When Does Liberal Education Become Vocational Training? A Response to H. Bradley Sagen's "Careers, Competencies, and Liberal Education.".

Enteman, Willard F.

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Publication Date: 1979

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When Does Liberal Education Become Vocational Training? A Response to H. Bradley Sagen's "Careers, Competencies, and Liberal Education."

Enteman, Willard F.

Liberal Education, v65 n2 p167-71 Sum 1979

Liberal education is viewed as aiming at the development of the student and not the training of the student for what the market thinks it wants. A number of suggestions for career preparation at liberal arts institutions proposed by Sagen, particularly curriculum changes, are analyzed and refuted. (JMF)

Descriptors: Career Development, Career Opportunities, College Graduates, College Role, Curriculum Development, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, General Education, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Majors (Students), Vocational Education

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