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Enculturation or critical engagement?
Author(s) -
Schneider Carol Geary
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
new directions for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0741
pISSN - 0271-0560
DOI - 10.1002/he.36919938405
Subject(s) - parochialism , enculturation , argument (complex analysis) , liberal education , higher education , pedagogy , sociology , general education , epistemology , psychology , liberal arts education , political science , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , politics , law
Liberal education is commonly valued for fostering general intellectual development while challenging parochialism, yet recent studies show that students must internalize the mental worlds of particular communities to engage in persuasive analysis and argument. In what sense, then, can a major provide liberal learning?