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| Additional Physical Format: | Print version Rowan, Leonie Higher Education and Social Justice : The Transformative Potential of University Teaching and the Power of Educational Paradox Cham : Palgrave Macmillan UK,c2018 |
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| Material Type: | Document |
| Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Leonie Rowan |
| ISBN: | 9783030052461 303005246X |
| OCLC Number: | 1097111582 |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. A Conversation Starter: Student Voices and Academic Choices. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (151 p.). |
| Contents: | Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 The Transformative Potential of Higher Education: Engaging with Educational Philosophy to Labour for Justice and Freedom; Abstract; A Conversation Starter: Academic Work and Social Justice-For Whose Freedom Do We Labour?; My Academia: Current Academic Terrains; Educational Philosophy and the Work of Academics; Beyond Inclusion and Towards Equality: Perspectives on Social Justice; Relationship-Centred Education; Educated Hope and Academic Decision Making. Situated Actions for Educational Change: Conversations About TransformationReferences; Chapter 2 Influences on Academic Decision-Making in University Teaching: Perspectives from Policy, Literature, and Student-Centred Research; Abstract; A Conversation Starter: The Context of Academic Work; Navigating by Policy: Student-Centred Universities; Navigating by Literature: Student Experiences and Student Satisfaction; Introducing the Research Data; Data Set 1; Data Set 2; Student Perspectives on Student Experiences; Relevance; Intellectual Challenge; Pedagogical Dexterity and Pedagogical Innovation. Validity, Usefulness, Clarity of AssessmentClarity of Communication and Overall Organisation; Staff Commitment to, Mastery of, and Enthusiasm Regarding the Topics Being Discussed; Positive Relationships, Mutual Respect, and Educational Rapport; Summary and Next Steps; Content or Activities as Irrelevant or Unhelpful; Content as Too Familiar; Pedagogical Decision-Making (Including Use of Online Lectures) That Was Not Effective; Assessment That Was Variously Seen as Confusing, Too Challenging, or Too Supported; Communication and Organisational Concerns. Disagreement with the Idea That Flexibility Is Provided by Online DeliveryVarious Interpretations of the Efforts by Staff to Develop Relationships/Support Students; Reflection; References; Chapter 3 Purposeful Decision Making for Relationship-Centred Education: Productive Paradox in University Teaching; Abstract; A Conversation Starter: Considering Multiple Perspectives on Quality; Situating Paradoxical Conversations; An Environment Should Be Hospitable but Charged; Welcoming Students into Complex, Demanding Conversations: Establishing Relevance. Sustaining Complex Conversations in Hospitable Environments: Pedagogical Variety and Student ChoiceAnalysing Learning Environments: Creating Spaces That Are Charged and Inviting; Analysing Pedagogical Decisions: Variety to Maximise Intellectual Engagement; Reflections on Situated Actions for Social Justice; Bounded but Open: Flexibility in Learning Choices; Bounded but Open Curriculum; Reflection; References; Chapter 4 Purposeful Decision Making for Relationship-Centred Education: Speech and Silence in University Classrooms; Abstract. |
| Series Title: | Palgrave pivot. |
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"Rowan's research and teaching are interconnected and built on more than two decades of experience in higher education. The present work, based on her 10 years' research, has provided a critical analysis of the transformative power of higher education. ... Rowan's own educational experiences are the very indication of social justice in higher education, and therefore provide much support for this substantial work." (Yanli Jia and Biyu Zeng, Higher Education, Vol. 81, 2021) Read more...
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