Resumen de The Place of Liberal Arts in Higher Education Today
- español
Uno de los debates más importantes acerca de la educación superior, desde su modernización, ha estado relacionado con los contenidos del currículo. La discusión versa sobre la pertinencia actual de las asignaturas clásicas que se iniciaron en la universidad medieval. En este ensayo se describe la evolución del currículo.
- English
One of the greatest debates surrounding higher education since the beginning of its modernization has been related to the contents of the curriculum. The discussion is about whether the classical subjects that began to be studied in the medieval universities should continue to be part of a contemporary system of higher education or not. In this essay I will briefly describe the evolution of the curriculum especially in the United States and analyze, compare and critique the current views regarding what is called liberal arts education.
