Training seminars for the first year students in the system of general liberal education at the higher schools of the USA

Authors

  • Світлана Вікторівна Федоренко National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31812/educdim.v45i0.2628

Keywords:

students’ liberal culture, skills of communication, higher education in the USA, general liberal training, training courses, undergraduate students

Abstract

Fedorenko S. V. Training seminars for the first year students in the system of general liberal education at the higher schools of the USA.

The special features of training seminars for the first year students in the system of general liberal education at the higher schools of the USA are defined. They are aimed at using
communication approach as an effective tool for liberal culture formation of students. The creation of dynamic interaction between instructors and students is considered. Under this approach the ideas are transmitted and discussed in a critical and rewarding way making students active participants of their own education.

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Author Biography

Світлана Вікторівна Федоренко, National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"

Ph.D. (Educational Sciences)

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Published

25-06-2015

How to Cite

Федоренко, С. В. (2015). Training seminars for the first year students in the system of general liberal education at the higher schools of the USA. Pedagogy of Higher and Secondary Education, 45, 270–275. https://doi.org/10.31812/educdim.v45i0.2628

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