Definitions for "Liberal education"
a handy thing to have, too, for you must know everything from the latest processes of making apple butter to the social status of the Jew in Zululand
an introduction to a variety of discourse communities in which our bodies learn to occupy space with other bodies by entering a ceaseless conversation that began before the codex and will continue long after our pixels fade into nothingness
Program designed to foster capacities of analysis, critical reflection, problem solving, communication, and synthesis of knowledge from different disciplines by providing students with an intellectual and social context for recognizing the continuity between the past and future and for drawing on reason and experience about human nature to develop and question values and to communicate the results of this process of thinking.
Commonly taken to be the opposite of a specialized education; one in which students are required to take courses in a wide range of fields, as well as courses in their major.
a mastery of the seven liberal arts
an education devoted to freedom
a prophylactic against unthinking acceptance of the modern "mantras" which are kept in current circulation by the mass media
a consequence of acquaintance with the creative imagination of the writers, poets, artists, and musicians who have celebrated their lives
a good preparation for leadership in several ways
a vital component in the preparation of today's health care practitioner