The new education : how to revolutionize the university to prepare students for a world in flux / Cathy N. Davidson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidson, Cathy N., 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Education, Higher.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

vii, 318 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2017.

Summary:

"Our current system of higher education dates to the period from 1865 to 1925, when the nation's new universities created grades and departments, majors and minors, in an attempt to prepare young people for a world transformed by the telegraph and the Model T. As Cathy N. Davidson argues in The New Education, this approach to education is wholly unsuited to the era of the gig economy. From the Ivy League to community colleges, she introduces us to innovators who are remaking college for our own time by emphasizing student-centered learning that values creativity in the face of change above all. The New Education ultimately shows how we can teach students not only to survive but to thrive amid the challenges to come." -- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Introduction

Quarter-life crisis

College for everyone

Against technophobia

Against technophilia

Palpable impact

Why college costs so much

The measure of a student

The future of learning

Ten tips for getting the most out of your college experience

Ten tips for transforming any classroom for active, student-centered learning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-302) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Davidson, Cathy N., 1949- author. New education

ISBN:

9780465079728

0465079725

OCLC:

968771157