The University in the Twenty-first Century : Teaching the New Enlightenment in the Digital Age
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9633860385
ISBN-13
9789633860380
Publisher
Central European University Press
Imprint
Central European University Press
Country of Manufacture
HU
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 20th, 2016
Print length
302 Pages
Weight
542 grams
Dimensions
16.60 x 23.70 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Educational strategies & policyHigher & further education, tertiary education
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This volume addresses the broad spectrum of challenges confronting the university of the 21st century. Elkana and Klöpper place special emphasis on the questions regarding the very idea and purposes of universities, especially as viewed through curriculum—what is taught—and pedagogy—how it is taught. The ideas recommended here for reform concern especially undergraduate or Bachelor degree programs in all areas of study, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences, the technical fields, law, medicine, and other professions. The core thesis of this book rests on the emergence of a 'New Enlightenment', which requires a revolution in curriculum and teaching in order to translate the academic philosophy of global contextualism into universal practice or application. The university is asked to revamp teaching in order to foster critical thinking that would serve students their entire lives. This book calls for universities to become truly integrated rather than remaining collections of autonomous agencies more committed to competition among themselves than cooperation in the larger interest of learning.
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