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Liberal arts education in a changing society : a new perspective on Chinese higher education /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2014]
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword: Liberal Arts and China's Higher Education; Foreword: The Relevance of the Liberal Arts in a Global Context; 1 Introduction; Conceptual Framework; Definitions of Liberal Arts Education; Defining Liberal Arts Education in the Chinese Context; Methodology; Validity and Reliability; Content of Chapters; Significance of This Book; Liberal Arts Education in a Global Context; Recent Discussions of Liberal Arts Education in China; Conclusion; 2 Liberal Arts Education in the Chinese Context; Confucian Tradition; Transformation of Western Tradition and Culture.
- Liberal Arts Education in the Modern Chinese PeriodThe New China Era (1949-1978); The Open Door Era (1978-Present); Unprecedented Expansion and Development; Review of Chinese Policies Regarding Higher Education; Liberal Arts Programs Developed by Major Chinese Higher Education Institutions; Conclusion; 3 The Liberal Arts Tradition in Education; Liberal Arts Education in the Western Historical Context; The Jesuit Tradition of Liberal Arts Education; The Impact of Harvard and Yale; Liberal Arts Education in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century in the United States and Europe.
- Liberal Arts Education in the Twentieth CenturyResearch on Liberal Arts Education in China; Conclusion; 4 Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and East China Normal University: Background and Context; Fudan University; The Jesuit and Catholic Context; The Founding of Fudan; Fudan in the Post-Revolution Period; Curriculum Development at Fudan; Fudan Liberal Arts College; Structure of Fudan Liberal Arts College; Liberal Arts Education Core Curriculum Modules; Life and Culture of Residential Colleges; Conclusion; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Historical Background.
- Liberal Arts Education in Shanghai Jiaotong UniversityLiberal Arts Education Curriculum; Methods of Implementing the Liberal Arts Curriculum; Methods of Evaluating the Quality of Liberal Arts Courses; Conclusion; East China Normal University; Historical Background; Liberal Arts Education in ECNU ; Liberal Arts Education Curriculum; Meng Xiancheng Liberal Arts College; Conclusion; 5 The Development of Liberal Arts Curricula at Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and East China Normal University; Historical View; Definitions of Liberal Arts Education at Three Shanghai Universities.
- Curriculum Development at Fudan, Shanghai Jiaotong, and ecnuHistorical Background; Curriculum Reform at Fudan University; Curriculum Reform at Shanghai Jiaotong University; Curriculum Reform at East China Normal University; Summary; Faculty Views on a Liberal Arts Curriculum; The Role of Faculty Members in Implementing a Liberal Arts Curriculum; Attitudes of Students, Administrators, and Policy Makers toward Liberal Arts Curriculum Reform; The Impact of the Labor Market on Implementing a Liberal Arts Curriculum; Conclusion; 6 Critical Thinking in the Context of Liberal Arts Education.