Liberal Arts Education and Colleges in East Asia: Possibilities and Challenges in the Global Age

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Development of Liberal Arts Education and Colleges: Historical and Global Perspectives....Pages 13-25
The East-West Axis? Liberal Arts Education in East Asian Universities....Pages 27-37
Going Global and Adapting to Local Context: Handong Global University in South Korea....Pages 39-49
Liberal Arts for a New Japan: The Case of the International Christian University....Pages 51-62
Making the Global Local: Twenty Years at Miyazaki International College, Japan....Pages 63-73
Adapting the Western Model of Liberal Arts Education in China: The Cases of Fudan University and Lingnan University....Pages 75-86
Liberal Arts Education in Postwar Taiwan: A Case Study on General Education Reform at National Taiwan University....Pages 87-97
Global Education with High Impact and Deep Learning in the United States: The Liberal Arts at Pomona College....Pages 99-111
Liberal Arts and Sciences Education for the 21st Century Knowledge Economy: A Case Study of Amsterdam University College, The Netherlands....Pages 113-124
Revisiting Key Values, Roles and Challenges of Liberal Arts Education in East Asia....Pages 125-136
Cultivating Intercultural Communicative Competence in Liberal Arts Institutions....Pages 137-150
Applications of Digital Technologies in Liberal Arts Institutions in East Asia....Pages 151-163
Internationalization and Faculty Well-Being in Liberal Arts Colleges: An Often Neglected Issue in East Asia....Pages 165-177
Conclusions: Summary, Remaining Issues and Recommendations....Pages 179-191
Back Matter....Pages 193-206