The Humanities and Social Sciences in Asia: Endangered Species?

Authors

  • Philip Altbach

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2008.52.8030

Keywords:

Academic Culture, Asia,

Abstract

The humanities and to a lesser extent the social sciences are in crisis in many East Asian universities. Several key challenges are evident: to improve the image of the soft sciences at every university; to provide capacity in a country to educate scholars at a high level in the various soft science disciplines (all universities of course need not offer a full range of specialties); to integrate the humanities and social sciences into interdisciplinary programs in professional and other fields; and to have capacity in these fields to contribute to general education.

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Published

2008-05-09

How to Cite

Altbach, P. (2008). The Humanities and Social Sciences in Asia: Endangered Species?. International Higher Education, (52). https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2008.52.8030

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Section

Global Issues