Socially Just Pedagogies, Capabilities and Quality in Higher Education
. Ed(S): Walker, Melanie; Wilson-Strydom, Merridy
€ 182.84
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Socially Just Pedagogies, Capabilities and Quality in Higher Education
Hardback. Editor(s): Walker, Melanie; Wilson-Strydom, Merridy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy. Num Pages: 251 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 478.
This book explores the idea that teaching and learning – pedagogy – at universities is a crucial space for students’ formation as ethical graduates, equipped with knowledge, skills and values to contribute to more equal societies. We know that universities across the globe do not stand apart from social and educational inequalities at multiple levels; they have the potential to reproduce or reduce social inequalities and therefore towards transformative ends. This book suggests how this could be achieved both via policy and practice around the globe
This book explores the idea that teaching and learning – pedagogy – at universities is a crucial space for students’ formation as ethical graduates, equipped with knowledge, skills and values to contribute to more equal societies. We know that universities across the globe do not stand apart from social and educational inequalities at multiple levels; they have the potential to reproduce or reduce social inequalities and therefore towards transformative ends. This book suggests how this could be achieved both via policy and practice around the globe
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137557858
SKU
V9781137557858
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Walker, Melanie; Wilson-Strydom, Merridy
Melanie Walker is the South African Research Chair of Higher Education and Human Development at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She is Vice-President of the Human Development and Capability Association and has published widely in the field of higher education, inequality and social change, with particular attention to well-being freedoms, agency for access, participation and success in ... Read more
Reviews for Socially Just Pedagogies, Capabilities and Quality in Higher Education