Meaning-centered education : international perspectives and explorations in higher education / edited by Olga Kovbasyuk and Patrick Blessinger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blessinger, Patrick.

Kovbasyuk, Olga.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Philosophy.

Education, Higher.

Inquiry-based learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In a time of globally changing environments and economic challenges, many institutions of higher education are attempting to reform by promoting standardization approaches. Meaning-Centered Education explores the counter-tide for an alternative vision of education, where students and instructors engage in open meaning-making processes and self-organizing educational practices. In one contributed volume, Meaning-Centered Education provides a comprehensive introduction to current scholarship and pedagogical practice on meaning-centered education. International contributors explore how modern educational scholars and practitioners all around the world are implementing a comprehensive framework that supports meaning making in a classroom. This edited collection is a valuable resource for higher education faculty and scholars interested in renewing the deep purposes of higher education"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. I. Theory and principles of meaning-centered education

pt. II. Worldwide successful practices : voices of experience

pt. III. Enhancing meaning-centered teaching and learning.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-29388-4

0-203-11508-2

1-299-46926-4

1-136-29389-2

9780203115084

OCLC:

840414007