Liberal arts education and the modern university

Liberal arts education and the modern university

• Sun, Yifeng University of Macau

European Review, 26(2), 272-284, 2018

Cambridge University Press

2018

• G 課程與教學:個別教學範疇
  • GD 科學及科技
• G 課程與教學:個別教學範疇
  • GF 人文學科及藝術
• G 課程與教學:個別教學範疇
  • GF 人文學科及藝術
• Q 教育體系與各級學校
  • QE 專上教育

Humanistic Education Learning Culture Inspiration Science Education

• Hong Kong
• China

• 1997.7 onwards

• 未指定或無法歸類

The nature of liberal arts education merits renewed attention and consideration, especially in the context of the modern university in both Hong Kong and mainland China, where there is growing recognition that quality education standards should be improved, and an interdisciplinary approach to education and research is the way forward. The liberal arts spirit is an illustration of the power of inspiration and transformation, and through engaging with different perspectives, students are enabled and encouraged to pursue independent study, which boosts their creativity and critical thinking. As a catalyst and facilitator, liberal arts education that encompasses fresh global perspectives and connections has proved its worth over the years. However, since it is sometimes easy to lose sight of some of the fundamental principles essential to university education, we need to realize that too little interaction between science and the humanities has widened the two-culture divide, and the question is how to reconcile, or better still combine, the two. The two-culture debate, although suffering neglect for a long time in China, is of profound relevance and implications for the modern university. It can be observed that participatory interaction inherent in the dynamism of pedagogical engagement is increasingly promoted as the preferred mode of teaching students, who have benefited from broad-based learning as the embodiment of liberal education. Overcoming rigid disciplinary exclusiveness is positively correlated with empowering students with broad knowledge and skills to succeed in the future.
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• 英文

期刊論文

• 10627987

• 10.1017/S1062798717000667

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/bf67bf22

2018-12-11