Civic Value of the Humanities

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Civic Value of the Humanities

A Case for Compassion

The Arts Educational strategies and policy Higher education, tertiary education Teaching of a specific subject Civics and citizenship Religion: general

Author: Katherine E. Southwood

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Collection: Palgrave Critical University Studies

Language: English

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Published on: 30th September 2025

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9783032019776


Overview

This book makes a consciously positive case for the civic value of the humanities in higher education. The author seeks to show the ways in which humanities subjects are not just about teaching and learning to master technical content, but are also concerned with the transmission of ethical humanistic values.

Arguments

By embedding values from humanities subjects more deeply within universities, she argues that we can bring heart and soul, and indeed humanity, to higher education settings which have a far reaching, positive impact within and beyond these settings.

Intended Audience

The book will appeal to academics and students in higher education studies and humanities subjects, as well as institutional administrators and leaders.

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