This course explores the major philosophic systems that have functioned as foundations for western higher education and investigates the interplay of theories of knowing and models of learning in the context of higher education. It pays special attention to the use of biblical categories to analyze and to direct the discussion toward the development of normative and practical alternatives for higher education.
- Course Instructor : Alex Staup
This course is a seminar and workshop concerning the vocation of and practices in higher education. It will provide a time and place to consider the contours of the field as they are encountered in students’ experiences in their work. Utilizing readings, as well as student and faculty experiences, this course intends to strengthen students’ daily work in their offices, divisions, and institutions at large, while enhancing their understanding of the calling to higher education and in the institutions they serve.
- Course Instructor : Martha Swift