Editorial: Walking on the edge: Educational praxis in higher education. Issue 3 (1st December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Langelotz, Lill; Mahon, Kathleen; Messina Dahlberg, Giulia
• Is Part Of: Learning and teaching. Volume 13:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: v
• Page End: xv
• Publication Date: 2020-12-01
• Subjects: educational praxis -- higher education -- moral dimensions of education -- praxis -- public good -- social justice; Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 300.711
• DOI: 10.3167/latiss.2020.130301
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-2273

Abstract

Abstract: This special issue is a collection of articles that emerged from a series of symposia on praxis in higher education, aimed at critically exploring challenges and possibilities for educational praxis, including its role in the contemporary university. The collection highlights the need for asking critical and uncomfortable questions about what is and what could be in higher education. It calls for more focused attention on the consequences of what we do as teachers and university communities, both intentionally and inadvertently, so that higher education can be more socially just and responsive to student and societal needs amidst contemporary challenges. In explicating the concept of 'educational praxis', the editorial introduces the metaphor of 'walking on the edge' to illustrate the concept's 'uncomfortable dimension' in terms of academics' responsibility to engage critically with challenging issues in endeavours to address educational concerns.