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Book SynopsisIt is the purpose of this book to examine the ever-changing meaning of the term liberal arts and to trace its development from antiquity to the present. In doing so, the text will compare and contrast the values of such an education with the other important objective of schools and colleges, which is to prepare students with appropriate occupational training. The book will highlight the arguments of both points of view. In doing so, attention will be paid to the contributions to society of those who have been exposed to a variety of educational curricula. As part of the study, the impact of the community college will be considered, along with the impact of recent initiatives such as the Nation at Risk Report, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and the Common Core. Finally, the text will conclude with an attempt to suggest the direction that will determine the fate of liberal arts in schools and colleges.
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1.Origins of the Idea 2.Liberal Arts in the Schools and Colleges in Early America 3.The First Public Schools in America 4.The Establishment of Vocational Schools 5.The Community College 6.The Progressive Education Movement 7.History Becomes the Social Studies 8.Philosophy as a Component of a Liberal Arts Education 9.Latin and Other Foreign Languages in the Liberal Arts Tradition 10.The Future of the Arts in Our Schools and Colleges 11.The Impact of Technology on the Liberal Arts 12.C.P. Snow and the “Two Cultures Debate” 13.School Choice and the Liberal Arts 14.The Growing Impact of the Federal Government 15.The Common Core Curriculum 16.Poverty and the Availability of an Equal Educational Opportunity 17.A Liberal Arts Education for Special Education and Gifted and Talented Students 18.The Impact of Other Programs 19.The Liberal Arts in Our Colleges 20.The Future of the Liberal Arts
