9783030473754 - Populism and Higher Education Curriculum Development: Problem Based Learning as a Mitigating Response (4 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Against a background of increasing inequality and a rising tide of nationalism and populism, this book raises concerns that curriculum is being shaped by powerful non-academic, non-accountable forces and that populism ¿ and its manifestations ¿ represent a grave challenge to learning. It explores the extent to which curriculum and learning methods in higher education should respond to this challenge. Using problem based learning as a case study it draws on crossdisciplinary studies to examine how regional, national and organizational perspectives emphasize different aspects of PBL. It questions whether PBL provides an effective response to external influences and a ¿populist¿ higherSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 484 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Against a background of increasing inequality and a rising tide of nationalism andpopulism, this book raises concerns that curriculum is being shaped by powerfulnon-academic, non-accountable forces and that populism - and its manifestations- represent a grave challenge to learning. It explores the extent to whichcurriculum and learning methods in higher education should respond to thischallenge. Using problem based learning as a case study it draws on crossdisciplinarystudies to examine how regional, national and organizationalperspectives emphasize different aspects of PBL. It questions whether PBLprovides an effective response to external influences and a 'populist' highereducation agenda. In conclusion the book poses an uncomfortable questionwhether graduates reflect the external forces shaping curriculum and hence maybe as vulnerable to populist rhetoric as non-graduates precisely because thecurriculum and learning methods do not engage with the challenges. This bookwill appeal to scholars of problem based learning, as well as populism and therole of higher education in society.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 482 pages. 8.27x5.83x8.27 inches. In Stock.

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