Universities, the Citizen Scholar and the Future of Higher Education
Editors: Arvanitakis, J., Hornsby, D. (Eds.)
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- About this book
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The future of higher education is in question as universities struggle to remain relevant to the present and future needs of society. The context in which learning occurs is rapidly changing and those engaged and interested in the place and position of university education need to figure out to adapt. This book embodies a vision for higher education where graduate attributes and proficiencies are at the core of the academic project, where degree programs move beyond disciplinary content and where students are encouraged to be Citizen Scholars. Through a series of cross-disciplinary and contextual cases, the contributors to this book articulate how this vision can be achieved in our pedagogical environments, future proofing higher education.
- About the authors
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James Arvanitakis is Dean of the Graduate Research School and Head of The Academy, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
David J Hornsby is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Assistant Dean of Humanities, Teaching and Learning, at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-6
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Are Universities Redundant?
Pages 7-20
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In Search of the Citizen Scholar: Modern Pedagogical Approaches Compared
Pages 21-36
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Educating Citizen Scholars: Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminars at the University of Guelph
Pages 37-53
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The Citizen Scholar: The Academy at the University of Western Sydney
Pages 54-68
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Universities, the Citizen Scholar and the Future of Higher Education
- Editors
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- J. Arvanitakis
- D. Hornsby
- Series Title
- Palgrave Critical University Studies
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-53869-7
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137538697
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-53868-0
- Series ISSN
- 2662-7329
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 270
- Topics
