The Philosophy of Higher Education : A Critical Introduction (Paperback)

Part One: Foundations 1. The philosophy of higher education 2. Higher education and university: conflicts on the three planes 3. Values and higher education, and ethical evolution 4. Knowledge and truth: matters of interest Part II: Key concepts 5. Research: towards an ecological transdisciplinarity 6. Culture: sighting a culture of constructive argument (CCA) 7. Academic freedom ? and academic responsibility 8. Thought and reason - and their dilemmas Part III: Teaching, learning and the student 9. Teaching: a provocative matter 10. Curriculum - making it explicit 11. Being a student: a committed uncertainty 12. Critical thinking: the three crazy escalators Part IV: The university as an institution 13. The place of the university 14. The spirit of the university 15. Academic leadership and management ? and keeping clear water between them 16. Time, space and the digital university Part V: Higher education and the world 17. Higher education and the university: two very public matters 18. The lure of engagement: traps for the unwary 19. Social justice - and onwards to ecological justice 20. Beyond the Anthropocene