The University in the Twenty-first Century
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The University in the Twenty-first Century

Teaching the New Enlightenment in the Digital Age

Yehuda Elkana, Hannes Klöpper, Marvin Lazerson, Marvin Lazerson

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The University in the Twenty-first Century

Teaching the New Enlightenment in the Digital Age

Yehuda Elkana, Hannes Klöpper, Marvin Lazerson, Marvin Lazerson

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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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Publisher
Central European University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9789633860397
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Higher Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. Preface
  6. Foreword
  7. Chapter 1 Introduction
  8. Chapter 2 The Idea of the University
  9. Chapter 3 The Aims of the University
  10. Chapter 4 A Manifesto for Curriculum Reform
  11. Chapter 5 The Renaissance of Rhetoric and Meaning
  12. Chapter 6 New Curricula and New Disciplines
  13. Chapter 7 Rethinking the Unity of Research and Teaching
  14. Chapter 8 Democracy and the Philosophy of Education
  15. Chapter 9 Doctoral Education
  16. Chapter 10 The Status Quo of Technology in Higher Education
  17. Chapter 11 The University in the Digital Age
  18. Bibliography
  19. Name Index
  20. Back cover