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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.12.545

A Study on the Students' Needs for the Improvement of Liberal Arts Curriculum : Focused on the Case of J University  

Lee, Jung-Yull (Faculty of Education, Joongbu University)
Kim, Sam-Sup (Graduate SchoolT, Joongbu University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.12, 2019 , pp. 545-554 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze students' needs for improving the liberal arts curriculum at J University. In order to achieve such as this, 422 students from 11 departments of J University's two campuses looked at the core goals of 1 liberal arts education, 2 core competences that they think should be achieved in the liberal arts curriculum, 3 subject areas of the liberal arts curriculum they wish to open, 4 hopeful subjects, and 5 urgent tasks in reforming liberal arts education. The results are as follows. First, male students were most likely to point out the achievement of core competency as a key goal of liberal arts education. Second, the core competences to be achieved in the liberal arts curriculum were found to place importance on communication and interpersonal relations, character, self-care development and job creation skills. Third, there was a high percentage of people who wanted to open a curriculum in the field of arts and sports. Fourth, liberal arts courses that wish to be opened appeared in the order of women's studies or feminism, sports related subjects, philosophy, and psychology. The results of this study could be used as basic data for the revision of the J University liberal arts curriculum.
Keywords
Compulsory liberal arts subject; Liberal arts curriculum; Satisfaction level; Core competencies;
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