Higher Education and Hope - Institutional, Pedagogical and Personal Possibilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

Around the world, the landscape of Higher Education is increasingly shaped by discourses of employability, rankings, and student satisfaction. Under these conditions, the role of universities in preparing students for all facets of life, and to contribute to the public good, is reshaped in significant ways: ways which are often negative and pessimistic. This book raises important and pressing questions about the nature and role of universities as formative educational institutions, drawing together contributors from both Western and non-Western perspectives. While the editors and contributors critique the current situation, the chapters evince a more humane and compassionate framing of the work of and in universities, based on positive and valued relationships and notions of the good. Drawing together a wide range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks to illuminate the issues discussed, this volume changes the debate to one of hopefulness and inspiration about the role of higher education for the public good: ultimately looking towards a potentially exciting and rewarding future through which humanity and the planet can flourish.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	April 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Paul Gibbs • Andrew Peterson
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	286
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-013565-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Adult education Promotions
LSN:	3-03-013565-9
Barcode:	9783030135652

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