Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Conceptions of a Liberal Education
5. The Purpose and Content of a Liberal Education 3
6. Theme and Variations in the Arts and Science Curriculum 18
7. Students and Liberal Education
8. Perceptions of the Undergraduate Experience: Graduates of a Small University 1960-84 37
9. Access to Excellence? The Social Background of Mount Allison Students as Compared to Four Other Universities in the Maritimes 56
10. Science and Culture in Liberal Education: Historical Studies
11. Science within the Liberal Arts: Mount Allison and the Maritime Universities 89
12. Art at Mount Allison; A History 105
13. Drama, the Campus, and the Curriculum at Mount Allison: “This green plot shall be our stage…” 114
14. Religion at the Small University: A Comparison of Three Maritime Universities 129
15. Contemporary Issues in Liberal Education
16. The Financial Problems Facing Canadian Universities: Some Unpleasant Economic Principles 155
17. Unbalanced Productivity Growth and the Financial History of Mount Allison University 181
18. Helping the Student to Learn. Special Assistance to Undergraduates 201
19. Technical Innovation and Liberal Education 218
20. Contributors 231