Meaning-centered education : international perspectives and explorations in higher education / edited by Olga Kovbasyuk and Patrick Blessinger. - xxii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.



"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"--

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Education, Higher--Philosophy.
Inquiry-based learning.
EDUCATION / General.
EDUCATION / Higher.
EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General.

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