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Critical educational praxis in university ecosystems: enablers and constraints
Rauno HuttunenHannu L. T. HeikkinenKathleen Mahonsubject
Cultural Studiescritical educational praxiHigher educationecologies of practicesmedia_common.quotation_subjectpraxiscritical educational praxisuniversity conditionshigher education pedagogyEducationta516SociologyEducational Scienceskriittinen pedagogiikkakorkeakoulupedagogiikkamedia_commonPractice theoryPraxisCommunity engagementbusiness.industry05 social scienceskoulutusmarkkinatcognitive capitalism050301 educationkäytäntöPublic relationsSocial justicehigher educationkorkea-asteen koulutusopetusmenetelmätpractice theorymarketisation of educationbusiness0503 educationUtbildningsvetenskapdescription
Universities serve several important functions in society today through research, education, and community engagement, not least helping people to live meaningfully in society, and helping to create a world worth living in. A kind of practice that seems particularly important in fulfilling such responsibilities is critical educational praxis, a social-justice oriented, educational practice/praxis, with a focus on asking critical questions and creating conditions for positive change. Yet, the contemporary university is not exactly a niche for critical educational praxis. There are many practices and arrangements within higher education that make the enactment of critical educational praxis very challenging. This paper explores this concern by explicating the notion of critical educational praxis and examining enablers and constraints for critical educational praxis drawing on an empirical study conducted in one university setting. Our aim in doing so is to prompt consideration of the kind of university ecosystems currently being created, and the implications of this for academic communities and society.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Pedagogy, Culture and Society |