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Publication Date: 1979
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Liberal Education: Developing the Characteristics of a Liberally Educated Person.
Dressel, Paul L.
Liberal Education, v65 n3 p313-22 Fall 1979
The term liberal arts is defined and liberal education is proposed as a more appropriate term. Six characteristics of the liberally educated person are identified and curricular changes that would encourage the development of these qualities are proposed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Competence, Core Curriculum, Credit Courses, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elective Courses, General Education, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Humanities, Individual Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Liberal Arts, Majors (Students), Nontraditional Education, Outcomes of Education, Social Values, Undergraduate Study, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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