Higher Education For The Public Good: Views From The South

Synopsis

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 Their Professional 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. Re-inserting The Public Good Into Higher Education Transformation / Mala Singh -- Public Good And Private Benefits Of Higher Education / Martin Hall -- The Promise Of The University : What It's Become And Where It Could Go / Crain Soudien -- The Public Purposes Of The University : A Historical View, 1995-2010 / Lis Lange -- An Evaluative Framework For A Socially Just Institution / Vivienne Bozalek And Brenda Leibowitz -- The Role Of Curriculum : Advancing Capabilities And Functionings For A Public-good Education / Melanie Walker -- Graduate Attributes For The Public Good : A Case Of A Research-led University / Susan Van Schalkwyk, Nicoline Herman And André Müller -- Hopeful Teacher Education In Sa : Towards A Politics Of Humanity / Yusef Waghid -- A Pedagogy Of Hope : Learning About Community, Self And Identity With Students In The Social And Allied Health Sciences / Lindsey Nicholls And Poul Rohleder -- Disrupting Mainstream Discourse In Teacher Education Through Decolonising Pedagogies / Sharon Subreenduth -- Cultivating Global Citizenship In Engineering Courses / Alejandra Boni, Penny Macdonald And Jordi Peris -- Towards A Pedagogy Of Hybridity, Reconcilliation And Justice / Nico Koopman -- Critical Professionalism : A Lecturer Attribute For Troubled Times / Brenda Leibowitz And David Holgate -- Self Study As A Mechanism To Foster Hopeful Teaching / Faaiz Gierdien -- Teaching Citizenship In Visual Communication Design : Reflections Of An Afrikaner / Elmarie Costandius -- Educational Development For The Public Good / Gina Wisker. Edited By Brenda Leibowitz. A Trentham Book. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.