The Current Conditions of General Education at Selected Universities in the United States

Shin, Eui Hang

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Korean Journal of General Education 2008;2(2):79-116.
Published online December 30, 2008.

The Current Conditions of General Education at Selected Universities in the United States

Eui Hang Shin

미국 대학의 교양교육 현황 분석

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Abstract

This paper reviews the current conditions of general education at selected universities in the United States and examines the important implications for the changes in liberal education being considered in Korea s institutions of higher education. Of particular focus are the characteristics of the general education curriculum, community based learning programs, academic advising, independent research for undergraduate students, independent concentration, and roles of residential colleges at Brown, Harvard, and Yale.

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