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OverviewThis book innovatively explores how universities might be engines of reform and social change.Using rich case studies drawn from South African research, this book comprehensively provides a myriad of new perspectives on what constitutes a set of appropriate professional capabilities that will translate successfully into social progression. It asks challenges universities to produce professionals who have the knowledge, skills and values to improve the lives of people living in poverty in urban and rural settings. It covers issues such as: South African Debates about Higher Education Institutional conditions and professional educational arrangements Social Constraints on educating ethically aware public professionals Global Issues and Professional Education: history, power and normative choice By drawing on an approach that focuses on differing capabilities, this book produces a crucial new framework for the global study of higher education policy. It looks at higher education's contribution to global social justice beyond the mere human capital, administering a challenge to Higher Education internationally to address human development in the 21st century. This book will be of great interest to all scholars of higher education involved in higher education studies, comparative education, and development studies. It will also prove valuable to policy makers, higher education leaders and lecturers and graduate professionals in diverse organizations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Melanie Walker (University of Birmingham, UK) , Monica McLean (University of Nottingham, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.570kg ISBN: 9780415604710ISBN 10: 0415604710 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 03 September 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart I Higher Education, The Public Good and Professionals 1. Higher Education in a Global Context: Working for the public good 2. Capabilities-Based Public-Good Professionalism Part II Context, Theoretical Framing and Methodology 3. History, Inequalities and Context: South African universities 4. Professional Capabilities, Educational Arrangements and Social Conditions: A new research design 5. Dialogic Stages of Public-Good Professional Capabilities Index Part III Applying a Public-Good Professional Capabilities Education Index 6. Participants’ Conceptions of Professional Work in South Africa 7. Pedagogical Environments for the Production of Public-Good Professionals 8. Universities and Social Conditions: Constraints on public-good professionalism in South Africa 9. Public-Good Pathways to Poverty ReductionReviewsAuthor InformationMelanie Walker is Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK and Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Monica McLean is Associate Professor and Read in Higher Education in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK. Her previous posts include Head of Educational Development at the University of Oxford, UK and Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at Keele University, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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