Theme-centered interaction (TCI) in higher education : a didactic approach for sustainable and living learning / Sylke Meyerhuber, Helmut Reiser, Matthias Scharer, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyerhuber, Sylke, editor.

Reiser, Helmut, 1942- editor.

Scharer, Matthias, 1946- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching--Methodology.

College teaching.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

xxii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

This book presents thoughts on and experiences with the introduction of Theme-centered Interaction (TCI) into academia. TCI is a systematic didactic, 'living learning' approach originally developed by social psychologist and pedagogue Ruth C. Cohn. The book explains and introduces the method, attitude and theory of TCI to a broader, higher education audience and relates it to such questions as: How does a teacher in academia achieve a lively and engaging atmosphere in their seminars? How do young academics as leaders-to-be learn how to act socially sustainably in groups? Using practical examples, the book shows how TCI can work in higher education to achieve participation and integration, reflectivity and humane connectedness of academic teachers and students, and professional development of senior and junior academics.

Contents:

Part I: In-depth introductions to theme-centered interaction in theory and practice. Theme-centered interaction for educating future leaders. Applied social psychology for teaching academics to act socially sustainably in organisations ; Theme-centered interaction by Ruth Cohn : an introduction ; Concrete methods and case experiences with theme-centered interaction

Part II: Further case experiences in different fields of study and cultures. On the psychology of civil courage. A theme-centered interactive teaching experiment : reflections on the process and insights into the subject ; Big themes for little kids? Living learning in a teacher-training course dealing with flight and migration ; First steps with TCI in a class for psychopathology : how students, topics and the lecturer gain from the approach ; TCA didactics in the higher education context of Kerala, India : experiences and insights of teaching English language and communication at the tertiary level

Part III: Interdisciplinary intersections. Theme-cenetered interaction : intersections with reflective practice in North American religious contexts ; Theme-centered interaction in the context of intercultural education and the constructivist-inspired pedagogy : potentialities and perspectives

Part IV: Reflections on the future. Theme-centered interaction in- and outside of academia : MOOCifying TCI ; Theme-centered university didactics : an answer to Bologna ; Theme-centered interaction in personnel development schemes in academia : good reasons and practise examples

About evidence : a commentary on theme-centered interaction-related research from a pedagogic perspective

Glossary: Terminology of theme-centered interaction and humanistic psychology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references.

ISBN:

3030010473

9783030010478

OCLC:

1050362530