Book chapter
The University’s Social and Civic Role: Time for an Appraisal
Curriculum Challenges for Universities: Agenda For Change, pp.21-38
Springer, 1st
03/2022
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Abstract
Two aspects are considered in this article. First, the purpose or re-purposing of the university as a ‘civic’ institution with crucial connections to its local and regional communities and perhaps its ‘value constituents’ in the case of faith-based universities. Second, the crucial meaning of critical thinking and the curriculum in universities in its context of the question: what is the university really for? Both aspects we suggest, have implications for learning and teaching precisely in relation to social and civic engagement.
Details
- Title
- The University’s Social and Civic Role: Time for an Appraisal
- Creators
- David Davies - University of DerbyJames Nyland - Australian Catholic University
- Contributors
- David Davies (Editor of compilation) - University of DerbyJames Nyland (Editor of compilation) - Australian Catholic University
- Publication Details
- Curriculum Challenges for Universities: Agenda For Change, pp.21-38
- Publisher
- Springer; Singapore
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 17
- Identifiers
- 991013395350402368
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- SCU College
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter