Challenging commonly held perceptions of philanthropic organisations, this book brings together a range of interdisciplinary contributors from across the globe to explore the most pressing issues facing those working in and with philanthropy and education. It focuses on the increasing influence of new philanthropic actors on the global education sector, offering a thorough insight into the topic.
Philanthropy in Education
Diverse Perspectives and Global Trends
Edited by Natasha Y. Ridge and Arushi Terway
Edited by Natasha Y. Ridge and Arushi Terway
Monograph Chapter
In Philanthropy in Education
Edited by Natasha Y. Ridge and Arushi Terway
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- 4 November 2019
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Edited by Rolf Becker
Presenting original contributions from the key experts in the field, the Research Handbook on the Sociology of Education explores the major theoretical, methodological, empirical and political challenges and pressing social questions facing education in current times.
Competitive Accountability in Academic Life
The Struggle for Social Impact and Public Legitimacy
Richard Watermeyer
This book considers how a culture of ‘competitive accountability’ in UK higher education produces multiple tensions, contradictions and paradoxes that are destabilizing and deleterious to the work and identities of academics as research scientists. It suggests the potential of a new discourse of scientific accountability, that frees scientists and their public communities from the absurdities and profligacy of ‘performativity’ and ‘managerial governmentality’ encountered in the REF and an impact agenda – the noose of competitive accountability – and a more honest and meaningful public contract.
Monograph Chapter
In Competitive Accountability in Academic Life
Richard Watermeyer
- Published:
- 26 July 2019
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Monograph Chapter
In Competitive Accountability in Academic Life
Richard Watermeyer
- Published:
- 26 July 2019
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Higher Education and the Future of Graduate Employability
A Connectedness Learning Approach
Edited by Ruth Bridgstock and Neil Tippett
This book challenges the dominant ‘employability skills’ discourse by exploring socially connected and networked perspectives to learning and teaching in higher education. Both learning and career development happen naturally and optimally in ecologies, informal communities and partnerships. In the digital age, they are also highly networked. This book presents ten empirical case studies of educational practice that investigate the development of learner capabilities, teaching approaches, and institutional strategies in higher education, to foster lifelong graduate employability through social connectedness.
Salla Sissonen
As an afterthought to the chapters in the book, this epilogue plays with the idea of looking to the future by briefly examining what is happening at earlier stages of education today. By understanding some of the objectives of the Finnish national core curriculum 2014 and taking a look at the practices at school, we can imagine the optimal skillsets that a now 12-year-old child will have when they enter higher education in a few years’ time. Optimally, we will be faced with a person with a developed understanding of how they learn best, a creative learner and problem-solver with skills in meaningful use of technology. This chapter argues that it does not mean the efficient future learners will not require teaching; on the contrary, we will continue to need competent pedagogical thinkers to guide the students on their individual paths to lifelong-learning.
Monograph Chapter
In Higher Education in the Digital Age
Edited by Annika Zorn, Jeff Haywood and Jean-Michel Glachant
- Published:
- 30 November 2018
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2018
Higher Education in the Digital Age
Moving Academia Online
Edited by Annika Zorn, Jeff Haywood and Jean-Michel Glachant
The European higher education sector is moving online, but to what extent? Are the digital disruptions seen in other sectors of relevance for both academics and management in higher education? How far are we from fully seizing the opportunities that an online transition could offer? This insightful book presents a broad perspective on existing academic practices, and discusses how and where the move online has been successful, and the lessons that can be learned.
Annika Zorn, Jeff Haywood and Jean-Michel Glachant
The introduction discusses how the digital trend that has substantially disrupted other sectors is transforming the higher education sector or even posing a threat to academic institutions’ core business. What could be the rationale for higher education institutions to incorporate a comprehensive digital agenda into their core strategy? Outlining the main developments over the past years in the areas of education, research and knowledge sharing, the authors argue that academic institutions are still far from grasping the full potential of what the digital offers to the academy. Not only does the adoption of online and open practices allow universities to respond to major challenges facing them today, but a digital vision also allows higher education institutions to re-define their role in society. Subsequently, the authors outline how the examples discussed in the book, stemming from a variety of academic contexts, will enrich our understanding of what ‘moving online’ might entail and how to make it work in practice.
Monograph Chapter
In Higher Education in the Digital Age
Edited by Annika Zorn, Jeff Haywood and Jean-Michel Glachant
- Published:
- 30 November 2018
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2018