Richard A. Detweiler

The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs

Lives of Consequence, Inquiry, and Accomplishment

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Produktbeschreibung

"Detweiler's research statistically tests the relationship between specific liberal arts practices and later adult life, and considers the implications of those findings for higher education"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 153mm x 229mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9780262543101
• ISBN-10: 0262543109
• Artikelnr.: 62309611

Autorenporträt

Richard A. Detweiler is President Emeritus of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and Founder and Managing Director of Higher Ed Impact.  

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: Our Puzzle
Chapter 2: An Educational Ecology: Higher Learning through Purpose,
Content, and Context
Chapter 3: The Liberal Arts versus The World
Chapter 4: Today's Education in the Tradition of the Liberal Arts: Purpose,
Content, and Context
Chapter 5: Understanding the Impact of College Experiences on Adult Life:
The Research Approach
Chapter 6: Research Outcomes: Lives of Consequence as Leaders and Altruists
Chapter 7: Research Outcomes: Lives of Inquiry through Continued Learning
and Cultural Involvement
Chapter 8: Research Outcomes: Lives of Accomplishment through a Fulfilled
and Successful Life
Chapter 9: The Brain and Impact Education
Chapter 10: The Question of Value: Impact Education
Chapter 11: Capturing Impact: Implications and Value
Chapter 12: Becoming Higher Educated and the Liberal Arts
Appendix 1: The Question of Cause and Effect
Appendix 2: Attributes of Participants and Colleges Attended
Appendix 3: Liberal Arts Practices, Not Institutions
Appendix 4: Data Considerations, Demographics, and Statistical Approach
Appendix 5: Statistical Results
Notes
Bibliography
Index