Citizenship Democracy And Higher Education In Europe Canada And The Usa

Author : J. Laker
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137287489
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Citizenship, Democracy and Higher Education in Europe, Canada and the USA written by J. Laker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Citizenship, democracy and human rights have always been central to higher education and increasing globalization has amplified their urgency and complexity. This volume explores conceptual, theoretical and policy implications for post-secondary education engaging with these topics, comparing the USA, Canada, Eastern Europe and Western Europe.

Author : J. Laker
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113735559X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education written by J. Laker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, university teachers provide case studies illustrating methods employed to prepare citizens for meaningful participation in democracies, whether long-standing, young or emerging. Examples of practice from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and North America are included, along with reflections and advice for practice.

Author : James Arthur
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134312164
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Citizenship and Higher Education written by James Arthur and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-03-16 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the obligations of the university to society and its communities? What are the virtues of university education? What are the university's ethical responsibilities to its students? The role of citizenship and civic responsibility in higher education is a highly contested yet crucial element of any consideration of the role of university in society. This book offers thoughtful insights into this role, outlining the intellectual and practical tensions and pressures which come to bear upon higher education institutions. Wide ranging in scope, it offers perspectives from British, European, Canadian and North American educational environments. Citizenship and Higher Education will prove stimulating reading for anyone concerned with the ethics of education and the university's place in society - including educationalists, researchers, sociologists and policy-makers.

Author : Matt Hartley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book School-community-university Partnerships for a Sustainable Democracy written by Matt Hartley and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide examines how schools and universities can work together with their local communities to promote democracy in society based on the principles of Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC), a concept developed by the Council of Europe. Partnerships based on this idea foster civic skills and values in citizens and build the civic capacity of communities through the pursuit of collective solutions to local problems. The guide explores the mechanics of such partnerships in practice, describing how they are built and sustained, and what makes them work. Drawing on examples from Europe and the United States of America, the guide is intended for policy makers and practitioners in schools and universities, civil society and community groups, and representatives of public authorities and government bodies on both sides of the Atlantic.

Author : Josef Huber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Higher Education and Democratic Culture written by Josef Huber and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on the responsibility of higher education for a democratic culture is the 8th volume in the Council of Europe's Higher Education series. It is the direct result of a Higher Education Forum held in June 2006 on the responsibility of higher education for citizenship, human rights and sustainability. This forum was a part of the Council of Europe's long-standing commitment to work in the area of education for democratic citizenship and human rights. It complements earlier work on the public responsibility for higher education and research which led to a recommendation of the Committee of Minister to the member states of the Council of Europe in 2007. If our aim is to work for sustainable democratic societies, the responsibility of public authorities for a high-quality higher education system must go hand in hand with the responsibility of higher education institutions towards the advancement of society.

Author : Sue Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351725130
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Transformative Spaces in Higher Education written by Sue Jackson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher education has been presented as a solution to a host of local and global problems, despite the fact that learning and assessment can also be used as mechanisms for exclusion and social control. Developing Transformative Spaces in Higher Education: Learning to Transgress demonstrates that even when knowledge may appear to be the solution, it can be partial and disempowering to all but the dominant groups. The book shows the need to contest such knowledge claims and to learn to transgress, rather than to conform. It argues that transformative spaces need to be found and that these should be about the creation of new opportunities, ways of knowing and ways of being. Working in and through spaces of transgression, the contributors to this volume develop frameworks for the possibilities of transformative spaces in learning and teaching in higher education. The book critiques the ways in which Western higher education culture determines the academic agenda in relation to dialogue on social differences, minority groups and hierarchical structures, including issues of representation among different groups in the population. It also explores the personal and political costs of transgression and outlines ways in which transitions can be transformative. The book should be of interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students engaged in the study of higher education, education studies, teacher training, social justice and transformation. It should also be essential reading for practitioners working in post-compulsory education.

Author : Sjur Bergan
Publisher : Council of Europe
ISBN 13 : 9287193746
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Higher education leadership for democracy, sustainability and social justice written by Sjur Bergan and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy, sustainability and social justice: the leading role that higher education must play in maintaining these three principles This publication, Higher education leadership for democracy, sustainability and social justice, arises from the global forum that the Council of Europe, the International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility and Democracy, the Organization of American States and the International Association of Universities organised at Dublin City University in June 2022. It also arises from the challenges of Covid-19, which both highlighted and contributed to the fragility of democracy, with the increasing erosion of democratic participation, the deepening of extreme inequities, the strengthening of identity and nationalistic politics and the promotion of populist anti-intellectualism, involving attacks on science and knowledge itself. In this book, authors from Europe, the United States and Latin America argue that democracy, sustainability and social justice are inextricably linked, and that we can impact none of them unless higher education plays an important role in identifying the issues and helping society devise a viable and robust response. The book argues that higher education must do more than develop and disseminate knowledge and understanding. Higher education must influence the way individuals and societies behave. Higher education must lead. The importance of this leadership is illustrated by the inclusion of the Dublin Global Forum in the programme of the Irish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and will be borne out by the positions and actions of the higher education community.

Author : Cogan, John (Professor of Education, University of Minnesota, USA)
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134730268
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Citizenship for the 21st Century written by Cogan, John (Professor of Education, University of Minnesota, USA) and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civic and citizenship education have emerged as major areas of discussion, debate and action regarding their place in the school curriculum in many nations. This text sets out to show the importance of citizenship education with examples and contributions from around the world.

Author : Marcella Milana
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137388250
Total Pages : 254 pages
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Download or read book Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Learning Policy written by Marcella Milana and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worldwide appearance and expression of adult education and lifelong learning have changed significantly during the past 20 years. This book explores recent changes in their related national and international policies, how they intersect with developments in higher education and how they may contribute to debates on citizenship and democracy.

Author : Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137473193
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, Development Aid and Human Rights in Education written by Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debate about languages of instruction in Africa and Asia involves an analysis of both the historical thrust of national government and also development aid policies. Using case studies from Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia, Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite argues that the colonial legacy is perpetuated when global languages are promoted in education. The use of local languages in instruction not only offers an effective means to contextualize the curriculum and improve student comprehension, but also to achieve quality education and rights in education.