A place for geography in the liberal arts college?
Bjelland M.D.
2004
Professional Geographer
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10.1111/j.0033-0124.2004.05603001.x
This study charts the presence of geography at liberal arts colleges and explores the relationship between the liberal arts and the study of geography. The results of this study reveal a paradox: geography embodies many of the ideals of a liberal arts education and yet this study indicates an absence of degree-granting geography programs at 93% of institutions. Geography thrives, however, at a select group of liberal arts colleges, and these colleges are disproportionately important as the undergraduate origin for doctorate recipients in geography. © 2004, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
Geographic education; Higher education; Liberal arts colleges
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