A New Higher Education Model in Nation-Building

The Republic of Vietnam’s Liberal Arts Education and Its Performances during the Vietnam War (1965–1975)

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ID21409689
AuthorsTrieu Huy Ha (0000-0003-2520-4221, University of Management and Technology, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume54
Issue2
Pages215-233
Publication date2025-03-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-760X • E-ISSN: 1464-5130
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0046760x.2024.2418401
OpenAlexW4404820887
LanguageEN
References cited3

This study examines liberal arts education model influences in Vietnam’s higher education throughout the Vietnam War (1965–1975). Liberal arts education advanced due to the necessity to match market norms and unite qualified people to oppose communism, as well as US specialists. This research article uses source materials from the former Republic of Vietnam and previous studies to identify two major elements of national liberal arts education. First, South Vietnamese educators stressed academic independence, which allowed students to critically think about varied views and widen their worldview. Second, community colleges combined liberal arts and pre-professional courses to stress educational practicality and social duty. South Vietnamese students were civically responsible and dedicated to research and innovation. However, the Vietnamese Civil War, declining financial backing and international recognition, and internal discord concerning this paradigm hampered the collective attempt to embody the Republic of Vietnam’s liberal arts education during the war

Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Higher education · Liberal arts education · Political science · Sociology · Vietnam War · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies

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