Pedagogy and the university : critical theory and practice
Outlines the main trends in university pedagogy within the context of academic practices and socio-economic developments. This book shows, among other issues, how to relate 'macro' issues to 'micro' issues, and challenge the paradigm of education as a purely 'technical rational' process designed to contribute to economic growth
1 online resource
9781847141910, 1847141919
1100924441
Acknowledgements; 1 University pedagogy for a better world; 2 Critical theory and the transformation of university pedagogy; 3 Socio-historical options and constraints; 4 Accounting for pedagogic quality; 5 Pedagogic justice; 6 Student experience as the development of communicative reason; 7 Intellectualizing university teaching and student learning; 8 Creating the environment for critical pedagogy; 9 University pedagogy for justice, communication and reason; References; Index