Universities, the Citizen Scholar and the Future of Higher Education

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Are Universities Redundant?....Pages 7-20
In Search of the Citizen Scholar: Modern Pedagogical Approaches Compared....Pages 21-36
Educating Citizen Scholars: Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminars at the University of Guelph....Pages 37-53
The Citizen Scholar: The Academy at the University of Western Sydney....Pages 54-68
Cultural Humility in Education and Work: A Valuable Approach for Teachers, Learners and Professionals....Pages 69-84
Giving Voice to the Citizen Scholar: Generating Critical Thinking by Combining Traditional and Non-Traditional Genres in a First-Year English Course....Pages 85-101
Open-Ended Dialogue and the Citizen Scholar: A Case Study of the Writing Component of a University-Led Enrichment Programme for School Learners....Pages 102-118
Reframing Large Classes through Fostering the Citizen Scholar....Pages 119-136
University Massification and Teaching Non-Traditional University Students....Pages 137-154
Changing Mindsets: Moving from the Acceptance of Facts to Critical Thinking....Pages 155-171
Medical Education: Training for the Desirable Traits in Past, Present and Future Doctors?....Pages 172-186
Experiential Learning: The Game as a Teaching Tool to Reach Multiple Audiences and Cross-Disciplinary Divides....Pages 187-201
Contra Coloniality on Campus: Teaching an Inclusive Philosophy of Practice under Precarious Conditions....Pages 202-221
Cultivating the Cultivators: Peer Mentorship as a Means of Developing Citizen Scholars in Higher Education....Pages 222-234
Playing with Learning: Childhood Pedagogies for Higher Education....Pages 235-249
Critical Thinking Pedagogy and the Citizen Scholar in University-Based Initial Teacher Education: The Promise of Twin Educational Ideals....Pages 250-267
Back Matter....Pages 268-270