The Educated Person : Toward a New Paradigm for Liberal Education


D. G. Mulcahy
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Lanham : : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2008.
Omfang
1 online resource (235 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Liberal Education in Context; 2 Newman: Liberal Education as Cultivation of the Intellect; 3 Adler: Liberal Education for All; 4 Martin: Gender-Sensitive Liberal Education; 5 Liberal Education as a Preparation for Life; 6 Toward a New Paradigm for Liberal Education; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. - The central argument of this book is that the interrelated ideas of the educated person and a liberal education are in need of serious rethinking. The book contributes to this rethinking through an analysis of influential historical and contemporary treatments of liberal education, as well as scholarship in feminist theory and critical pedagogy. The book concludes by presenting a new ideal of the educated person and a reconceptualization of liberal education.
Emner
Education -- Aims and objectives.
Education, Humanistic.
Education
Education, Special Topics
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ISBN
0742561216. - 0742561224. - 9780742561212. - 9780742561229

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