Doing Liberal Arts Education: The Global Case Studies

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This book examines and shares concrete and specific strategies and policies for doing liberal arts education in a wide range of contexts. It deepens readers’ understanding of the processes of adopting interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches to the development and teaching of liberal arts courses, integrating diversity and inclusion in policies and practices of liberal arts education, and institutionalizing evidence-based policy making. Moreover, it provides educators and policymakers with practical guidelines on how to incorporate core values of liberal arts education. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Liberal Arts Education: Changes, Challenges, and Choices (Mikiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Sasao)....Pages 1-4 Front Matter ....Pages 5-5 The Core Curriculum: An Analysis of Liberal Arts Colleges in Asia, North America, and Europe (Insung Jung, Sarah Sanderson, Jennifer Christine C. Fajardo)....Pages 7-19 Implementing “Week 7” at Yale-NUS College, Singapore: A Pedagogical Experiment Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries (Hoon Eng Khoo, Trisha Craig)....Pages 21-29 Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Leadership Education: The Case of FLAME University, India (Santosh Kumar Kudtarkar)....Pages 31-43 Front Matter ....Pages 45-45 Theme-Based Teaching and Interdisciplinary Learning: A Case Study at Amsterdam University College, the Netherlands (Marco de Waard)....Pages 47-59 Technology-Enhanced Approaches to the Development of Intercultural Sensitivity in a Collaborative Language Program: A Japanese-Korean Case (Hye-Gyeong Ohe)....Pages 61-74 The Role of English Language Teaching for Liberal Arts Education in Non-English-Speaking Countries (Yuko Iwata)....Pages 75-89 Promoting Intercultural Communication and Critical Thinking: The Impact of Intergroup Dialogue (IDG) Courses at Hope College, USA (Debra H. Swanson, Llena H. Chavis)....Pages 91-103 Front Matter ....Pages 105-105 Policies and Practices of Diversity and Inclusion in Liberal Arts Colleges (Mikiko Nishimura, Allen Kim, Bhuwan Shankar Bhatt)....Pages 107-120 Inclusive Learning for Liberal Arts Education: The Case of Landmark College, USA (Adrienne Major)....Pages 121-134 Meeting Strategic Gender Needs: The Case of Asian University for Women, Bangladesh (Andrea D. Phillott)....Pages 135-145 Cross-Cultural Learning Within a Counseling Program: The Case of Handong Global University, South Korea (Hyejeong Kim)....Pages 147-157 Liberal Arts Education and the Jesuit Catholic Mission: The Case of Sophia University, Japan (Miki Sugimura)....Pages 159-170 Front Matter ....Pages 171-171 Evidence-Based Policy and Decision-Making at Liberal Arts Colleges: How Are They Measuring Up? (Toshiaki Sasao)....Pages 173-181 Institutional Research to Support Planning, Decision-Making, and Teaching and Learning at Pomona College, USA (Jennifer L. Rachford)....Pages 183-193 Evaluating Study-Abroad Outcomes: A Case of Middlebury College, USA (Sanae Eda)....Pages 195-205 Evaluating the General Education System at Yonsei University, South Korea (Kyong-Mee Chung, Soo Young Kim, Hyunjung Yang, Yeunjoo Kim, Eun Jeong Kim, Hye Kyung Hong et al.)....Pages 207-221 Lessons for the Future: A Conceptual Model and Practical Guidelines (Mikiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Sasao)....Pages 223-231