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The Arts in Liberal Education.
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
College programs in the arts are described, and an essay on the role of the arts in liberal education is presented. In the essay, "Windows and Doors," Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. suggests that imagination is the primary agent of the educational process and is basic to moral development and moral thought. He argues that the arts have an…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, College Programs, Fine Arts
Writing Programs.
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
Ways that colleges and universities provide opportunities for students to improve their writing are discussed in two essays and program descriptions. In "Reinventing the Rhetorical Tradition: Finding Ways to Revalue Writing," Patrick Hartwell and Greg Waters briefly describe activities at colleges that center around the rhetorical…
Descriptors: College English, College Programs, Degree Requirements, English Departments
Computer Literacy...Would Plato Understand?
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1983
The uses of computers by colleges and universities are described, and some definitions of computer literacy are proposed. In addition, an essay, "Computing and Higher Education: The Revolution Is Through the Gates," by Robert G. Gillespie briefly considers the efforts colleges are making to explore the potential of the personal computer.…
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Liberal Education and Technology.
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1985
Projects at liberal arts colleges to help students understand technology, most of which were funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundations' New Liberal Arts Program, are described. Also included are John G. Truxal's essay, "Thoughts on Teaching Technology," which includes an illustration of technological problems/solutions posed by the pacemaker. The…
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Faculty Development
The Study of Women in the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1981
The contributions that women's studies programs can make to the liberal arts curriculum are considered in an essay, and descriptions of women's studies programs are presented. In the essay, "The Study of Women: Implications for Reconstructing the Liberal Arts Disciplines," Peggy McIntosh advocates a reexamination of the content and…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors
Collaborative Learning.
Levy-Reiner, Sherry, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1985
Descriptions of 10 college programs involving collaborative learning are presented, along with Karen T. Romer's essay, "Collaboration: New Forms of Learning, New Ways of Thinking." The essay identifies various kinds of collaborative learning as well as the benefits of collaborative models. The following programs and schools are…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Learning Experience
Liberal Learning and Careers Update.
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
Ways that colleges can supplement a liberal arts program with courses, internships, and advice to bridge the gap between education and work are addressed in an essay and descriptions of college programs. David R. Hiley discusses dilemmas faced by students and the need for faculty to consider career advising as part of their responsibility in the…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Counseling, College Faculty, College Programs
Computer-Based Learning.
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1981
Three essays on the ways in which colleges and universities use the computer as a teaching tool are presented, along with descriptions of 10 school programs that reflect the diversity of computer applications across the United States. In "A Place for Computing in Liberal Education," Karl L. Zinn likens the computer to personal resource…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
[Institutional Renewal].
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1983
The theme of this journal issue is "Institutional Renewal." Projects designed to address the issues of the 1980s at 18 colleges are described, and 15 definitions of institutional renewal are presented. Participating colleges were provided expert advice through the Association of American College's (AAC) Project Lodestar (renamed…
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Consultation Programs, Core Curriculum
Lifelong Learning.
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Selected college and university programs established to assist adults in continuing their education, earning their degrees, and learning about whatever interests them are described, and an essay on lifelong learning is presented. In "Curriculum Development for Lifelong Learning," Charles S. Claxton describes how life cycle research,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy