Reforms to higher education recommended

From: Academe | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

The Association of American Colleges and Universities issued a report last fall outlining what it sees as the major shortcomings of American higher education and describing a strategy for remedying them. Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning as a Nation Goes to College argues for a "liberal" education not defined by contrast with an alternative, "practical" mode, but by the integration of specialized training with broader perspectives in science and the humanities. The aim is to nur...

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