Student Engagement in Neoliberal Times
| Autor: | Nick Zepke |
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| EAN: | 9789811032004 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 14.12.2016 |
| Untertitel: | Theories and Practices for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education |
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| Schlagworte: | Active citizenship Civic engagement Community engagement Disengagement Elective affinity Human capital orientation Individual well-being Learning partnerships Patterns of engagement Quality learning in higher education Quality teaching in h |
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This book investigates origins, meanings, uses and effects of student engagement in higher education, and addresses three core questions: (1) Why is student engagement so visible in higher education today? (2) What are its dominant characteristics? (3) What is missing in the popular view of student engagement? These questions pave the way for a fresh approach to student engagement.
The book argues that an elective affinity between student engagement and policies embedded in neoliberalism, the dominant ideology of the early 21st century, enables student engagement to transcend diverse intellectual and practice contexts. This affinity encourages quality learning and teaching that enables student to succeed in their studies and future careers.
The book shows that focusing on neoliberal objectives for learning and teaching limits the potential of student engagement in higher education. This conclusion leads to a critical and practical social-ecological perspective that approaches engagement more as a pathway to social justice than as a list of techniques.
This book is a work of critical scholarship backed by empirical research. It questions accepted theories and practices and offers fresh insights into student engagement in higher education, including how engagement could promote social justice.
Nick Zepke is a recently retired Associate Professor in adult education in the Institute of Education at Massey University in New Zealand. He has taught, researches and publishes in three interrelated areas: learner centred teaching, education policy studies, and lifelong and lifewide education. He has published six books, more than 100 articles in respected international and local journals, and numerous commissioned reports in these areas. Since 2009 his research has focused on student engagement in higher education. He has published 19 articles and book chapters in the area.
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