The role of the university is to teach think

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17648/2238-037X-trabedu-v29n1-20620

Keywords:

Education, Remodeling, Autonomy, Formation, Think

Abstract

The interview addresses topics such as continuing education, based on the pedagogy of the five schools of life, by Jan Amos Comenius (1592-1670); the university's mission over time; the inclusion of engineering and mathematical sciences after Leibniz's reform (1646-1716), at the University of Hanover; autonomy as an institution; holistic training in a constantly changing world; the challenges of the digital age; the contribution of Luc Ferry and Paulo Freire; the role of the university in teaching how to think

Author Biography

  • Joaquim Luís Medeiros Alcoforado, Universidade de Coimbra

    Doutor em Ciências da Educação pela Universidade de Coimbra. É Professor na Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra e Investigador do Grupo de Políticas Educativas e Dinâmicas Educacionais (GRUPOEDE) do Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares do Século XX (CEISXX), uma Unidade de Investigação da Universidade de Coimbra e da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).

Published

2020-05-18

Issue

Section

ENTREVISTAS

How to Cite

The role of the university is to teach think. Trabalho & Educação, Belo Horizonte, v. 29, n. 1, p. 171–180, 2020. DOI: 10.17648/2238-037X-trabedu-v29n1-20620. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/trabedu/article/view/20620. Acesso em: 24 dec. 2025.