Meaning-centered education international perspectives and explorations in higher education / [electronic resource] :
edited by Olga Kovbasyuk and Patrick Blessinger.
- New York : Routledge, 2013.
- xxii, 239 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Theory and principles of meaning-centered education -- pt. II. Worldwide successful practices : voices of experience -- pt. III. Enhancing meaning-centered teaching and learning.
"In a time of globally changing environments and economic challenges, many institutions of higher education are attempting to reform by promoting standardization approaches. Meaning-Centered Education explores the counter-tide for an alternative vision of education, where students and instructors engage in open meaning-making processes and self-organizing educational practices. In one contributed volume, Meaning-Centered Education provides a comprehensive introduction to current scholarship and pedagogical practice on meaning-centered education. International contributors explore how modern educational scholars and practitioners all around the world are implementing a comprehensive framework that supports meaning making in a classroom. This edited collection is a valuable resource for higher education faculty and scholars interested in renewing the deep purposes of higher education"--
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Education, Higher--Philosophy.
Inquiry-based learning.
Electronic books.
LB14.7 / .M42 2013
370.1
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Theory and principles of meaning-centered education -- pt. II. Worldwide successful practices : voices of experience -- pt. III. Enhancing meaning-centered teaching and learning.
"In a time of globally changing environments and economic challenges, many institutions of higher education are attempting to reform by promoting standardization approaches. Meaning-Centered Education explores the counter-tide for an alternative vision of education, where students and instructors engage in open meaning-making processes and self-organizing educational practices. In one contributed volume, Meaning-Centered Education provides a comprehensive introduction to current scholarship and pedagogical practice on meaning-centered education. International contributors explore how modern educational scholars and practitioners all around the world are implementing a comprehensive framework that supports meaning making in a classroom. This edited collection is a valuable resource for higher education faculty and scholars interested in renewing the deep purposes of higher education"--
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Education, Higher--Philosophy.
Inquiry-based learning.
Electronic books.
LB14.7 / .M42 2013
370.1