Cultivating Engineers' Humanity: Fostering Cosmopolitanism in a Technical University

Autor/inn/en	Boni, Alejandra; MacDonald, Penny; Peris, Jordi
Titel	Cultivating Engineers' Humanity: Fostering Cosmopolitanism in a Technical University
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 32 (2012) 1, S.179-186 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.07.001
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Discourse Analysis; International Cooperation; Student Mobility; Engineering; Cultural Pluralism; Instruction; Elective Courses; Foreign Countries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Diskursanalyse; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Maschinenbau; Kulturpluralismus; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Elective course; Wahlkurs; Ausland
Abstract	This paper aims to explore the potential of a curriculum designed to develop Nussbaum's cosmopolitan abilities through two elective subjects offered to future engineers in a Spanish Technical University. To this end, Nussbaum's proposition of cosmopolitan abilities is presented in relation to the broader academic literature on cosmopolitanism and higher education. From this perspective, the origin, context and pedagogical rationale of the curriculum are described including the discussion of an exploratory study based on discourse analysis and how it has informed our pedagogical practice. Finally we argue for the importance of electives that develop cosmopolitan values for students of technical programmes in Higher Education and the need to consider the implications of their cessation as a consequence of the Bologna Process. (As Provided).
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