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Asia in the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education
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Cloth ISBN: 978-0-7656-0545-0 USD: $72.95 |
Paper ISBN: 978-0-7656-0546-7 USD: $43.95 |
Information: 184pp. Tables, index.
Publication Date: May 2000.
Description: The contributors to this volume are highly respected faculty who have been involved in the teaching of Asia at the undergraduate level. They 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.
Selected Contents:
1: Asia and the Undergraduate Curriculum, Thomas B. Coburn
2: Asian Studies at American Private Colleges, 1808-1990, Samuel Hideo Yamashita
3: Asian Language Study in Liberal Arts Colleges, Stanley L. Mickel
4: Study Abroad in Asia, Stephen P. Nussbaum
5: Remapping Asian Studies, Rita Smith Kipp
6: Where We Came From, Where We Are Going, Ainslie T. Embree
Review(s): Rarely does a book embrace in such short compass both the theoretical and practical sides of its topic with such success. Barnett and Symons have polished to 150 pages six excellent essays on the history, current operation, and future of Asian studies as part of liberal arts education at small colleges in the United States. In all, this is an excellent book to press upon your college president or Dean or to use at the heart of a retreat for Asian Studies faculty. Asian Network Exchange
For all of us who want to step back and reflect on curricular decisions, this is a timely, provocative, and informative book. Education About ASIA
...this volume should ... be read by anyone involved with undergraduate education and the liberal arts. Journal of Asian Studies
    
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