Shaping Socially Responsible Higher Education Through Knowledge Democratisation
Affiliation: University of Victoria, CA
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Chapter from the book: Wood L. & Zuber-Skerritt O. 2024. Shaping the Future of Higher Education: Positive and Sustainable Frameworks for Navigating Constant Change.
Beginning with early influences, I share some background on my 60+ years of engagement with the world of higher education(HE). Sharing a world view deeply critical of the contemporary domination of global capitalism, I suggest that knowledge activism, knowledge democracy and questions of knowledge equity are key to the radical reinvention of HE that is needed. I go on to outline principles of socially responsible HE closing with a message of the urgency of our times