College Made Whole Integrative Learning for a Divided World / Chris W. Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallagher, Chris W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational technology.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Computer-assisted instruction.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"This optimistic big-idea book about the philosophy and organization of higher education explains how universities can form creative, adaptive, and integrative graduates who are ready to take on the complex, systemic problems of the contemporary world. The author argues against those who propose to unbundle higher education institutions into discrete providers of goods and services who aim to prepare students for existing professions" Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The many and the one: integrating higher education as a public good and a private good

Depth and breadth: integrating specialized expertise and generalized understanding

Inside and outside: integrating classroom learning and learning in other contexts

A life and a living: integrating liberal learning and professional learning

Humans and machines: integrating faculty expertise and learning technologies

Now and then: integrating degrees and lifelong learning opportunities

Conclusion: educating Esther.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-3263-3

OCLC:

1117317685