Liberal education may be dead but the magic will not die!

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to challenge the assumption that liberal education as we understand it today, is alive and well in our institutions of higher education.

Design/methodology/approach

This article is a reflective essay

Findings

The spirit of liberal education is alive and well but has largely fled the university and taken up residence in less formal, more flexible educational contexts.

Originality/value

This article plays the devil's advocate and argues that we need to rethink how we approach and signify “liberal education.”

Citation

Bussey, M. (2014), "Liberal education may be dead but the magic will not die!", On the Horizon, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/OTH-09-2013-0034