A Little Light on the Subject : Keeping General and Liberal Education Alive / Zelda F. Gamson.

This paper on the state of general and liberal education in the United States discusses a project which sought to examine and improve general and liberal education programs at the higher education level. The first part of this paper delineates the undermining of liberal education in the nation's col...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gamson, Zelda F.
Corporate Author: National Commission on Excellence in Education (ED), Washington, DC
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:74 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000002u 4500
001 in00003934927
003 ERIC
005 20220616015231.0
007 he u||024||||
008 820701s1982 xx ||| bt ||| | eng d
035 |a ED225993 Microfiche 
040 |a ericd  |c ericd  |d MvI  |d UtOrBLW 
049 0 0 |a EEM# 
099 |a ED225993 Microfiche 
100 1 |a Gamson, Zelda F.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83130405 
245 1 2 |a A Little Light on the Subject :  |b Keeping General and Liberal Education Alive /  |c Zelda F. Gamson. 
260 |a [Place of publication not identified] :  |b Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse,  |c 1982. 
300 |a 74 pages 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a microform  |b h  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a microfiche  |b he  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education, Washington, DC.  |5 ericd 
500 |a Contract Number: NIEP820022.  |5 ericd 
500 |a ERIC Note: Paper presnted at a Panel Discussion on College Curriculum of the National Commission on Excellence in Education (Kingston, RI, August 27-28, 1982).  |5 ericd 
500 |a Educational level discussed: Higher Education. 
520 |a This paper on the state of general and liberal education in the United States discusses a project which sought to examine and improve general and liberal education programs at the higher education level. The first part of this paper delineates the undermining of liberal education in the nation's colleges and universities following World War II. The second part describes National Project IV, which brought together representatives from 14 diverse colleges and universities to examine conceptions and practices of liberal education from the perspective of their own programs. The third section presents a discussion on the context and content of the 14 programs as they operate within the organizational structure of their particular educational community. Comments and reflections from students in the 14 programs are presented in the fourth part. The fifth part contains a summary of the individual and social benefits accruing from these general and liberal education programs and offers recommendations for improvement. Appendix A summarizes major features of the institutions and the programs that were part of National Project IV, and their curriculum designs. The second and third appendixes summarize characteristics of the 14 institutions, and characteristics of students participating in the programs. (JD) 
533 |a Microfiche.  |b [Washington D.C.]:  |c ERIC Clearinghouse  |e microfiches : positive. 
500 |a Microform. 
650 0 7 |a Academic Standards.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a Access to Education.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a College Faculty.  |2 ericd 
650 1 7 |a Core Curriculum.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a Educational Change.  |2 ericd 
650 1 7 |a Educational Trends.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a Elective Courses.  |2 ericd 
650 1 7 |a General Education.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a Government Role.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a Higher Education.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a Holistic Approach.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a Institutional Characteristics.  |2 ericd 
650 1 7 |a Liberal Arts.  |2 ericd 
650 1 7 |a Outcomes of Education.  |2 ericd 
650 1 7 |a Self Actualization.  |2 ericd 
650 0 7 |a Student Characteristics.  |2 ericd 
653 1 |a National Commission on Excellence in Education  |a National Project IV 
655 7 |a Reports, Descriptive.  |2 ericd 
655 7 |a Speeches/Meeting Papers.  |2 ericd 
655 7 |a Information Analyses.  |2 ericd 
710 2 |a National Commission on Excellence in Education (ED), Washington, DC. 
907 |y .b61348235  |b 211122  |c 081212 
998 |a mc  |b 081212  |c m  |d a   |e -  |f eng  |g xx   |h 2  |i 1 
982 |a no_backstage 
999 f f |i ca2ba5e6-a6c9-57c1-8930-c0464620436d  |s 6c1c842c-2aa9-582f-9041-475dd3f83050  |t 0 
952 f f |p Non-Circulating  |a Michigan State University-Library of Michigan  |b Michigan State University  |c MSU Microforms  |d MSU Microforms, 2 West  |t 0  |e ED225993 Microfiche  |h Other scheme  |i Microform (Microfilm/Microfiche)  |n 1