Boya education in China: Lessons from liberal arts education in the U.S. and Hong Kong
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102419
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, taking as our point of departure the importance of China’s “boya” education (BYE) and the West’s liberal arts education (LAE) in an era that will be increasingly dominated by information technology… read more here.
Keywords: liberal arts; education; arts education; boya education ... See more keywords
Marketable selves: Making sense of employability as a liberal arts undergraduate
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.09.001
Abstract: Abstract Traditionally holistic liberal arts undergraduates face the challenge of professional branding in the neoliberal ideology of higher education in a competitive knowledge economy. This study explores the storied career-related perceptions of undergraduates in the… read more here.
Keywords: making sense; sense employability; marketable selves; employability ... See more keywords
Merchants of Certainty: Reconsidering Scientific Credibility and Prestige
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DOI: 10.1017/s1479244324000039
Abstract: At the California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, where I teach, the subjects traditionally defined as “science”—physics, chemistry, biology—make their institutional home in the College of Science and Mathematics. The history department, on… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; liberal arts; history; science ... See more keywords
Green metaphysics: A sustainable and renewable liberal arts education
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DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2017.1340148
Abstract: Abstract Liberal arts education has carried with it the tradition of a virtuous elite. The metaphysics that accompanies this elitism has its own ground in the master and slave relation of Antiquity. But a different… read more here.
Keywords: arts education; green metaphysics; liberal arts; metaphysics ... See more keywords
Classed outcomes: how class differentiates the careers of liberal arts college graduates in the US
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DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2018.1455495
Abstract: Abstract In the United States, attending a selective liberal arts college is often a sign of success. Human capital theory assumes graduates from these colleges share similar outcomes, in terms of employment and further education.… read more here.
Keywords: classed outcomes; arts college; college; outcomes class ... See more keywords
‘Class and Gender as predictors of study abroad participation among US liberal arts college Students’
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2018.1428948
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper explores one of the enduring small mysteries of student life – why do women participate in study abroad programs more than men? To answer this question, original data collected from seniors and… read more here.
Keywords: study abroad; gender; liberal arts; class gender ... See more keywords
Student investment groups: enhancing the liberal arts experience
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DOI: 10.1108/mf-08-2018-0413
Abstract: Purpose Schools must not necessarily have a large amount of money or advanced finance curriculum for students to get the benefits of participating in a student-managed investment program. Any college or university with motivated students… read more here.
Keywords: student investment; finance; student; investment groups ... See more keywords
Mindfulness in Liberal Arts Field Immersions: Enhancing Civic Engagement and Experiential Learning
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DOI: 10.1177/10538259251320583
Abstract: Background: In South Asian contexts, several countries have developed liberal arts education at the undergraduate level based on western models. Field immersion comprises an important component of these programs to bolster learning. Mindfulness interventions can… read more here.
Keywords: field; liberal arts; civic engagement; engagement experiential ... See more keywords
Battle Battle: Engaging Diversity in the American Liberal Arts College
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DOI: 10.1177/1474022218757893
Abstract: Battle Battle: Engaging Diversity in the American Liberal Arts College examines the production of an Asian American hip-hop musical, directed by the author, at a private liberal arts college in the US. This article demonstrates… read more here.
Keywords: battle engaging; arts college; battle; liberal arts ... See more keywords
“An eye-opener:” a qualitative study of a liberal arts approach to medical education
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DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-07157-z
Abstract: Medical educators have underscored the need for medical students to study the larger sociocultural and economic forces that influence health rather than simply basic and clinical sciences; however, previous studies have not evaluated the impact… read more here.
Keywords: liberal arts; approach medical; arts approach; approach ... See more keywords
Independence and Interdependence: A Comparative Case Study of Individuals From Two Institutions in Mainland China and Hong Kong
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DOI: 10.12973/eu-jer.13.2.735
Abstract: There has been a clear shift in higher education to prepare and empower the current students for a future quite different and more complex than that faced by previous generations. In particular, it is expected… read more here.
Keywords: arts education; liberal arts; education; individuals two ... See more keywords