Buddhism and Humanities Education Reform in American Universities
Using statistical data, scholarly research, institutional models from higher education, and highlighting key personages from the academy and the business world, we argue that including Buddhism-related content into the general education of students can offer a powerful avenue of reform for the human...
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| description | Using statistical data, scholarly research, institutional models from higher education, and highlighting key personages from the academy and the business world, we argue that including Buddhism-related content into the general education of students can offer a powerful avenue of reform for the humanities in American universities. The article shows how humanities-based skills are becoming more desirable in today’s business environment, and demonstrates how the skills that Buddhist Studies—and religion more broadly—provide are consistent with those needed in today’s global and integrated technological world. Utilizing the Universities of Harvard and Arizona to help frame the discussion, the paper outlines the history of the American general education system, the ongoing crisis in the humanities, how Buddhism fits within the humanities <i>viz</i>. religion, and specific ways to implement Buddhism-related content into the academy domestically and internationally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f089a0a666d4a9a8b953b9d2d97e8cc2023-11-30T21:12:32ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872022-03-011124610.3390/h11020046Buddhism and Humanities Education Reform in American UniversitiesJiang Wu0Robert Edward Gordon1College of Humanities, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USACenter for the Philosophy of Freedom, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USAUsing statistical data, scholarly research, institutional models from higher education, and highlighting key personages from the academy and the business world, we argue that including Buddhism-related content into the general education of students can offer a powerful avenue of reform for the humanities in American universities. The article shows how humanities-based skills are becoming more desirable in today’s business environment, and demonstrates how the skills that Buddhist Studies—and religion more broadly—provide are consistent with those needed in today’s global and integrated technological world. Utilizing the Universities of Harvard and Arizona to help frame the discussion, the paper outlines the history of the American general education system, the ongoing crisis in the humanities, how Buddhism fits within the humanities <i>viz</i>. religion, and specific ways to implement Buddhism-related content into the academy domestically and internationally.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/11/2/46humanitiesBuddhist Studieshigher educationtechnology |
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