Full Description
Higher education contributes to the public good in many ways. This book argues for a transformational and reflexive approach that takes full account of the nature of the university, its practices and programmes. The authors of this inspiring collection discuss philosophical approaches and present empirical and practical ideas for teaching and learning at university for the public good.Four major aspects of transforming universities are explored: the purpose and ethos of the university; its conception of graduate attributes; the way programmes and teaching are delivered; and the institution's approach to academics and theirprofessional development. The book will be indispensable to all universities who are evaluating their own principles and practice.This book is enriched by international perspectives as well as a uniquely southern focus. While some of the authors live and work in America, the UK and other areas of Europe, all have links with South Africa which add insight to their chapters.
Contents
CONTENTSeducation and the public good; 1. Re-inserting the 'public good' into higher education transformation; 2. Public good and private benefits of higher education; 3. The promise of the university: What it's become and where it could go; 4. The public purposes of the university: A historical view, 1995-2010; 5. An evaluative framework for a socially just institution; 6. The role of curriculum: Advancing capabilities and functionings for a public-good education; 7. Graduate attributes for the public good: A case of a research-led university; 8. Hopeful teacher education in SA: Towards a politics of humanity; 9. A pedagogy of hope: Learning about community, self and identity with students in the social and allied health sciences; 10. Disrupting mainstream discourse in teacher education through decolonising pedagogies; 11. Cultivating global citizenship in engineering courses; 12. Towards a pedagogy of hybridity, reconciliation and justice; 13. Critical professionalism: A lecturer attribute for troubled times; 14. Self study as a mechanism to foster hopeful teaching; 15. Teaching citizenship in visual communication design: Reflections of an Afrikaner; 16. Educational development for the public good; Afterword; Index.
