curricular issues. Author Biography Patti McGill Peterson is Presidential Adviser for Global Initiatives at the American Council on Education. Table of Contents Preface and AcknowledgementsChapter 1 A Global Framework: Liberal Education in the Undergraduate Curriculum, Patti McGill PetersonChapter 2 China: General Education Grounded in Tradition in a Rapidly Changing Society, Kathryn Mohrman, Jinghuan Shi, and Manli LiChapter 3 India: Structural Roadblocks to Academic Reform, Pawan Agarwal and Rajashree SrinivasanChapter 4 Mexico: Higher Education, the Liberal Arts, and Prospects for Curricular Change, Wietse de Vries and José Francisco RomeroChapter 5 Pakistan: Liberal Education in Context, Policy, and Practice, Zulfiqar H. GuilianiChapter 6 Poland: The Place of Liberal Education in Post-Soviet Higher Education, Ewa KowalskiChapter 7 Russia: Against the Tide, Liberal Arts Establishes a Foothold in Post-Soviet Russia, Jonathan Becker, Andrei Kortunov, and Philip FedchinChapter 8 South Africa: Reimagining Liberal Learning in a Post-Apartheid Curriculum, Michael Cross and Fatima AdamChapter 9 Turkey: Obstacles to and Examples of Curriculum Reform, Kemal GÜrÜzChapter 10 Comparative Observations: Problems and Prospects, Patti McGill PetersonList of ContributorsIndex Details ISBN0415506050 Short Title CONFRONTING CHALLENGES TO THE Language English ISBN-10 0415506050 ISBN-13 9780415506052 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2012 Imprint Routledge Subtitle Perspectives of Developing and Transitional Countries Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Patti McGill Peterson DEWEY 378.199 Affiliation American Council on Education, USA Illustrations 12 Tables, black and white UK Release Date 2012-03-26 AU Release Date 2012-03-26 NZ Release Date 2012-03-26 Author Patti McGill Peterson Pages 256 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2012-03-26 Alternative 9780415506069 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134422000;

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