tailieunhanh - Bounds of Democracy

Spanning pivotal years in the historic democratisation of South Africa, the essays collected in Bounds of Democracy provide a trenchant reflection on Higher Education in transition. Arguably South Africa’s foremost philosopher of education, Wally Morrow grapples with very real concerns in higher education policy-making and practice, from stakeholder politics to institutional cultures; from curriculum transformation to an interrogation of the function of higher education institutions in modern societies. Exposing the tensions between egalitarian principles and the nature of higher knowledge,. | Bounds of Democracy Free download from EPISTEMOLOGICAL ACCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION WALLY MORROW HSRC PRESS Free download from Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa First published 2009 ISBN soft cover 978-0-7969-2271-7 ISBN pdf 978-0-7969-2272-4 2009 Human Sciences Research Council The views expressed in this publication are those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Human Sciences Research Council the Council or indicate that the Council endorses the views of the author. In quoting from this publication readers are advised to attribute the source of the information to the individual author concerned and not to the Council. Copyedited by Peter Lague Typeset by Baseline Publishing Services Cover by Fuel Design Printed by Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services EDS Tel 44 0 20 7240X 0856 Fax 44 0 20 7379 0609 Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group IPG Call toll-free 800 888 4741 Fax 1 312 337 5985 Contents Foreword iv Abbreviations viii Free download from 1 Cultivating humanity in the contemporary world 1 2 Varieties of educational tragedy 13 3 Epistemic values in curriculum transformation 28 4 Shifting the embedded culture of Higher Education 40 5 Should a democrat be in favour of academic freedom 55 6 Entitlement and achievement in education 69 7 Stakeholders and senates The governance of higher education institutions in South Africa 87 8 Higher knowledge and the functions of Higher Education 113 9 Learning delivery models in Higher Education in South Africa 138 Bibliography 169 Index .