Changes in higher education
why it is imperative to research about professors’ think
Keywords:
University pedagogy, Professors training policies, Educational researchAbstract
The universities’ social role in global economies has been confronted and refurbished in the last years. New pedagogical guidelines claim legitimacy in the ‘knowledge society’ and challenge the professors’ identity and practice. Nevertheless, the conflict between the institutional tradition and these new demands encourage discussions on democracy and autonomy. It is not a matter of discussing whether or not teachers are prepared, but rather how each teacher will perceive, reflect and experience the miscellany of conditions, interests, values, moralities and philosophies embodied in these changes. The development of new experiences by professors, their reflections in practice and craft knowledge, become essential objects of study. The researches that are willing to reverberate the professors’ voices, schematizing and elucidating their reflections, acquire meaning and relevance.
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