– The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness and outcomes of liberal arts in preparing people for adult roles.
– Review of research and opinions about the liberal arts.
– Liberal-arts outcomes results have fallen short of expectations though this may be a short coming of higher education generally. A new era of the knowledge society will shrink liberal-arts departments in humanities, literature and philosophy.
– Liberal arts need definition and clarity of expected outcomes.
– Jobs in liberal arts colleges will decrease given its weak effectiveness. Online education for liberal-arts areas will grow explosively.
– Liberal-arts critics have been active for decades. What is different today is world wide access to all information 24/7 and massive open online courses (MOOCs).
