Refiguring Universities in an Age of Neoliberalism

Creating Compassionate Campuses
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-73373-5
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 311 g

Reihe: Palgrave Critical University Studies

This book examines the role of compassion in refiguring the university. Plotting a reimagining of the university through care, other-regard, and a commitment to act in response to the suffering of others, the author draws on various humanities disciplines to illuminate the potential of compassion in the campus. The book asks how the sector can reclaim the university from the tides of neoliberalism, inequalities and increased workloads, and which moral principles and competencies would need to be championed and instilled to build inclusive citizenship and positive connection with others. A value that is too scarcely taught, experienced, or advocated in contexts of higher education, compassion is reframed as an essential pillar of the university and a means to an epistemically just campus and curricula.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lawrence, Louise J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Hochschuldidaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: A Prolegomenon to Refiguring the Neoliberal University: Reading with Early Christian Traditions of Compassion in the Throes of a Pandemic.- Chapter 3: Envisioning Compassionate Campuses: Critically Probing Organisational Values and Mission Statements.- Chapter 4: Compassionate Curricula? Northern and Southern Epistemologies and Cognitive [In-] Justice.- Chapter 5: Compassionate Campus Climates: Confronting Privilege and Prejudice with Compassionate Citizenship.- Chapter 6: Compassion and Kindness: Refiguring Discourses of Student Mental Health and Wellbeing.- Chapter 7: [Mis-]Directed Compassion? Power, Sexual Violence and Misconduct, in the Neoliberal Academy.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Louise J. Lawrence is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at the University of Exeter, UK. She currently serves as Co-Head of Department, but has been involved in Education Leadership at Exeter, with a particular interest in curricula design focused on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Student Mental Health and Wellbeing.