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"CHAPTER II. Engineering Training and Liberal Education". Education for Responsible Living: The Opportunity for Liberal-Arts Colleges, Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1944, pp. 17-26. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674492301.c4

(1944). CHAPTER II. Engineering Training and Liberal Education. In Education for Responsible Living: The Opportunity for Liberal-Arts Colleges (pp. 17-26). Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674492301.c4

1944. CHAPTER II. Engineering Training and Liberal Education. Education for Responsible Living: The Opportunity for Liberal-Arts Colleges. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, pp. 17-26. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674492301.c4

"CHAPTER II. Engineering Training and Liberal Education" In Education for Responsible Living: The Opportunity for Liberal-Arts Colleges, 17-26. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1944. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674492301.c4

CHAPTER II. Engineering Training and Liberal Education. In: Education for Responsible Living: The Opportunity for Liberal-Arts Colleges. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press; 1944. p.17-26. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674492301.c4

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 3
Part I. An Appraisal
CHAPTER I. The Liberal Arts Face a Challenge 11
CHAPTER II. Engineering Training and Liberal Education 17
CHAPTER III. The Dual Functions of the Liberal-Arts College 27
CHAPTER IV. Sources of Weakness in General Education 37
CHAPTER V. Science, Social Science and the Practical World 55
CHAPTER VI. The Uncertain World in Which Men Live 70
CHAPTER VII. Specialization in Practical Life 82
CHAPTER VIII. More about Specialization in the Social Sciences 90
CHAPTER IX. Human Relations 100
CHAPTER Χ. The Humanities, Religion and Purpose 110
Part II. An Attempt to Be Specific
CHAPTER XI. General Education–The Objectives and Organization of the Curriculum 153
CHAPTER XII. The Four–Year Curriculum in General Education 164
CHAPTER XIII. The Individual – The Unit of Education 214
CHAPTER XIV. Continuous Operation 225
CHAPTER XV. Vocational Training and General Education 229
CHAPTER XVI. Languages and International Understanding 236
CHAPTER XVII. Superficiality and General Education 246
CHAPTER XVIII. Training Men to Handle Problems Responsibly 254
CHAPTER XIX. Science, Social Science, Human Relations, and the Humanities – Their Interdependence 271
CHAPTER XX. Academic Authority, Leadership, and Responsibility 285
CHAPTER XXI. Is General Education Possible? 297

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 3
Part I. An Appraisal
CHAPTER I. The Liberal Arts Face a Challenge 11
CHAPTER II. Engineering Training and Liberal Education 17
CHAPTER III. The Dual Functions of the Liberal-Arts College 27
CHAPTER IV. Sources of Weakness in General Education 37
CHAPTER V. Science, Social Science and the Practical World 55
CHAPTER VI. The Uncertain World in Which Men Live 70
CHAPTER VII. Specialization in Practical Life 82
CHAPTER VIII. More about Specialization in the Social Sciences 90
CHAPTER IX. Human Relations 100
CHAPTER Χ. The Humanities, Religion and Purpose 110
Part II. An Attempt to Be Specific
CHAPTER XI. General Education–The Objectives and Organization of the Curriculum 153
CHAPTER XII. The Four–Year Curriculum in General Education 164
CHAPTER XIII. The Individual – The Unit of Education 214
CHAPTER XIV. Continuous Operation 225
CHAPTER XV. Vocational Training and General Education 229
CHAPTER XVI. Languages and International Understanding 236
CHAPTER XVII. Superficiality and General Education 246
CHAPTER XVIII. Training Men to Handle Problems Responsibly 254
CHAPTER XIX. Science, Social Science, Human Relations, and the Humanities – Their Interdependence 271
CHAPTER XX. Academic Authority, Leadership, and Responsibility 285
CHAPTER XXI. Is General Education Possible? 297

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