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Camfield, Eileen Kogl – Liberal Education, 2009
In this article, the author suggests that college educators need to do more than tell students how to expand upon their careerist reasons for going to college; they also need to help them "feel" the value of that expansion. The author recognizes that this is part of the motivation for proposed structural changes to undergraduate education, such as…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Intellectual Development, Child Development, Emotional Development
De Stasio, Elizabeth A.; Ansfield, Matthew; Cohen, Paul; Spurgin, Timothy – Liberal Education, 2009
Most American students enter college at a time when they are still forging their identities and seeking a place in the world. Yet many or most of today's students are increasingly dependent on their parents and stay more firmly connected to previous support networks via the "electronic tether" than did their predecessors. In this article, the…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Support Groups, Intellectual Development, Individualized Instruction
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Michalak, Stanley J., Jr. – Liberal Education, 1986
The structure and results of a college faculty workshop in designing subject-area courses to promote critical thinking skills and intellectual development are reported. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives