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What Happened to the Liberal Arts?
Author(s) -
Hanson Chad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20066
Subject(s) - liberal arts education , vocational education , public administration , political science , liberal education , sociology , pedagogy , management , higher education , law , economics
This chapter describes some of the forces that worked to move the 2‐year college away from the liberal arts and toward vocational programs. The analysis centers on agencies that made job training a priority.