Pedagogy and the university : critical theory and practice / Monica McLean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLean, Monica, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

187 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2006]

Summary:

Outlines the main trends in university pedagogy within the context of academic practices and socio-economic developments. This book shows, among other issues, how to relate 'macro' issues to 'micro' issues, and challenge the paradigm of education as a purely 'technical rational' process designed to contribute to economic growth.

Contents:

1 University pedagogy for a better world 1

2 Critical theory and the transformation of university pedagogy 7

3 Socio-historical options and constraints 23

4 Accounting for pedagogic quality 40

5 Pedagogic justice 59

6 Student experience as the development of communicative reason 78

7 Intellectualizing university teaching and student learning 106

8 Creating the environment for critical pedagogy 128

9 University pedagogy for justice, communication and reason 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-183) and index.

ISBN:

0826484719

OCLC:

64962863