Msg. #0583 GREATER EXPECTATIONS AND LEARNING IN THE NEW GLOBALLY ENGAGED ACADEMY
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Graduate |
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All Science and Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science International Engineering Education |
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Richard Reis |
| Description: | "While the institution of the university has a long and distinguished history, individual colleges and universities evolve over time in response to both internal and external circumstances. Their histories tell fascinating stories of new directions, growth, retrenchment, and improvement, often related to the external environment. What have been the recent pressures on higher education, and how have institutions responded? What more revolutionary transformations might we envision in the very concept of the university?" This posting is an overview the Association of American Colleges and University (AAC&U) 2000, Greater Expectations initiative that looks at the future of higher education. The article is by Andrea Leskes, vice president for education and quality initiatives, AAC&U and can be found in Writing and the New Academy, in Peer Review, Winter 2004, Volume 6, Number 2. |
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The Global Context - Closing Paragraphs "Just as no country can any longer thrive in isolation, this issue examines the changed role of the academy both in the United States and abroad. In 1998, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) convened a World Conference on Higher Education and five years later took stock of progress. The commitments to higher education for all and education as a public good--commitments central to Greater Expectations--engaged educators from many countries. Cristovan Buarque, Brazil's minister of education, provided a visionary look at the role of the university itself as a societal institution and urged major change. Excerpts from his address are included in this issue. Rather than accepting mere evolution, Buarque makes a case for revolutionary change to turn the university into the revalidator of lifelong learning. Further, he advocates for the logical conclusion of an education focused on outcomes: that time to mastery be flexible. Just as Greater! Expectations calls on all stakeholders in college learning to join forces, Buarque pleads for worldwide action. Whether one believes the multiple pressures on higher education will engender adaptive evolution, transformational evolution, or revolution, higher learning in this new century promises to differ dramatically from the past. Hang on for the ride!" |
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| Publication Date: | September 2004 |
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