The university in the 21st century teaching the new Enlightenment at the dawn of the digital age

This volume addresses the broad spectrum of challenges confronting the university of the 21st century. Elkana and Klöpper place special emphasis on the questions regarding the very idea and purposes of universities, especially as viewed through curriculum-what is taught-and pedagogy-how it is taugh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Elkana, Yehuda, 1934-2012 (-)
Otros Autores: Klöpper, Hannes (editor), Lazerson, Marvin, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Budapest : Central European University Press 2016.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The idea of the university
  • The aims of the university
  • A manifesto for curriculum reform
  • The renaissance of rhetoric and meaning
  • New curricula and new disciplines
  • Rethinking the unity of research and teaching
  • Democracy and the philosophy of education
  • Doctoral education
  • The status quo of technology in higher education
  • The university in the digital age.