Out of Plato's Cave: The Role of Mathematics in the Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum

Autor/in	Nelsen, Luke L.
Titel	Out of Plato's Cave: The Role of Mathematics in the Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum
Quelle	In: Christian Higher Education, 13 (2014) 2, S.101-117 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-3759
DOI	10.1080/15363759.2014.872493
Schlagwörter	Liberal Arts; Curriculum; Mathematics Instruction; Christianity; Church Related Colleges; Higher Education; Required Courses; College Mathematics; Data Analysis; General Education; College Credits; Classification; Institutional Characteristics; Geographic Location + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Christentum; Kirchliche Hochschule; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Pflichtkurs; Auswertung; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	This article presents a historical defense of liberal arts education--a philosophy that is commonly claimed among Christian colleges and universities--in order to provide an understanding of liberal education to skeptics and subscribers alike. A subsequent discussion of the role of mathematics in the liberal arts tradition contends that mathematics should play a foundational role in the liberal arts curriculum. The discussion then leads to the question driving this article: What is the current role of mathematics in the Christian liberal arts curriculum? To investigate that question, I examined required course credits in mathematics in 176 institutions professing a Christian liberal arts curriculum. Two prominent organizations serving Christian postsecondary interests supplied the member institutions--the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) and the National Network for Church-Related Colleges and Universities (National Network). This article presents the data collected, summarizes the results, and highlights trends before encouraging Christian colleges to reflect on the role mathematics plays in their own curriculum. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10