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Discovering History at the Community College
Author(s) -
Tai Emily Sohmer
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.20070
Subject(s) - liberal arts education , community college , sociology , the arts , higher education , pedagogy , public relations , political science , mathematics education , psychology , medical education , law , medicine
Many of the history courses community college students take are fairly broad and ostensibly generic surveys of world, Western European, or American history. This chapter discusses an array of innovative practices that enable students to better appreciate how studying history can help them master the challenges—and reap the benefits—of a liberal arts education.