Derek Bok je uznávaný právník a pedagog, který se proslavil svou dlouholetou službou v čele Harvardovy univerzity. Jeho práce se zaměřuje na vzdělávací politiku a správu univerzit, přičemž zdůrazňuje význam inovací a dlouhodobé vize pro rozvoj akademických institucí. Bokova analýza vzdělávacího systému a jeho kritický pohled na jeho výzvy nabízejí cenné poznatky pro současné i budoucí vůdce ve školství. Jeho zkušenosti a postřehy z praxe z něj činí vlivnou postavu v oblasti vysokoškolského vzdělávání.
Bringing together leading experts and scholars from around the world, this Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest theories and research on intercultural competence. It will be a useful and invaluable resource to administrators, faculty, researchers, and students.
"Over its long history, undergraduate education has gradually evolved from its early years when colleges offered an exacting study of classical texts to the tiny segment of America's young men destined for careers as ministers, teachers, and civic leaders. After the United States began to industrialize during the 19th century, the demand for graduates with practical skills led eventually to the demise of the classical curriculum to make way for more useful and contemporary subjects. As the Gross Domestic Product grew rapidly in the decades following World War II, the need for competent managers and professionals grew with it. In response, the size and variety of vocational programs exploded to accommodate an enormous growth in the number of young men and women seeking to enroll. Today, the undergraduate curriculum may be entering a new phase. The needs of an increasingly sophisticated economy coupled with advances in the cognitive sciences have given rise to intriguing possibilities for helping students to acquire additional competencies and qualities of mind that could enable them to live more successful, useful, and satisfying lives. This book asks a straightforward question: Do colleges and universities have the right curricula and pedagogy to prepare today's students for the future? Former Harvard president Derek Bok examines this question according to the following measures: Preparation for Citizenship; Preparing Students for an Interdependent World; Character; A Purposeful and Meaningful Life; Improving Interpersonal Skills; and Improving Intrapersonal Skills. He then explores Unconventional Methods of Teaching; Prospects for Change; and Reform; and concludes with Reflections on the Future"-- Provided by publisher
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A former Harvard president reflects on how elite universities are responding to critiques from the left and the right, and how they can do better