E-Book, Englisch, 126 Seiten, eBook
E-Book, Englisch, 126 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Rethinking University-Community Policy Connections
ISBN: 978-3-030-89086-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Particularly in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, universities are being profoundly affected and transformed as steps are taken to modify existing approaches to teaching and learning. Universities have always had an implicit ‘duty of care’ for their stakeholders, but COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need for a more explicit demonstration that University leaders have the social awareness to recognize the importance of protecting and safeguarding the vulnerable in society.
Arguing that HEIs have a significant role to play as a central ‘anchor’ agency in the safeguarding of vulnerable individuals, this book fills in gaps in theoretical, empirical and policy/practice understandings. It explores the changing civic and societal (pastoral) role that HEIs have developed in response to the increasingly important policy area surrounding vulnerability.
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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Vulnerability: A complex and contradictory concept for ‘public good’.- Chapter 3. The changing role of universities in society: Key influences.- Chapter 4. The role of the university in the vulnerability agenda.- Chapter 5. Mechanisms for addressing Vulnerability: Giving voice to the vulnerable?.- Chapter 6. Two NE of England case studies-Northumbria and Teesside.- Chapter 7. Conclusion:-Future role of universities in vulnerability.