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Curriculum Challenges for Universities

Agenda for Change

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Editors:
  1. James Nyland

    1. Australian Catholic University, Banyo, Australia

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  2. David Davies

    1. University of Derby, Derby, UK

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  • Explores external issues impacting academic curricula in higher education
  • Examines current knowledge systems in higher education sociologically
  • Presents unique curricular examples of engagement with cultural, social and global issues

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Critical Thinking and Engagement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Critical Thinking for an Engaged University

      • David Davies, James Nyland
      Pages 3-19

    3. The University’s Social and Civic Role: Time for an Appraisal

      • James Nyland, David Davies
      Pages 21-38

    4. The University as a Public Educator: Learning and Teaching for Engagement

      • James Nyland, David Davies, Emer Davies
      Pages 39-58

    5. A Crisis of Knowledge: Themes for an Engaged University Curriculum

      • David Davies, James Nyland
      Pages 59-72

    6. Freedom Through Education: A Promise Postponed

      • David Davies, James Nyland
      Pages 73-89

  4. The Future: Slow Burn or Fast Forward

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    2. The Burning World: Transformation and Sustainability or Apocalypse?

      • David Davies, James Nyland
      Pages 145-155

    3. Ways of Knowing: Towards an Ecology of Learning and Community

      • David Davies, James Nyland
      Pages 157-169

    4. The New Normal After Coronavirus: Is There Anyone Here from Education?

      • James Nyland, David Davies
      Pages 171-188

  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Learning that Matters

      • James Nyland, David Davies
      Pages 191-193

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 195-197
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About this book

This book develops a progressive program of engagement with issues, problems and critical thinking which helps universities and students understand and engage with some of the key issues of our time. It focuses on curriculum concerns, and presents a sustained and critical analysis and dialogue about knowledge, culture and ways of seeing important issues. 

This book provides critical and analytical insights into the importance of the emergence of mass higher education into public awareness. It explores what is termed ‘contested knowledge’ as part of modern students’ experiences and expectations. By broadcasting some of the future prospects for a democratic university, especially in relation to its communities, it highlights the need to grasp the significance of global change and instability in teaching and learning, and how an adequate curriculum in higher education can be constructed to address the issues that arise.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Australian Catholic University, Banyo, Australia

    James Nyland

  • University of Derby, Derby, UK

    David Davies

About the editors

Professor Jim Nyland is Associate Vice-Chancellor (Queensland) at the Australian Catholic University (ACU), Australia. Prior to this, he held academic appointments at the University of Queensland, Australia, where he was the Director of Corporate Education, and Director of UQ (University of Queensland) Business School Downtown.  Previously, Jim was Manager and Principal Advisor in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office for Engagement at Griffith University, Australia, and has held managerial positions in a number of universities in the United Kingdom. He holds a doctorate in Education and has published research covering curriculum change, the nature of learning, and the impact of modernity on educational opportunity. Jim’s work is international in scope, and he has developed education programs in the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as published keynote academic papers in Ireland, Strasbourg and South Africa. He is particularly interested in extending knowledge and capacities in ‘new learning’, both in work and professional settings, and in communities which are in transition and face challenges. He is President of Engagement Australia, Editor of the new Australian journal Transform: Journal of Engaged Scholarship, and represents Australia on the International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility and Democracy.  


Professor David Davies is Professor Emeritus at the University of Derby, United Kingdom. He has published many works on access, widening participation and equalities over a long period. After researching and teaching in Germany, David worked for the Open University in the United Kingdom and at the universities of Surrey, Cambridge and Derby. He pioneered further and higher education provision, as well as research and the development of new doctoral degrees. He has edited three academic journals and is currently working on university engagement and the significance of literature for social analysis.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Curriculum Challenges for Universities

  • Book Subtitle: Agenda for Change

  • Editors: James Nyland, David Davies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8582-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8581-1Published: 02 March 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8584-2Published: 03 March 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-8582-8Published: 01 March 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 197

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Higher Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Sociology of Education, Curriculum Studies

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