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A Proposal for Optional Common Curricula at Liberal Arts Colleges
- The Journal of General Education
- Penn State University Press
- Volume 54, Number 4, 2006
- pp. 267-272
- 10.1353/jge.2006.0011
- Article
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By highlighting the affinities between the good society and the general education curriculum, liberal arts faculty can better prepare students to meet the needs of the world. Optional common curricula can help socialize students into a domain crucial to flourishing communities, the voluntary pursuit of collective aspirations within civil society.