Notes on liberal (arts) education discourse

• Authors: Daniel Kontowski

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Notes on liberal (arts) education discourse

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The following essay discusses liberal (arts) education from critical discourse analysis perspective. After a historical and philosophical introduction, three examples of liberal education discourse are discussed: 1) ‘liberal arts’ vs. ‘liberal education’, 2) ‘liberal arts’ and ‘neoliberal arts’ and 3) descriptions of liberal education at Wagner College in 1970 and 2013. The article concludes with a general reflection on liberal education in the current educational landscape and a tentative agenda for using the critical discourse analysis toolbox in further studies.

Keywords

PL

liberal arts; liberal arts and sciences; liberal education; critical discourse analysis; philosophy of education; general education; neoliberalism

EN

liberal arts; liberal arts and sciences; liberal education; critical discourse analysis; philosophy of education; general education; neoliberalism; liberal arts; liberal arts and sciences; liberal education; critical discourse analysis; philosophy of education; general education; neoliberalism

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 345-360

Dates

published

2019-02-19

Contributors

author

Daniel Kontowski

• University of Winchester

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DOI

10.14746/kse.2017.12.17