Universities, the citizen scholar and the future of higher education / edited by James Arvanitakis, Dean of the Graduate Research School, University of Western Sydney, Australia, David J. Hornsby, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arvanitakis, James, editor.

Hornsby, David J., 1980- editor.

Series:

Palgrave critical university studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Philosophy.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Universities and colleges--Philosophy.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

xviii, 270 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Contents:

Are Universities Redundant? / James Arvanitakis & David J Hornsby

In search of the citizen scholar : modern pedagogical approaches compared / Gavin Armstrong & Alastair Summerlee

Educating Citizen-Scholars : Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminars at the University of Guelph / Jacqueline Murray

The Citizen Scholar : The Academy at the University of Western Sydney / Angelo Kourtis & James Arvanitakis

Cultural Humility in Education and Work : A Valuable Approach for Teachers, Learners and Professionals / Milton Nomikoudis & Matthew Starr

Giving voice to the Citizen Scholar : generating critical thinking by combining traditional and non-traditional genres in a first year English course / Kerryn Dixon and Belinda Mendelowitz

Open-ended dialogue and the Citizen Scholar : A case study of the writing component of a university led enrichment programme for school learners / Pamela Nichols

Reframing Large Classes through fostering the Citizen Scholar / David J Hornsby & Jacqueline De Matos Ala

University Massification and Teaching Non-Traditional University Students / Maureen Reed

Changing Mindsets : Moving from the Acceptance of Facts to Critical Thinking / Elisabeth Brenner

Medical Education : training for the desirable traits in past, present and future doctors? / Joanne M Lind

Experiential learning : the game as a teaching tool to reach multiple audiences and cross disciplinary divides / Sharon Fonn

Humboldt meets Spivak? : Reflections on Teaching a Philosophy of Practice under Precarious Conditions / Antje Schuhmann

Cultivating the Cultivators : Peer Mentorship as means of developing Citizen Scholars in Higher Education / Catherine Duncan

Playing with learning : Childhood pedagogies for higher education / Theresa Giorza

Critical thinking pedagogy and the citizen scholar in university based Initial Teacher Education : the promise of twin educational ideals / Mandi Maodzwa-Taruvinga.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137538680

1137538686

OCLC:

919563231