Editors:
- Focuses on innovative examples of pedagogic practice that confront inequality in higher education
- Provides rich analysis of diverse higher education contexts from a variety of countries
- Situates pedagogic practice within larger debates about the role of higher education in democratic societies
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy (GCED)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introducing
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Conceptualizing and Practising
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Synthesizing
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
“At a time when proving their ‘quality’ has become the overriding concern for higher education institutions around the world, Melanie Walker and Merridy Wilson–Strydom invite us to appreciate the under-recognised linkages between quality education and the pursuit of greater social justice in and through higher education. [This book] demonstrate[s] the possibilities and various manifestations of socially just pedagogies, grounding their argument in new theorising, empirical observations, or both. Highlighting the capabilities approach as an overall conceptual and ethical framework by which to evaluate both policy and practice, the book is a refreshing and much welcome addition to the literature on critical pedagogies in higher education.” (Carolin Kreber, Professor of Higher Education, The University of Edinburgh, UK, and Dean, School of Professional Studies, Cape Breton University)
“This book makes a compelling case for the human development perspective, and how this can be harnessed for teaching and learning for social justice. It provides well-reasoned theoretical perspectives, insightful research based analyses, and exciting examples of academics truly teaching from a strong values base. It combines an international gaze with fine-grained, highly contextualised reflections on how to teach differently.” (Professor Brenda Leibowitz, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Editors and Affiliations
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Centre for Research on Higher Education and Development, University of the Free State , Bloemfontein, South Africa
Melanie Walker
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Centre for Research on Higher Education and Development, University of the Free State , Blomfontein, South Africa
Merridy Wilson-Strydom
About the editors
Merridy Wilson Strydom is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research on Higher Education and Development (CRHED) at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Her work is focused on higher education and social justice, with a particular emphasis on access and equity at the undergraduate level, explored using mixed methodologies, including fine-grained student life narratives and participatory visual research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Socially Just Pedagogies, Capabilities and Quality in Higher Education
Book Subtitle: Global Perspectives
Editors: Melanie Walker, Merridy Wilson-Strydom
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55786-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55785-8Published: 19 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55786-5Published: 05 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2946-2711
Series E-ISSN: 2946-272X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 251
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Higher Education, Democracy, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education