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

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 art...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Nishimura, Mikiko (Editor), Sasao, Toshiaki (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2019]
Series:Springer education innovation book series.
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Table of 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 ⁰́Week 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.