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Contemporary Themes in Humanities Higher Education
E. A. . Ed(S): Chambers
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Description for Contemporary Themes in Humanities Higher Education
Hardback. Offers a modern theory of our particular purposes, teaching methods and styles. This book includes themes such as Critical Humanism and a model for the humanities: 'The Other'/tradition and modern consciousness; widening participation in humanities education; globalisation and humanities teaching in Europe; and the value of pedagogic research. Editor(s): Chambers, E. A. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
This book is about the teaching and study of the humanities in our universities. It addresses humanities educators, whose job it is to teach undergraduate students, researchers into the processes of teaching and learning involved, and higher education policy-makers. The book aims to stimulate discussion among them of the proper purposes, processes and outcomes of this form of education. And, in the process, it aims to help define and develop the new field of Arts and Humanities Higher Education (AHHE) . In the humanities, as in other academic domains of higher education, a public discourse of teaching and of students' ... Read more
This book is about the teaching and study of the humanities in our universities. It addresses humanities educators, whose job it is to teach undergraduate students, researchers into the processes of teaching and learning involved, and higher education policy-makers. The book aims to stimulate discussion among them of the proper purposes, processes and outcomes of this form of education. And, in the process, it aims to help define and develop the new field of Arts and Humanities Higher Education (AHHE) . In the humanities, as in other academic domains of higher education, a public discourse of teaching and of students' ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792366942
SKU
V9780792366942
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99-15
Reviews for Contemporary Themes in Humanities Higher Education
`Contemporary Themes in Humanities Higher Education is a valuable collection which articulates questions and potential solutions about the future of the field, its teaching and its research. It is a particularly welcome contribution in the current climate when discussions surrounding education tend to be about cutbacks, efficiencies and performativity.' Colleen Mckenna in ... Read more