@Article{itl-3-1, author = {Ng , Ching-fai}, title = {Nothing but the Truth}, journal = {Innovative Teaching and Learning }, year = {2022}, volume = {3}, number = {2}, pages = {1--12}, abstract = {

Education has had a long journey in different societies with different cultural backgrounds. All-rounded education has long been advocated in this long journey. Education today should emphasise not only teaching knowledge and skills but also nurturing people with morality and integrity. While liberal arts education has flourished in the West in recent years, by revisiting the approach and practice of education in the East and West throughout history, traditional Chinese education is suggested to be highly akin to the liberal arts education of today. Knowledge explosion, recent rapid scientific development, and also the impact of COVID-19 present severe challenges to higher education of our time. To deal with these challenges and for building a better future, a liberal-arts approach to education should be seriously considered by universities all over the world.

}, issn = {2709-2291}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/itl.20210201}, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/itl/20174.html} }