Human Development and Capabilities: Re-imagining the university of the twenty-first century

ISBN-13: 9780415536332 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 240 str.

Alejandra Boni

Opis

Globally, universities are the subject of public debate about their private benefits or public good. This book provides a fresh take on the work and purpose of the university.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: human development, capabilities and uiversities of the twenty-first century  Part I Theoretical insights  2. Higher education and human development: towards the public and social good  3. University knowledge, human development and pedagogic rights  4. What is wrong with global inequality in higher education?  5. Education and capabilities for a global ‘great transition’  Part II Policy implications  6. Equity and graduate attributes  7. Employability: a capability approach  8. Capabilities and widening access to higher education: a case study of social exclusion and inequality in China  9. Universities and social responsibility for human and sustainable development  Part III Operationalizing a new imaginary  10. Liberal arts education and the formation of valuable capabilities  11. Teaching for well-being: pedagogical strategies for meaning, value, relevance and justice  12. Global learning for global citizenship  13. Capabilities and a pedagogy for global identities  14. Educating development professionals for reflective and transformative agency: insights from a master’s degree  15. Re-imagining universities: international education, cosmopolitan pedagogies and global friendships  16. Social engagement and universities: a case study from Mexico