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Towards a Philosophy of Caring in Higher Education

Pedagogy and Nuances of Care

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Yusef Waghid

    1. Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

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  • Evinces an argument of rhythmic caring

  • Argues that rhythmic caring allows students to develop confidence in articulating their own opinions without premature judgement

  • Proposes a different understanding of higher education that is connected to developing autonomy, justice, empathy and Ubuntu

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Caring and Democratic Inclusion

    • Yusef Waghid
    Pages 1-12

  3. Cultivating Practical Caring

    • Yusef Waghid
    Pages 13-23

  8. Empathic Caring

    • Yusef Waghid
    Pages 63-69

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 173-192
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About this book

This book advances a re-imagined view of caring in higher education. The author proposes an argument of rhythmic caring, whereby teachers hold back or release their judgments in such a way that students’ judgments are influenced accordingly. In doing so, the author argues that rhythmic caring encourages students to become more willing and confident in articulating their understandings, judgments and opinions, rather than being prematurely judged and prevented from re-articulating themselves. Thus, rhythmic caring can engender a different understanding of higher education: one that is connected to the cultivation of values such as autonomy, justice, empathy, mutual respect and Ubuntu (human dignity and interdependence). This book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of caring within education, as well as Ubuntu caring through the African context.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

    Yusef Waghid

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About the author

Yusef Waghid is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy of Education in the Department of Education Policy Studies at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.  He is a fellow of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), executive member of the International Network of Philosophers of Education, Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Higher Education; and Principal Editor of Citizenship, Teaching and Learning.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards a Philosophy of Caring in Higher Education

  • Book Subtitle: Pedagogy and Nuances of Care

  • Authors: Yusef Waghid

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03961-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-03960-8Published: 10 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-03961-5Published: 29 December 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 192

  • Topics: Educational Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Higher Education, Learning & Instruction

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