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Fostering the Liberal Arts in the 21st-Century Community College : New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 163.
Liberal arts education is one of the founding missions of community colleges. However, it has drifted toward vocational training to such an extent that the dominant narrative of the 21st-century community college portrays a job (re)training center more than an educational institution. This volume of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Colección: | J-B CC Single Issue Community Colleges.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Liberal arts education is one of the founding missions of community colleges. However, it has drifted toward vocational training to such an extent that the dominant narrative of the 21st-century community college portrays a job (re)training center more than an educational institution. This volume offers a timely, much-needed, and persuasive argument for the importance of a liberal arts education, particularly in the humanities, for all students attending a public, comprehensive community college. The Landscape of the Liberal ArtsWhat Happened to the Liberal Arts?Two-Year HumanitiesA Presiden. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (114 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781118834534 1118834534 |