Liberal Education and Value Relativism: A Guide to Today's B.A. - Softcover

Malcolmson, Patrick; Etc.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761803378 ISBN 13: 9780761803379

Publisher: University Press of America, 1996

Synopsis

Many if not most of the students who enroll in Bachelor of Arts programs do so without a clear sense of purpose. This book introduces new or prospective university students to the B.A. degree. It seeks to explain the nature and purpose of liberal education, and discusses how liberal education is being undermined in today's university. This book is designed to help students get the most out of their university years by encouraging them to think more carefully aobut the ultimate aims of their education. It explains how the various academic disciplines taught at today's university can contribute to the quest for liberal education. In doing so, they give students a better sense of what they should be looking for in their courses, and a better idea of whether the B.A. is really the right program for them. It also provides some practical advice for choosing a course of study and for evaluating university courses and professors.

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Review:

Simple, direct, and accessible, this little book should be required reading for every high school student thinking of attending a liberal srts college and every freshman entering one. It offers a timely guide to questions students, and parents, should ask about liberal education.--Mary P. Nichols, Fordham University

Synopsis:

This work introduces the new or prospective university student to the BA degree. It explains the purpose of liberal education and aims to help students decide whether a BA is right for them. It also provides practical advice for choosing a course of study and for evaluating courses and professors.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0761803378
• ISBN 13: 9780761803379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 111