在变革中坚守:美国文理学院的实践与启示

Adherence in Changes: the Practice and Enlightenment of American Colleges of Arts and Science

文理学院是美国高等教育中独具特色的一类高等院校,在历史发展中曾经历过多次挑战,但因一直坚守博雅教育理念、注重优质本科教育,至今仍在美国高等教育中占有一席之位。美国文理学院的发展历史和实践经验对引导我国高等教育特色发展、提高本科教育质量有着重要的借鉴意义。

As a distinctive category of institutions of higher learning, colleges of arts and science have been playing an important role in American higher education in spite of many challenges by insisting on liberal education and em- phasizing superior quality undergraduate education. The characteristic development of Chinese higher education can use for reference the history and practice of American colleges of arts and science so as to improve the quality of un- dergraduate education.