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- W292475347 abstract "We may describe the purpose of a liberal education in various ways. We might, for example, focus on its practical benefits in relation to enhancing success in life and career. We might em phasize its role in personal happiness and fulfillment. Liberal education may serve the betterment of society by focusing on the maintenance of cultural tradition and the production of effective citizens for a democratic society. Although we may value one of these purposes over another, they probably all seem familiar to us. Liberal education advocates may also de scribe the purpose of education in a less obvious way, in terms similar to those used to discuss spiritual or religious concerns. We may assume this orientation without conscious awareness, and we may even initially reject the suggestion that we do so. On further reflection, however, such a perspective might prove useful in considering an alternative conceptualization of what we mean by liberal education. My thoughts on this topic originated at the 1986 conference of the Association for General and Liberal Studies. I made my presentation, proposing that we might understand liberal educa tion as a vehicle for encouraging students to think more compre hensively and to develop broad and integrative understanding, on the final day of the conference (McWilliams 1987). The companion paper in that session described the author's at tempts to persuade the dean of the School of Agriculture at his university that agriculture students would benefit from a liberal education. The dean, it appeared, did not see the study of the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences as particularly relevant to the lives of his students, whose primary educational goals focused on more effective ways to raise beef cattle. A lively discussion ensued among those present, each of whom" @default.
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- W292475347 title "The Sacred Way of Liberal Arts." @default.
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