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1Liberal education — Liberal Lib er*al (l[i^]b [ e]r*al), a. [F. lib[ e]ral, L. liberalis, from liber free; perh. akin to libet, lubet, it pleases, E. lief. Cf. {Deliver}.] 1. Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free;… …
2liberal education — n. an education mainly in the liberal arts, providing the student with a broad cultural background rather than with training in any specific profession …
3liberal education — noun : education based on the liberal arts and intended to bring about the improvement, discipline, or free development of the mind or spirit compare general education * * * 1. an education based primarily on the liberal arts, emphasizing the… …
4Liberal education — The term liberal education has its origins in the medieval concept of the liberal arts but now is primarily associated with the liberalism of the Age of Enlightenment.Liberal education is termed a philosophy of education that empowers individuals …
5liberal education — 1. an education based primarily on the liberal arts, emphasizing the development of intellectual abilities as opposed to the acquisition of professional skills. 2. wide experience and education: Foreign travel gave him a liberal education. * * * …
6liberal education — liberalusis ugdymas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Šiuolaikinė ugdymo organizavimo kryptis, reikalaujanti sudaryti sąlygas visiems žmonėms laisvai rinktis ugdymo institucijas, programas, stilius, gauti aukštos kvalifikacijos vidurinį,… …
7liberal education — education that focuses on the development of the intellect, education in the liberal arts …
8American Academy for Liberal Education — The American Academy for Liberal Education (AALE) is a United States educational accreditation organization that provides two types of accreditation for higher education institutions that offer general education programs in the liberal arts. It… …
9Structured Liberal Education — (SLE) (pronounced slee ) is an academically demanding program at Stanford University that offers an alternative three course sequence for freshmen to fulfill their Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) and Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR)… …
10Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life — (1765) is an educational treatise by the eighteenth century British polymath Joseph Priestley. [Priestley, Joseph. Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life . London: Printed for C. Henderson under the Royal Exchange; T.… …
