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Considering liberal learning and the health professions
Fox, Charles R.
Fox, Charles R.
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2008-02-29
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Liberal arts,Professional education,Liberal education,Professional pedagogy
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Fox C. R. Considering liberal learning and the health professions . Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2008; 22(2):12-15.
Abstract
There has
been much discussion among both
liberal arts and professional programs
educators concerning the relationship
between a liberal education and a professional
education. The focus of these
discussions is how a traditional liberal
arts education can inform a professional
(entry-level) education. This paper refocuses
the discussion to consider professional
education as a de facto liberal
education.
The author suggests
separating a liberal education from
an education in a health profession has
distinct disadvantages and is not necessary.
The author maintains that the dichotomy
between liberal and professional
education is false. Professional education
for all of the major health professions can
accomplish the goals of a liberal education.
Discussion and Conclusions. The background
and significance of the traditional
distinction between liberal and professional
education are described. The basic
goals of traditional liberal education and
their relation and relevance to modern
professional education are discussed.
Both general and specific examples of a
professional education as a liberal education
are presented. The discussion ends
with a call to action for focused, public dialog
among health professions educators
on the relation of liberal and professional
education with the goal of reconceptualizing
the relationship between the two types
of education.
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Journal of Physical Therapy Education
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JOPTE
v.22, no.2
v.22, no.2
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0899-1855