Speculating on the Liberal Arts: Exploring Possible Futures for Humanities Education

Autor/in	Steele, Sean
Titel	Speculating on the Liberal Arts: Exploring Possible Futures for Humanities Education
Quelle	In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 21 (2022) 3, S.302-320 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Steele, Sean)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-0222
DOI	10.1177/14740222211050551
Schlagwörter	Liberal Arts; Humanities Instruction; Educational Trends; Futures (of Society); Higher Education; Universities; Nontraditional Education; Foreign Countries; Networks; Relevance (Education); Problem Based Learning; Communities of Practice; Discussion Groups; Inquiry; Active Learning; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geisteswissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Bildungsentwicklung; Future; Society; Zukunft; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Ausland; Relevance; Relevanz; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Community; Aktives Lernen; Kanada
Abstract	The article draws on concepts from speculative design to explore an alternative educational group existing outside the boundaries of an accredited university. Inspired by the imaginative approach of speculative design, I propose a small-scale reading and discussion group as a pathway to explore possible futures open to aspects of humanities education. The concept aims to reposition elements of the humanities from within the degree-granting Canadian university space to engage the wider public through a network meant to ideally foster an interconnected community of learners. This rhizomatic network would provide avenues for those without the means, access, or desire to pursue post-secondary education in the humanities to engage in questions that are relevant to their lived experience. I use an inquiry-based model of learning to explore probable, plausible, and preferable futures for liberal arts education as a way to challenge some current modes of thinking and provoke further discussion and research. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01