Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Trailblazing traditionalists: imagining the liberal arts in time
- 2 Discipline and its discontents: multi-, inter- or trans-disciplinarity?
- 3 Distinctly indistinct: generic skills and the unique student
- 4 Jobs for the generalist: non-vocational degrees and employability
- 5 Identity and the ‘ideal’ student: citizens, cosmopolitans, consumers?
- 6 Meritocracy and mass higher education: character, ease and educational intimacy
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Acknowledgements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2024
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Trailblazing traditionalists: imagining the liberal arts in time
- 2 Discipline and its discontents: multi-, inter- or trans-disciplinarity?
- 3 Distinctly indistinct: generic skills and the unique student
- 4 Jobs for the generalist: non-vocational degrees and employability
- 5 Identity and the ‘ideal’ student: citizens, cosmopolitans, consumers?
- 6 Meritocracy and mass higher education: character, ease and educational intimacy
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
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- Chapter
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- The Liberal Arts Paradox in Higher EducationNegotiating Inclusion and Prestige, pp. viPublisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2023