{"id":78871,"date":"2022-09-02T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=78871"},"modified":"2022-09-16T09:26:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T13:26:33","slug":"what-is-a-liberal-arts-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-a-liberal-arts-education\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Liberal Arts Education? The Ideal College Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is a liberal arts education? How does it differ from programs that emphasize career development?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to William Deresciewicz, an ideal college experience benefits both individuals and society. He argues that a high-quality college education is a liberal arts program that nurtures students\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/self-insight\/\">self-insight<\/a> and equips them with the skills to uphold democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn what a liberal arts education is and why Deresciewicz thinks it&#8217;s ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-learn-liberal-arts\">Why Learn Liberal Arts? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a liberal arts education? Deresiewicz claims that <strong>the liberal arts prioritize character-building over career development<\/strong>. Programs that emphasize career development teach skills related to a specific occupation. By contrast, liberal arts programs emphasize character development by cultivating students\u2019 character as they study a wide range of subjects, such as literature, biology, and history. Your character includes your values (for example, fairness), the ways you treat others (for example, kindly), and your strengths (for example, communication).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author clarifies that, although liberal arts programs prioritize character-building over career development, their students still graduate prepared for the workforce. He cites research showing that many employers specifically seek graduates of liberal arts programs because these alumni demonstrate strong problem-solving and relational skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Recent research confirms that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/liberaleducation\/articles\/what-employers-want-dispelling-myths-about-the-value-of-the-liberal-arts\">the skills students develop in liberal arts programs strengthen their career prospects.<\/a> When employers make hiring and promotion decisions, they value liberal arts graduates\u2019 collaboration, communication, and analytical skills over the subject-specific skills they developed through their majors.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>The Evolving History of the Liberal Arts\u2019 Approach to Character-Building<\/strong><br><br>Why do liberal arts programs emphasize character development? The reason dates back to these programs\u2019 origins in ancient Greece and Rome. These programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberalartscollegereview.com\/articles\/11\">emphasized character development so citizens (free, adult men) could learn how to contribute to civic life<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><br>Throughout American history, liberal arts programs have continued to focus on developing students\u2019 citizenship skills through building their character. That said, recently, many liberal arts colleges have made career development part of their mission as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/education\/liberal-arts-colleges-career-training\/2021\/03\/19\/1ed405aa-872a-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html\">They&#8217;ve started offering career-focused majors<\/a> (such as business and education) to bring in additional funding and increase enrollment.&nbsp;<br><br>However, this addition doesn\u2019t mean these schools have reduced their commitment to character-building. Recent research suggests liberal arts colleges develop students\u2019 character <em>even when<\/em> those students choose career-focused majors. Students from these colleges with career-focused majors and those with traditional liberal arts majors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2014\/11\/141120091714.htm\">scored similarly on measures that assessed their reasoning abilities, relational skills, and curiosity<\/a>. These findings suggest that it\u2019s not <em>what<\/em> students study at liberal arts colleges that builds their character, but rather <em>how<\/em> they study those topics: in small classes, with the support of approachable professors.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a liberal arts education? How does it differ from programs that emphasize career development? According to William Deresciewicz, an ideal college experience benefits both individuals and society. 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