20世纪90年代以来美国研究型大学通识教育课程的革新

A Study of General Education Curriculum Reforms Conducted by American Research Universities Since 1990s

由于科技和社会发展的需要，从20世纪90年代以来，美国研究型大学对通识教育课程进行了一些革新，如艺术和科学学得到重视，加强了基本学术能力的训练，开始注重新生研讨课程，提高了通识课程的学习标准以及增设了全球研究课程等，有力地促进了当前美国研究型大学通识育课程的发展。

With the development of technology and society， American research universities have conducted some innovations accordingly since 1990s， such as placing importance on liberal arts and sciences subject， enhancing fundamental skills training， emphasizing freshman year， raising study standards， and setting up global studies courses. These reforms have promoted American universities’ general education greatly.