{"product_id":"9781119244677","title":"Realizing General Education: Reconsidering Conceptions and Renewing Practice: AEHE Volume 42, Number 2","description":"General education is widely touted as an enduring distinctive of higher education, but what do we actually mean by general education? Differing perspectives not only make it challenging to consider its significance, but also open it up to a wide range of determinations regarding its effectiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume aims to sharpen understanding of the complex picture of general education by:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003edescribing how various conceptions of general education evolved historically,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eidentifying various functions expected of general education in the contemporary context, and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epointing out the educational practices that fulfill general education’s aims in the current context.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e The conceptions of, and aspirations for, general education are consequential. This volume disentangles the divergent conceptions that hinder its renewal and considers the range of avenues for realizing its effectiveness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the second issue of the 42nd volume of the Jossey-Bass series\u003cb\u003e ASHE Higher Education Report\u003c\/b\u003e. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130376863984,"sku":"9781119244677","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781119244677_p0.jpg?v=1763697114","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781119244677","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}