Remaking College Innovation and the Liberal Arts College

Name: Remaking College Innovation and the Liberal Arts College
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ISBN: 9781421411347

ISBN-10: 1421411342

ISBN-13: 9781421411347

Edition: 2013

Authors: Rebecca Chopp, Susan Frost, Daniel H. Weiss

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Residential liberal arts colleges maintain a unique place in the landscape of American higher education. These schools are characterized by broad-based curricula, small class size, and interaction between students and faculty. Aimed at developing students’ intellectual literacy and critical-thinking skills rather than specific professional preparation, the value proposition made by these colleges has recently come under intense pressure. Remaking College brings together a large and distinguished group of higher education leaders to define the American liberal arts model, to describe the challenges these institutions face, and to propose sustainable solutions.Both economic and strategic…

Book details

List price: $41.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 12/20/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Updating the Liberal Arts Mission for the Twenty-First Century



Reimagining the Liberal Arts College in America



Remaking, Renewing, Reimagining: The Liberal Arts College Takes Advantage of Change




Challenges and Opportunities in the Changing Landscape




An Opportunity to Lead



Economics and Affordability




Using Governance to Strengthen the Liberal Arts




Orchestrating Shared Governance




Knowledge, Learning, and New Technologies



Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges in Teaching




Interdisciplinary Perspectives and the Liberal Arts




Technology in Education: Revolution or Evolution?




You Can Run, but You Can't Hide




Technology, Learning, and Campus Culture




Collaboration and Partnerships



The Future of Liberal Arts Colleges Begins with Collaboration




The College without Walls: Partnerships at Home and Abroad




The Networked College-Local, Global, Virtual




Residential Communities and Social Purpose



The Liberal Arts College Unbound




"Glowing against the Gray, Sober against the Fire": Residential Academic Communities in the Twenty-First Century




The Intercultural Connection: Students and the Liberal Arts




Future Prospects for the Liberal Arts College



More to Hope Than to Fear: The Future of the Liberal Arts College



Contributors


Index