ABSTRACT
General Education has taken center stage in the greater China area (Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China) because of a number of important developments. First, globalization has created both opportunities and challenges for college students. When they graduate and enter the real world, they must have the cultural sensitivities and social skills, in addition to their professional training, to compete in a knowledge-based global economy. Equally significant for institutions of higher education, pressing global problems challenge traditional disciplines and demand new forms of learning that reshapes the boundaries of knowledge. In response to those rapidly changing dynamics, general education has taken an increasingly important role in undergraduate education. As the first English publication on the subject, this anthology brings together a distinguished group of General Education scholars and teachers from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|14 pages
General education and global citizenship
part I|44 pages
Concepts and Objectives of General Education
chapter 4|13 pages
From liberal education to general education
part II|62 pages
Curricular designs for general education
chapter 5|20 pages
Meaning and methods
chapter 7|7 pages
The impacts of liberal arts education on undergraduate programs
part III|56 pages
Pedagogical approaches to general education
part IV|55 pages
Outcome assessment for general education