Rethinking knowledge within higher education : Adorno and social justice /

Rethinking Knowledge within Higher Education argues for a higher education that is neither a romantic idyll of learning for its own sake nor an instrumental institution designed to train a willing workforce for the prevailing economic system. Instead, using analysis informed by critical theorist The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McArthur, Jan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Temas:
Adorno, Theodor W., > 1903-1969 > Political and social views.
Adorno, Theodor W., > 1903-1969
Education, Higher.
Critical theory.
Social justice.
Social Justice
Enseignement supérieur.
Théorie critique.
Justice sociale.
higher education.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
critical theory (sociological concept)
Critical theory
Education, Higher
Political and social views
Social justice
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Knowledge and social justice in higher education
  • Approaches to critical theory and critical pedagogy
  • The importance of knowledge being not easily known
  • Beyond standardized engagement with knowledge
  • The social implications of engaging with knowledge in higher education
  • Challenging the theory-practice dichotomy
  • Towards a higher education transcending both the elite and the mainstream.

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