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Taking Hold: Liberal
Education Around the Globe
Liberal Education
Winter 2003
Volume 89, Number 1
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CONTENTS:
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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MISSING
KNOWLEDGE
by Carol Schneider
FEATURED TOPIC
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TOWARD "GENUINE
RECIPROCITY": RECONCEPTUALIZING INTERNATIONAL LIBERAL
EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
By Susan Gillespie
Liberal education initiatives are proliferating
around the world, along with other globalizing trends.
This trend requires a new understanding of reciprocity
between U.S. institutions and developing countries
and a rethinking of study abroad programs and collaborative
initiatives.
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WHY DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES SHOULD NOT NEGLECT LIBERAL EDUCATION
By David E. Bloom and Henry Rosovsky
Knowledge has become for both individuals and economies
a competitive advantage on a global scale. Developing
countries require the creation of liberally educated
citizens to contribute to their nation's social
and economic advancement. .
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MY JOURNEY INTO GLOBAL LIBERAL EDUCATION
By Margaret J. Downes
The discovery of universities around the world initiating
liberal education programs, where traditionally
technical education prevailed, leads to a new understanding
of the value of liberal education for international
development abroad and curricular adaptation in
the U.S.
GREATER EXPECTATIONS: THE COMMITMENT TO QUALITY
AS A NATION GOES TO COLLEGE
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DESIGNING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
By Andrea Leskes
As leaders in collaborative efforts to improve student
achievement, colleges and universities engage in
intentional strategic change. Three models of change
and strategies that sustain innovations are described
by involved practitioners
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SEVEN STEPS TO SUSTAINABLE CHANGE AT WPI
By William R. Grogan and Richard Vaz
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INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AT RICHLAND
COLLEGE
By Raymond P. Canham and Carole N. Lester
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THE STORY OF INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSFORMATION AT KING'S COLLEGE
By Jean O'Brien and Edmund Napieralski
PERSPECTIVES
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THE ETHICS OF PEER REVIEW
By Neil W. Hamilton
In each generation, a profession must renew the
social compact through its code of professional
ethics, continuing education on its ethics, and
leadership from within its ranks to attain a culture
of high ideals and peer review.
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SPIRITUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: OVERCOMING
THE DIVIDE
By Arthur G. Zajonc
A new reframing of the knowledge project is needed
to include contemplative methods and the insights
that result from such methods.
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WOMEN'S
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: A CASE STUDY
By Cynthia Berryman-Fink, Brenda J. LeMaster,
and Krisi A. Nelson
To promote gender equity, a Women's Leadership Program
was developed using campus resources and based on
careful research and planning. This case study follows
the development and achievement of the three-year-old
project and indicates directions for its future
MY VIEW
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CHANGE FROM WITHIN: THE CHALLENGE OF SHAPING
THE INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE
By Leo I. Higdon, Jr.
Learning new and better ways to manage change while
preserving the best of tradition and culture is
the imperative for higher education. Seven steps
for managing change provide guidelines for campus
leaders
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