Liberal Arts in the Doldrums: Rethink, Revise, and Revitalize to Reverse the Trend

By John J. Hampton

Book Overview

This book argues for changes in the common cultural heritage of an educated person. It addresses the need to differentiate teaching and scholarship. It proposes expansive views of an undergraduate education. It explains why colleges and universities must replace parochialism, reform the public perception of higher education, revise the professoriate, restructure the liberal arts curriculum, and extend the lessons of the liberal arts beyond the classroom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475837968
• ISBN13: 9781475837964
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"