Liberal Arts Education and Colleges in East Asia: Possibilities and Challenges in the Global Age

Liberal Arts Education and Colleges in East Asia: Possibilities and Challenges in the Global Age
ISBN-10
9811005133
ISBN-13
9789811005138
Category
Education
Pages
206
Language
English
Published
2016-03-09
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Mikiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Sasao, Insung Jung

Description

This book discusses liberal arts education and liberal arts colleges in the context of East Asia, specifically focusing on Japan, China and S. Korea where it has become an emerging issue in higher education in recent years. It first explores the development, concepts and challenges of liberal arts education and liberal arts colleges in East Asia. It then delineates the implications of the best practices of selected liberal arts colleges inside and outside East Asia, and offers policy and pedagogical guidelines for the future of liberal arts colleges and programs in East Asia and beyond.

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