General Education and the Modern University.

Wallace, Kathleen

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ERIC Number: EJ290089

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Publication Date: 1983

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General Education and the Modern University.

Wallace, Kathleen

Liberal Education, v69 n3 p257-68 Fall 1983

The university aims to define what it means to be a well-educated person and a responsible citizen both of the university and of the broader social and political world. A definition of the idea of a university and an analysis of the role and function of "general education" in a modern university are provided.(MLW)

Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Development, Definitions, Degree Requirements, Educational Policy, General Education, Higher Education, Intellectual Development, Undergraduate Study, Universities

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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