A timely and persuasive argument for Higher Education's
obligations to our democratic society, Longing for Justice combines
personal narrative with critical analysis to make the case for
educational practices that connect to questions of democracy,
justice, and the common good. Jennifer S. Simpson begins with three
questions. First, what is the nature of the social contract that
universities have with public life? Second, how might this social
contract shape undergraduate education? And third, how do specific
approaches to knowledge and undergraduate education inform how
students understand society?
In a bold challenge to conventional wisdom about Higher
Education, Simpson argues that today's neoliberal educational norms
foreground abstract concepts and leave the complications of real
life, especially the intricacies of power, unexamined. Analysing
modern teaching techniques, including service learning and civic
engagement, Simpson concludes that for Higher Education to serve
democracy it must strengthen students' abilities to critically
analyse social issues, recognize and challenge social inequities,
and pursue justice.
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