Reshaping the University: Responsibility, Indigenous Epistemes, and the Logic of the Gift
- ISBN-10
- 0774813571
- ISBN-13
- 9780774813570
- Series
- Reshaping the University
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 222
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Author
- Rauna Kuokkanen
Description
In the past few decades, the narrow intellectual foundations of the university have come under serious scrutiny. Previously marginalized groups have called for improved access to the institution and full inclusion in the curriculum. Reshaping the University is a timely, thorough, and original interrogation of academic practices. It moves beyond current analyses of cultural conflicts and discrimination in academic institutions to provide an indigenous postcolonial critique of the modern university. Rauna Kuokkanen argues that attempts by universities to be inclusive are unsuccessful because they do not embrace indigenous worldviews. Programs established to act as bridges between mainstream and indigenous cultures ignore their ontological and epistemic differences and, while offering support and assistance, place the responsibility of adapting wholly on the student. Indigenous students and staff are expected to leave behind their cultural perspectives and epistemes in order to adopt Western values. Reshaping the University advocates a radical shift in the approach to cultural conflicts within the academy and proposes a new logic, grounded in principles central to indigenous philosophies.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2014-06-12
- 304 pages
- Ebook
- OUP Oxford
-
- 2014
- 307 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press, USA
-
- 2011-11-01
- 248 pages
- Paperback
- UBC Press
-
- 2005-09-01
- 233 pages
- Paperback
- McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Similar books
-
Reshaping International Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Universities in the Information Age
By Rajash Rawal, Paul G. Nixon, Vanessa P. DennenUniversities in the Information Age Paul G. Nixon, Vanessa P. Dennen, Rajash Rawal ... (2017) advocated that social media is very good for teaching and learning in Thailand as a communication tool between teachers and students.
-
Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education: The Battle for World-Class Excellence
By Ellen HazelkornThis second edition updates Ellen Hazelkorn's first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, drawing in new original research and extensive analysis. It is essential reading for policymakers, managers and scholars.
-
The Land-Grant Colleges and the Reshaping of American Higher Education
By Roger L. Geiger, Nathan M. SorberThis work provides a critical reexamination of the origin and development of America's land-grant colleges and universities, created by the most important piece of legislation in higher education.
-
Reshaping Doctoral Education: International Approaches and Pedagogies
By Susan Danby, Alison LeeWithin the context of increasing numbers of doctoral students this book examines the new doctorate environment and the challenges it is starting to face.
-
Reshaping Teaching in Higher Education: Linking Teaching with Research
... University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand University of Stony Brook (1998) The Boyer Commission, ... Research and Development Society of Australasia, University of Newcastle, Australia Wills, J (1996) Labouring for love?
-
Reshaping the World: Debates on Mesoamerican Cosmologies
By Ana DíazThe volume exposes the reciprocal influences of Mesoamerican and European theologies during the colonial era, offering expansive new ways of understanding Mesoamerican models of the cosmos.
-
Incorporating Culture: How Indigenous People Are Reshaping the Northwest Coast Art Industry
By Solen RothIncorporating Culture examines how Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs are cultivating more equitable relationships with the companies that reproduce their designs on everyday objects.
-
EBOOK: Reshaping the University
By Ronald BarnettIs there space to redesign these activities so that they shed light on each other? Is there room for yet other purposes? In this volume, a distinguished set of scholars engage with these pertinent but challenging issues.
-
From Hope to Harris: The Reshaping of Ontario's Schools
By Robert Douglas GidneyGidney places them in context, charting the major landmarks and debates that have washed over the educational landscape in Ontario from the 1950s.
-
Reshaping Entrepreneurship Education With Strategy and Innovation
By Ayandibu, Ayansola OlatunjiFeaturing research on topics such as authentic leadership, business ethics, and social entrepreneurship, this book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, business professionals, scholars, researchers, students, and practitioners seeking ...