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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Liberal Arts Education"”.
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A Study of Some Children’s Drama in Denmark in 1952 and 1953
… recognize theater as a vital part of a liberal arts education and support productions worthy the attention of students, faculty, and community, theater will become more important to Americans. When the prices of fine productions are kept within the grasp of most people, general …
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The American Community College's Obligation to Democracy
In this thesis, I address the dichotomy between liberal arts education and terminal vocational training in the American community college. The need is for reform in the community college in relation to philosophical instruction in order to empower citizens, support justice and create more …
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Higher Education as a Development Tool: An Impact Assessment in Dzaleka Malawi
… contribute to their human capital? Can higher education in refugee camps produce sustainable social service projects that benefit residents? There is a demonstrated value in a liberal arts education, but which aspects of this learning schema are most beneficial in the refugee camp context have …
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Inquiring into architectural texts : towards an interpretation of architectural knowledge
… . This course, given at a school with a liberal arts education program, lists more readings than do any other similar courses given at other schools surveyed for this thesis. In this undergraduate course, the texts are used as background information for the students t o draw upon in order …
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Theology, Spirituality, and the Academic Study of Religion in Public Universities
… the secular institutions of American higher education should address students questions of meaning, purpose, wisdom, and human destiny. That is, it investigates the place of the normative analysis of religious experience and behavior within the public university. I use the work of Ninian …
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Connections between Leadership and Developmental Capacities in College Students
… multiple perspectives. The ability of higher education to support the development of leaders who can address challenges can have a major effect on the future of our country and our world.This longitudinal study explored connections between college student leadership and the developmental …
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Toy or Tool: Student Perceptions of a Notebook Computer University
… university campuses, have moved beyond being an educational accessory to being mandatory equipment for a college education. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and gain an understanding of the sense students make of learning at a notebook university campus. In this …
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On New Rhetoric, John Henry Newman and the Language of Metaphors: Implications for Branding Higher Education
… marketing issues related to branding Catholic liberal arts education by advancing current trends in integrated marketing communication.</p><p> The first chapter discusses how Newman's philosophy of communication responds to the work of his intellectual predecessors spanning classical to new …
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The conversion and therapy of desire in Augustine's Cassiciacum dialogues.
… reordering of our desires be pursued through a liberal arts education and through Christian morals. In Soliloquia (Soliloquies), Augustine says that we ought to love God and the soul. He also reminds us to submit to Christ's authority and practice faith, hope, and love. After discussing these …
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"Something You Love And Something More Practical": Undergraduate Anthropology Education In The Neoliberal Era
… case study attempts to understand how neoliberalism, which emphasizes education for employment, contradicts, complements, or coexists with the values of the liberal arts discipline of anthropology. Liberal arts education, the broader type of education that anthropology fits into, is called …
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Distinguishing a Western Women's College: A History of the Curriculum at Colorado Women's College, 1909–1967
… women's colleges in the American West, where coeducation predominated. This dissertation describes and interprets the curriculum offered at CWC in the period from 1909 to 1967. The analysis of the curriculum is divided into six eras, marked by moments of curricular change, including the …
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The role of professional advising in the liberal arts
… role of professional academic advising in the liberal arts. This study focused on the impact of professional academic advising in the liberal arts. This study also focused on the extent to which professional administrators are involved in supporting the professional academic advisors. This was …