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Informationen zum Autor Ian M. Kinchin is Professor in Higher Education in the Surrey Institute of Education at the University of Surrey, UK. Klappentext The contemporary literature on higher education tells a story of a system that is widely perceived to be broken. Students are sceptical of the system that they are increasingly asked to pay into, and staff are disillusioned by rampant managerialism, or burnt out. There is an alternative view that is emerging in the literature, that of the ecological university. This book builds on established ecological models that can be applied to social systems, particularly the adaptive cycle. It links these ideas to key theoretical stances from across the educational literature to create an epistemological consilience across the divide between structuralist-poststructuralist educational research literatures. It is written with a consideration of the practical moves that can be undertaken within an institution to develop a healthier environment in which sustainable pedagogies can be nurtured. Kinchin argues that the ecological university may be seen as a way to 'mend' the current system so institutions can justify the use of popular terms like sustainability, inclusivity and wellbeing in an ecologically authentic and demonstrable way. The book includes a Foreword written by Martyn Kingsbury, Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, Imperial College London, UK. Vorwort Considers the practical elements that must fall into place to operationalise the idea of an ecological university. Zusammenfassung Many contemporary commentators present a damning account of the current state of higher education, to the extent that our universities may be considered to be broken. This book offers an alternative perspective to the dominant neoliberal discourse and provides the conceptual tools to help construct a trajectory of repair for our universities. These ideas are presented within this book as five moves to transform our current pathological situation and develop towards a more healthy and sustainable ecological learning environment. In this book, Ian Kinchin draws upon a wide range of sources from the philosophy of education, biological and clinical sciences as well as educational research and academic development. This alternative ecology of ideas presents a challenge to university leaders and asks if we care enough about the future of our universities to encourage an evolution of practice that deals sustainably with the wicked problems our universities face in the coming century. It describes a move towards an ecological university. The book includes a foreword written by Martyn Kingsbury, Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, Imperial College London, UK. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, Martyn Kingsbury (Imperial College London, UK) Introduction1. Institutional Natural Histories2. Assemblages of Narrative Ecologies3. Valuing Post-Abyssal Thinking4. From Hero Leaders to Ecological Leadership5. Sustainable Pedagogies6. ConclusionsPostscript: The Author’s JourneyReferences Index...
