Values of the University in a Time of Uncertainty (1st ed. 2019)

Synopsis

This deliberately wide-ranging book addresses issues related to trust, compassion, well-being, grace, dignity and integrity. It explores these within the context of higher education, giving existential and empirical accounts of how these moral duties can be expressed within the academy and why they ought to be. The chapters range from values used in the marketing and management of institutions to their realisation in therapeutic and teacher training spaces. The book opens with a specific introduction which positions the work and outlines the context of duties and obligations at play. This is followed by two distinct but related sections including chapters on theoretical issues, organisational practices and personal praxis. The first part is more abstract and theoretical, the second locates the values discussed within the practices of the university. In doing so the book encompasses a wide range of issues from multi-disciplinary and geo-political regions. The authors are a mixture of world-leading authorities on values in higher education and earlier career researchers, who are nonetheless equally passionate contributors. This mix gives the book vibrancy and offers insight which appeals to both an academic and managerial readership.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783030159702

Related ISBNs:

9783030159696

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

11/27/22

Copyrighted By:

Springer

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Paul Gibbs

Edited by:

Jill Jameson

Edited by:

Alex Elwick