Towards a Philosophy of Caring in Higher Education: Pedagogy and Nuances of Care

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This book advances a re-imagined view of caring in higher education. The author proposes an argument of rhythmic caring, whereby teachers hold back or release their judgments in such a way that students’ judgments are influenced accordingly. In doing so, the author argues that rhythmic caring encourages students to become more willing and confident in articulating their understandings, judgments and opinions, rather than being prematurely judged and prevented from re-articulating themselves. Thus, rhythmic caring can engender a different understanding of higher education: one that is connected to the cultivation of values such as autonomy, justice, empathy, mutual respect and Ubuntu (human dignity and interdependence). This book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of caring within education, as well as Ubuntu caring through the African context. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii Caring and Democratic Inclusion (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 1-12 Cultivating Practical Caring (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 13-23 Authentic Caring: The Quest for Authoritative Teaching and Autonomous Learning (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 25-37 Transactional or Pragmatic Caring: Enacting Care-Giving and Care Receiving (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 39-48 Attentive Caring: On Coming into Presence Within Pedagogical Encounters (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 49-54 Democratic Caring: Building Relations of Freedom, Equality and Emancipation (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 55-62 Empathic Caring (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 63-69 Towards Rhythmic Caring: Cultivating Sceptical Pedagogical Encounters (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 71-80 Cosmopolitan Caring: On Reflexive Loyalty to the Known and Reflexive Openness to the New (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 81-88 Ubuntu Caring: Cultivating Moral, Compassionate, and Restorative Justice in University Education (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 89-96 A Reflective Account on Dimensions of Caring: Moments of Care Within Journal Editorship, Doctoral Supervision, and Deanship (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 97-111 Cultivating Care: Towards a Philosophy of Higher Education in Africa (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 113-128 Towards a Re-imagined Notion of University Education: In Defence of a Reconstituted Ethics of Care (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 129-158 Coda: Educational Technology, Pedagogy and Caring (Yusef Waghid)....Pages 159-171 Back Matter ....Pages 173-192