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Author:   Alejandra Boni (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain) ,  Melanie Walker (University of Birmingham, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780415536325

ISBN 10:   0415536324
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   02 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: human development, capabilities and uiversities of the twenty-first century Part I Theoretical insights 2. Higher education and human development: towards the public and social good 3. University knowledge, human development and pedagogic rights 4. What is wrong with global inequality in higher education? 5. Education and capabilities for a global ‘great transition’ Part II Policy implications 6. Equity and graduate attributes 7. Employability: a capability approach 8. Capabilities and widening access to higher education: a case study of social exclusion and inequality in China 9. Universities and social responsibility for human and sustainable development Part III Operationalizing a new imaginary 10. Liberal arts education and the formation of valuable capabilities 11. Teaching for well-being: pedagogical strategies for meaning, value, relevance and justice 12. Global learning for global citizenship 13. Capabilities and a pedagogy for global identities 14. Educating development professionals for reflective and transformative agency: insights from a master’s degree 15. Re-imagining universities: international education, cosmopolitan pedagogies and global friendships 16. Social engagement and universities: a case study from Mexico

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Alejandra Boni is an Associate Professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain, and member of the Development, Cooperation and Ethics Study Group. Melanie Walker is Senior Research Professor at the University of the Free State, South Africa, and South African Research Chair in human development and higher education.

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