The Liberal Studies Agenda vs. the Basic Education Agenda: Finding the Proper Balance.

Sanders, Rickie

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ERIC Number: EJ434997

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Liberal Studies Agenda vs. the Basic Education Agenda: Finding the Proper Balance.

Sanders, Rickie

Journal of Geography, v90 n2 p62-65 Mar-Apr 1991

Defines and discusses the merits of a "liberal" education and the mechanisms by which it would be imparted. Reports the results of a survey of geography educators on their approaches and goals, and how students evaluate geography courses. Describes activities designed to increase student knowledge of Africa. (SG)

Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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