Universities, the Citizen Scholar and the Future of Higher Education

James Arvanitakis is Dean of the Graduate Research School and Head of The Academy, University of Western Sydney, Australia.David J Hornsby is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Assistant Dean of Humanities, Teaching and Learning, at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Introduction1. Are Universities Redundant?; James Arvanitakis & David J Hornsby2. In Search of the Citizen Scholar: Modern Pedagogical Approaches Compared; Gavin Armstrong & Alastair Summerlee3. Educating Citizen-Scholars: Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminars at the University of Guelph; Jacqueline Murray4. The Citizen Scholar: The Academy at the University of Western Sydney; Angelo Kourtis & James Arvanitakis5. Cultural Humility in Education and Work: A Valuable Approach for Teachers, Learners and Professionals; Milton Nomikoudis & Matthew Starr6. Giving Voice to the Citizen Scholar: Generating Critical Thinking by Combining Traditional and Non-traditional Genres in a First Year English Course; Kerryn Dixon and Belinda Mendelowitz7. Open-ended Dialogue and the Citizen Scholar: A Case Study of the Writing Component of a University Led Enrichment Programme for School Learners; Pamela Nichols8. Reframing Large Classes through Fostering the Citizen Scholar; David J Hornsby & Jacqueline De Matos Ala9. University Massification and Teaching Non-Traditional University Students; Maureen Reed10. Changing Mindsets: Moving from the Acceptance of Facts to Critical Thinking; Elisabeth Brenner11. Medical Education: Training for the Desirable Traits in Past, Present and Future Doctors?; Joanne M Lind12. Experiential Learning – The Game as a Teaching Tool to Reach Multiple Audiences and Cross Disciplinary Divides; SharonFonn13. Humboldt meets Spivak? Reflections on Teaching a Philosophy of Practice under Precarious Conditions; Antje Schuhmann14. Cultivating the Cultivators: Peer Mentorship as means of developing Citizen Scholars in Higher Education; Catherine Duncan15. Playing with Learning: Childhood Pedagogies for Higher Education; Theresa Giorza16. Critical Thinking Pedagogy and the Citizen Scholar in University Based Initial Teacher Education: The Promise of Twin Educational Ideals; Mandi Maodzwa-Taruvinga