The Liberal Arts College--Is It Really an Endangered Species?.

Gilbert, Joan

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ERIC Number: EJ514960

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Liberal Arts College--Is It Really an Endangered Species?

Gilbert, Joan

Change, v27 n5 p36-43 Sep-Oct 1995

An examination of trends in undergraduate liberal arts degrees and curricula reports two findings: (1) renewed interest in the liberal arts degree has occurred primarily outside liberal arts colleges, within universities; and (2) the struggle for institutional survival has caused some colleges to scale back or abandon their original missions. (MSE)

Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Administration, College Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Institutional Survival, Liberal Arts, Trend Analysis, Undergraduate Study, Universities

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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