Liberal Education and Marketability

In the early and mid 1960s in the United States when most college graduates had a choice of many jobs, teaching students immediately marketable skills did not seem all that important. Today, with a tighter job market the university has to re-examine what it is presently doing and what its purpose sh...

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Published in:Journal of educational thought 1980-12, Vol.14 (3), p.220-223
Main Authors: Varner, Iris, Varner, Carson H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic freedom
College students
Curricula
History instruction
Liberal arts education
Liberalism
Renaissance philosophy
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Universities
Vocational education
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Summary:In the early and mid 1960s in the United States when most college graduates had a choice of many jobs, teaching students immediately marketable skills did not seem all that important. Today, with a tighter job market the university has to re-examine what it is presently doing and what its purpose should be.
ISSN:0022-0701