Shaping the Future of Higher Education

<p>The university is struggling to keep up with the demands of a fast-changing world and as a system higher education generally does not respond quickly to change. Its institutions produce valuable knowledge about social issues and problems but this is so often not followed by action constructively using that knowledge to effectively address these problems.</p><p><em>Shaping the Future of Higher Education</em> generates knowledge to enable researchers teachers and leadership in higher education to learn how to positively embrace constant change through innovative collaborative systemic critical and creative thinking and action. Through a participatory and transformative paradigm it strives to create knowledge to enable everyone involved in higher education to move from talking about change to actioning it. The book presents possible structures and processes for learning teaching research community engagement and leadership. It provides pathways to shape a higher education system that is inclusive and student-centred that promotes knowledge democracy and is responsive to and relevant for dealing with pressing social issues as they arise.</p><p>The contributing authors of this book are internationally renowned researchers with years of experience in their respective roles in higher education. Their ideas will benefit all who are involved in concerned about and/or actively promote most effective higher education practices.</p><p><br></p>