A Liberal Arts Education: Global Trends and Challenges

The debate about the effectiveness of the liberal arts curriculum is centuries old, but recent financial and social pressures have placed the survival of the liberal arts in the United States at even greater risk. Using Kimball's (1995) notion of the oratorical and philosophical traditions of l...

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Authors: Logan, Jerry (Author) ; Curry, Janel M. 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2015]
In: Christian higher education
Year: 2015, Volume: 14, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 66-79
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