As the primary example of best practice of liberal arts education, curricula in American liberal arts college have some distinctive features. Guided by the principle of integrating curriculum breadth and depth, both general education and major courses in liberal arts colleges may develop in a balanced way. Even the curriculum implementation at…

This paper describes an interdisciplinary effort involving faculty from five different disciplines who came together to develop an interdisciplinary, open, general education cybersecurity course. The course, Cybersecurity, Technology, and Society, brings together ideas from interdisciplinary studies, information technology, engineering, business,…

The Hong Kong Secondary Education system moved from the traditional "5 + 2 + 3" system to a new "3 + 3 + 4" structure in 2012 with emphasis on whole-person development. Under the new reform, students are required to undertake a block of new general education (GE) subjects apart from their disciplinary-specific education in…

This essay examines the convergence between enduring ideals enshrined in the American tradition of general education that many faculty members endorse and the learning-centered approach to academic advising. In light of this convergence, and in response to the notion of "advising as teaching" advocated in the literature on academic…

Changes to general education curricula are taking place across the globe. From the Bologna Process in Europe to the Liberal Education and America's Promise initiative in the United States, colleges and universities are reforming what constitutes general education for their students. At the University of Dayton, such reforms took the shape of a…

The initiative to revise Texas Christian University's (TCU) general education curriculum was one of the outcomes of an institutional strategic planning process in 2000, the Commission on the Future of TCU. Coincident with this planning process, TCU developed a new institutional mission statement that focused on preparing students for becoming…

Reviews the general education curriculum today and offers suggestions for using the author's curriculum model. (Author/WD)

Traces the three-stage development of the general education curriculum in colleges and universities since 1914. Examines history instruction's role within general education at each stage and presents various proposals for revitalizing general education and history. (CAM)

The author describes a liberal education curriculum that would produce students suited to today's changing world. (PG)

The author presents a two-fold design for liberal learning. Of foremost importance is the ethical quality of deliberate design. Secondly, the design of liberal learning should give students strength, finesse, and imaginative courage in purpose. (Author/AF)

A discussion of the need for flexibility and freedom of choice" in higher education curriculum. (Author/AA)

IT IS PROPOSED THAT AN INDUSTRIAL ARTS CURRICULUM BE BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF MAN AS A CREATOR OF TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY IS A MAJOR AMERICAN SOCIETAL BASE INVOLVING PRACTICALLY ALL CITIZENS AND SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AS A DISCIPLINE TO ELIMINATE CONFUSION AND LACK OF DIRECTION IN THE CURRICULUM. A MACROTECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS IDENTIFYING A UNIVERSE…

De facto student power has virtually disappeared since World War II, and de jure power is being demanded. The author feels such claims are legitimate especially in the general liberal education field and suggests the sharing, rather than the fragmentation, within the university community. Adapted from address given at the 1969 College Board Annual…

Reviews the institutional, financial, and demographic forces challenging the established practices, structures, and outlooks of community colleges. Suggests general education as a sixth function for community colleges, arguing that a rationally integrated general education program can revitalize and infuse community colleges with a new sense of…