Re-Imagined Universities and Global Citizen Professionals - International Education, Cosmopolitan Pedagogies Global Friendships

Informationen zum Autor Shanti George is an independent researcher, based in The Hague. She has been Reader at the University of Delhi, India, Visiting Senior Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe and programme specialist for West Asia and North Africa at the Bernard van Leer Foundation. Her books cover comparative rural development, development education, and global perspectives on foster care. Klappentext Universities are increasingly criticised for their limited relevance to a globalized and unequal world. Drawing on research from over 27 countries, this book outlines new directions for universities and the need to rethink the education that they provide based on the experiences of schools of international development studies. Zusammenfassung Universities are increasingly criticised for their limited relevance to a globalized and unequal world. Drawing on research from over 27 countries, this book outlines new directions for universities and the need to rethink the education that they provide based on the experiences of schools of international development studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Politics of the Intellect in the Globalized World 2. The Politics of the Intellect in Developing Countries 3. Citizen Professionals and Cosmopolitan Identities 4. Cosmopolitan Pedagogies for Global Citizen Professionals 5. Global Friendships – Hegemonic or Transformative? (I) 6. Global Friendships – Hegemonic or Transformative? (II) 7. The Politics of the Imagination in our Globalized World

Table des matières

1. The Politics of the Intellect in the Globalized World 2. The Politics of the Intellect in Developing Countries 3. Citizen Professionals and Cosmopolitan Identities 4. Cosmopolitan Pedagogies for Global Citizen Professionals 5. Global Friendships - Hegemonic or Transformative? (I) 6. Global Friendships - Hegemonic or Transformative? (II) 7. The Politics of the Imagination in our Globalized World

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: S. George, Shanti George, George S
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.03.2014
• EAN: 9781137358943
• ISBN: 978-1-137-35894-3
• Pages: 297
• Thèmes: Frontiers of Globalization; Frontiers of Globalization
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Formation d'adultes; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; B, Sociology of Education, Education, Sociology, Sociology, general, International and Comparative Education, Economic development, higher education, Social research & statistics, Comparative education, International education, Educational sociology, Development Studies, Education and sociology, Palgrave Education Collection