1stLESC

The 1st Liberal Education Student Conference is being held in Lüneburg, Germany from May 12-15, 2016.
What is Liberal Education, and what could it be?

[King's Interdisciplinary Humanities @kingsinterhums]

Green Metaphysics: Sustainable Liberal Arts Education by Dr. Nigel Tubbs. #1stLESC #LiberalArts

[King's Interdisciplinary Humanities @kingsinterhums]

Amazed by Kretz & Atanassow's paper 'Democracy’s challenges for Liberal Education' using Aristophanes' Clouds & @bardcollege Berlin #1stlesc

[King's Interdisciplinary Humanities @kingsinterhums]

In countries where freedom is not a pivotal value, should the liberal arts aim to be something different? -Dr. Balli #1stLESC #values

[King's Interdisciplinary Humanities @kingsinterhums]

Lack of understanding and false interpretations of new educational freedoms in Russia. Students have rights too. #1stLESC #LiberalArts

[King's Interdisciplinary Humanities @kingsinterhums]

Are isolated liberal arts institutions liberal at all? Is it then only 'liberal education' and not liberal arts? #1stLESC

[King's Interdisciplinary Humanities @kingsinterhums]

Liberal Arts as an antidote to the conversative ideology and didactic pedagogy that dominate central and eastern Europe #1stLESC

[King's Interdisciplinary Humanities @kingsinterhums]

The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences (Smolny College) St.Petersburg is the first of its kind in Russia. #1stLESC https://t.co/lqQyypwTbM

[King's Interdisciplinary Humanities @kingsinterhums]

'The Liberal Arts in Russia are not only uncommon, they are unknown.' -Nadia (St. Petersburg) #1stLESC #Russia

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3rd day of the #1stLESC has begun, lot of stuff today, including a panel discussion on #LiberalArts

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2nd presentation about liberal arts in India and the importation of western education. Will delve into what "European Education" is #1stLESC

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Very interesting conversation on required texts, student loans, and demographics #libitup #1stLESC #europe

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Taking part in the "Politics and Society" workgroup, first presentation on the recent emergence of Liberal Arts degrees

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2nd Presentation has begun; "The Liberal Arts education at the Secondary Level" #libitup #europe #1stLESC

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Discussion of the paradigm of neoclassical economics, the norm in economics education; determinative judgement vs. ref. judgement #libitup

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Why not bring an interdisciplinary (pluralistic) approach to economics? #liberalarts #libitup #1stLESC

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1st presentation of the session is on PINE (Pluralism In Economics) UCM #libitup #universitycollegemaastricht

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This paper session has people from all over Europe, including Russia, the Netherlands, and the UK #diverse #libitup

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Moderators are introducing themselves, they seem pretty cool #libitup #liberalarts

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Going to be live tweeting the first "Interdisciplinary, Educational, and Academic Approaches" paper session, stay tuned

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"It'll be very chill" - Tid on the paper sessions