Universities and a Human Development Ethics: A Capabilities Approach to Curriculum

Autor/in	Walker, Melanie
Titel	Universities and a Human Development Ethics: A Capabilities Approach to Curriculum
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 47 (2012) 3, S.448-461 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/j.1465-3435.2012.01537.x
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Human Capital; Student Evaluation; Ethics; Prosocial Behavior; Altruism; Educational Change; College Curriculum; Individual Development; Goal Orientation; Educational Objectives; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Humankapital; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Ethik; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Bildungsreform; Individuelle Entwicklung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	This article takes up the challenge of curriculum change in relation to the contested purposes of universities. It argues for an expansive, public good understanding, rather than the thin market exchange norms which currently drive higher education policies. The paper suggests that a human capital approach to curriculum is then insufficient to capture the full range and potential of a university curriculum. Instead, an approach to curriculum based on human development and capabilities formation is advanced as offering a richer perspective on what it means to be human and hence on the kinds of graduates universities should educate. Some implications for teaching, learning and assessment are outlined and a framework to design and operationalise a human development approach to curriculum is proposed. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10