liberal education

American  

noun

1. an education based primarily on the liberal arts, emphasizing the development of intellectual abilities as opposed to the acquisition of professional skills.

2. wide experience and education.

   Foreign travel gave him a liberal education.

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Example Sentences

Greater access to critical, liberal education has created the material circumstances that allow those marginalized by gender and sexuality to exercise free will and prioritize their mental, physical, and emotional well-being over adherence to oppressive social norms.

From Salon

Mr. Soros, a Hungarian Jew, survived the Holocaust, fled communism and became one of the single largest funders of democracy promotion, anti-Communism and liberal education around the globe.

From New York Times

The oft-bemoaned and cursed "liberal education" originated with and was championed by another ambitious governor and later commander-in-chief, President Ronald Reagan.

From Salon

“I don’t think you can have a classical liberal education, for example, without grappling with Marx,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

He advocated teaching poor as well as rich children, breaking down a subject to its elements, and a broad, liberal education along with teacher training.

From Literature