Higher education in liquid modernity /
Oxenham, Marvin,
Higher education in liquid modernity / Marvin Oxenham. - xv, 225 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education ; 30 . - Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education ; 30. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Based in sociologist Zygmunt Bauman's theory of liquid modernity, this volume describes and critiques key aspects and practices of liquid education--education as market-driven consumption, short life span of useful knowledge, overabundance of information--through a systematic comparison with ancient Greek'paideia' and medieval university education, producing a sweeping analysis of the history and philosophy of education for the purpose of understanding current higher education, positing a more holisitic alternative model in which students are embedded in a learning commutity that is itself embedded in a larger society. If liquid modernity has left a vacuum where, according to Bauman, the pilot's cabin is empty, this volume argues that no structure is better positioned to fill this vacuum than the university and outlines a renewed vision of social transformation through higher education'--
9780415813976 (hardback) RM411.92 0415813972 (hardback)
Education, Higher--Philosophy.
Postmodernism and higher education.
Holistic education.
Higher education in liquid modernity / Marvin Oxenham. - xv, 225 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education ; 30 . - Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education ; 30. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Based in sociologist Zygmunt Bauman's theory of liquid modernity, this volume describes and critiques key aspects and practices of liquid education--education as market-driven consumption, short life span of useful knowledge, overabundance of information--through a systematic comparison with ancient Greek'paideia' and medieval university education, producing a sweeping analysis of the history and philosophy of education for the purpose of understanding current higher education, positing a more holisitic alternative model in which students are embedded in a learning commutity that is itself embedded in a larger society. If liquid modernity has left a vacuum where, according to Bauman, the pilot's cabin is empty, this volume argues that no structure is better positioned to fill this vacuum than the university and outlines a renewed vision of social transformation through higher education'--
9780415813976 (hardback) RM411.92 0415813972 (hardback)
Education, Higher--Philosophy.
Postmodernism and higher education.
Holistic education.