Publicly Engaged Scholars: Next Generation Engagement and the Future of Higher Education
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Book Title
Publicly Engaged Scholars: Next Generation Engagement and the Future of Higher Education
Contributor(s)
Edited by Margaret A. Post, Elaine Ward, Nicholas V. Longo, and John Saltmarsh
Description
The concern that the democratic purposes of higher education -- and its conception as a public good -- are being undermined, with the growing realization that existing structures are unsuited to addressing today's complex societal problems, and that our institutions are failing an increasingly diverse population, all give rise to questioning the current model of the university. This book presents the voices of a new generation of scholars, educators, and practitioners who are committed to civic renewal and the public purposes of higher education. They question existing policies, structures, and practices, and put forward new forms of engagement that can help to shape and transform higher education to align it with societal needs. The scholars featured in this book make the case for public scholarship and argue that, in order to strengthen the democratic purposes of higher education for a viable future that is relevant to the needs of a changing society, we must recognize and support new models of teaching and research, and the need for fundamental changes in the core practices, policies, and cultures of the academy. These scholars act on their values through collaboration, inclusiveness, participation, task sharing, and reciprocity in public problem solving. Central to their approach is an authentic respect for the expertise and experience that all stakeholders contribute to education, knowledge generation, and community building. This book offers a vision of the university as a part of an ecosystem of knowledge production, addressing public problems with the purpose of advancing a more inclusive, deliberative democracy; and explores the new paradigm for teaching, learning, and knowledge creation necessary to make it a reality.
ISBN
9781620362631
Publication Date
2016
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
City
Sterling, Virginia
Keywords
college teachers, political activity, civic engagement, higher education, democracy and education
Disciplines
Higher Education | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Recommended Citation
Ward, Elaine, "Publicly Engaged Scholars: Next Generation Engagement and the Future of Higher Education" (2016). Books and Monographs. 78.
https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/books/78