The “net worth” of applied learning: How Holocaust survivors counter educational consumerism
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Roy Schwartzman, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Shrinking financial support for higher education has renewed interest in market-based approaches that define education as a consumer transaction. This model fails to acknowledge many character-based dimensions of experiential learning. Testimonies from Holocaust survivors reveal three habits of character not captured by educational models that focus primarily on efficiency: embracing personal agency, readiness to act in the face of uncertainty, and creative adaptability that builds resilience to setbacks.
The “net worth” of applied learning: How Holocaust survivors counter educational consumerism
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education
- Language: English
- Date: 2010
- Keywords
- Consumerism, Holocaust Survivors