The fate of liberal arts in today's schools and colleges /William Hayes.

Hayes, William, 1938-

The fate of liberal arts in today's schools and colleges /William Hayes. - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2015. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Origins of the idea -- Liberal arts in the schools and colleges in early America -- The first public schools in America -- The establishment of vocational schools -- The community college -- The progressive education movement -- History becomes the social studies -- Philosophy as a component of a liberal arts education -- Latin and other foreign languages in the liberal arts tradition -- The future of the arts in our schools and colleges -- The impact of technology on the liberal arts -- C.P. Snow and the "two cultures debate" -- School choice and the liberal arts -- The growing impact of the federal government -- The common core curriculum -- Poverty and the availability of an equal educational opportunity -- A liberal arts education for special education and gifted and talented students -- The impact of other programs -- The liberal arts in our colleges -- The future of the liberal arts.



9781475817805


Education, Humanistic--United States.
Humanities--Study and teaching--United States.


Electronic Books.

LC1011 / .F384 2015