Christian Higher Education in a Changing Context: Shifting from Pillars to Practices

Autor/inn/en	Broer, Nico A.; Hoogland, Jan; van der Stoep, Jan
Titel	Christian Higher Education in a Changing Context: Shifting from Pillars to Practices
Quelle	In: Christian Higher Education, 16 (2017) 1-2, S.55-66 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-3759
DOI	10.1080/15363759.2017.1250525
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Religious Education; Higher Education; Christianity; Educational Change; Social Change; Universities; Sciences; Teacher Education; Faculty Development; Professionalism; Religious Factors; Church Related Colleges; Moral Development; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Christentum; Bildungsreform; Sozialer Wandel; University; Universität; Science; Wissenschaft; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Professionalität; Kirchliche Hochschule; Moralische Entwicklung; Niederlande
Abstract	The process of global modernization has reached a new phase. In many parts of the world, societies have become so complex that the logic that characterized first modernity no longer works. Simultaneously, societies are confronted by huge and complex side effects of modern rationality, such as climate change, migration influx, global inequality, and waning confidence in the nation-state. Consequently, we are entering an age of reflexive modernity. In our view, this new social configuration has important consequences for what Christian higher education can contribute to the education of new professionals. In this article, we will reflect on the way in which three collaborating Christian universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands are searching for answers on the challenges of our time. We propose, firstly, that they should give more attention to the relational formation of professionals than before. These professionals have to bridge the gap between professional and client, system and lifeworld, professionalism and personality, and professionalism and spirituality. Secondly, the professionals trained at Christian institutions of higher education should develop a strong professional ethos that allows them to act swiftly and efficiently in complex situations. In order to develop such an ethos, moral traditions are indispensable. Although the new social configuration does not seem to be very favorable for Christian higher education, on closer inspection it brings new opportunities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01