A timely and persuasive argument for Higher Education's obligations to our democratic society, Longing for Justice combines personal narrative with critical analysis to make the case for educational practices that connect to questions of democracy, justice, and the common good. Jennifer S. Simpson begins with three questions. First, what is the nature of the social contract that universities have with public life? Second, how might this social contract shape undergraduate education? And third, how do specific approaches to kwledge and undergraduate education inform how students understand society? In a bold challenge to conventional wisdom about Higher Education, Simpson argues that today's neoliberal educational rms foreground abstract concepts and leave the complications of real life, especially the intricacies of power, unexamined. Analysing modern teaching techniques, including service learning and civic engagement, Simpson concludes that for Higher Education to serve democracy it must strengthen students' abilities to critically analyse social issues, recognize and challenge social inequities, and pursue justice.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
0802096700
ISBN-13
9780802096708
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208964528
Product Key Features
Author
Jennifer S. Simpson
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Education & Teaching
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Toronto
Author Biography
Jennifer S. Simpson is an associate professor and Chair of the Department of Drama and Speech Communication at the University of Waterloo.