Disciplinary+education+vs.+Liberal+education

**Disciplinary education vs. Liberal education** A classic liberal education addresses the whole person, helping them start to acquire a broad but deepened understanding of the world, of citizenship and of society. The tenets of a liberal education are about engaging students in a well-rounded way to be flexible, creative, aware, and capable of seeing the larger perspective. On the other hand, disciplinary education is a focused education, with a confined learning outcome that often relates to a specific career role. Disciplinary education is often associated with the professions, but a degree in history, or the classics could be described as equally focussed and disciplinary.

Are these characterizations accurate? Complete?

What role do universities and colleges play in these areas?

Should career aspirations and the corporate demands shift our programs?

Which type of education is best? How do we choose?

Here is the PowerPoint Presentation from the closing session: [|Disciplinary and Liberal.pps]

Below are links to the files that summarize the notes from the dilemma sessions. [|5 Suggestions for Managing.doc] [|DilemmaScenarios.pdf] [|Modeling of Core Dilemma of Liberal vs Disciplinary Dilemma.doc] [|STLHE Relevance and Challenge of Liberal versus Disciplinary Dilemma.doc] [|Summary of Impact of Liberal vs Disciplinary Ed.doc]

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