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By examining the emergence and growth of liberal arts degrees in English higher education, this book tackles one of the key issues in the critical sociology of higher education: the relationship between selective education and elitism.

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Introduction 1. Trailblazing Traditionalists: Imagining the Liberal Arts in Time 2. Discipline and its Discontents: Multi, Inter or Transdisciplinarity? 3. Distinctly Indistinct: Generic Skills and the Unique Student 4. Jobs for the Generalist: Non-Vocational Degrees and Employability 5. Identity and the ‘Ideal’ Student: Citizens, Cosmopolitans, Consumers? 6. Meritocracy and Mass Higher Education: Character, Ease and Educational Intimacy Conclusion

The Liberal Arts Paradox in Higher Education

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      Publisher: Bristol University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9781447359470, 978-1447359470
      ISBN10: 144735947X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      By examining the emergence and growth of liberal arts degrees in English higher education, this book tackles one of the key issues in the critical sociology of higher education: the relationship between selective education and elitism.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Trailblazing Traditionalists: Imagining the Liberal Arts in Time 2. Discipline and its Discontents: Multi, Inter or Transdisciplinarity? 3. Distinctly Indistinct: Generic Skills and the Unique Student 4. Jobs for the Generalist: Non-Vocational Degrees and Employability 5. Identity and the ‘Ideal’ Student: Citizens, Cosmopolitans, Consumers? 6. Meritocracy and Mass Higher Education: Character, Ease and Educational Intimacy Conclusion

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