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Liberal learning as a quest for purpose /

What happens when higher education is introduced to the exploration of meaning and purpose? Liberal Learning as a Quest for Purpose analyzes a remarkable experiment--lasting over a decade and encompassing 88 independent campuses--to reconfigure undergraduate education as a journey toward life purpos...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sullivan, William M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Liberal Learning as€a Quest for€Purpose; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction:€"What Should I€Be Doing with My Life?"; 1. Personal Meaning, Public Purpose; 2. Grounding Liberal Education; 3. The Examined Life:€Reflection and Practical Wisdom; 4. Renewing Heritage to Meet the Contemporary Challenge; 5. How Vocation Integrates:€The Virtue of Community; 6. Recovering Liberal Education's Humanistic Aims:€The PTEV in Comparative Perspective; 7. The Theological Perspective as Educational Resource; Conclusion; Notes; Index.