Asia in the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education - A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education

The contributors place the development of Asian studies programs in small colleges in historical context, make a compelling case for the inclusion of Asian studies in the liberal arts curriculum, and consider the challenges faced in developing and sustaining Asian studies programs and ways of meeting such challenges now and in the future.

List of contents

Prologue, Suzanne Wilson Barnett, Van Jay Symons; Chapter 1 Asia and the Undergraduate Curriculum, Thomas B. Coburn; Chapter 2 Asian Studies at American Private Colleges, 1808–1990, Samuel Hideo Yamashita; Chapter 3 Asian Language Study in Liberal Arts Colleges, Stanley L. Mickel; Chapter 4 Study Abroad in Asia, Stephen P. Nussbaum; Chapter 5 Remapping Asian Studies, Rita Smith Kipp; Chapter 6 Where We Came From, Where We Are Going, Ainslie T. Embree;

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Suzanne Wilson Barnett, Van Jay Symons

Summary

Contributors involved in teaching Asia at the undergraduate level place the development of Asian studies programmes in historical context, making a case for their inclusion in the liberal arts curriculum. They consider the challenges faced in developing and sustaining Asian studies programmes.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Wilson Barnett, Barnett Suzanne Wilson, Van Jay Symons, Symons Van Jay
• Assisted by: Suzanne Wilson Barnett (Editor), Van Jay Symons (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2000
• EAN: 9780765605450
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0545-0
• No. of pages: 184
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, universities, Higher education, tertiary education, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices