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Home >  Reflective Teaching in Higher Education, 2nd Ed > 1. Becoming a reflective professional > 4. Principles > To reflect on the moral purposes of higher education


  1. 1. Becoming a reflective professional
        1. Identity
        2. Learning
  2.     3. Reflection
  3.     4. Principles

  4. 2. Creating conditions for learning
        5. Contexts
        6. Relationships
        7. Engagement
  5.     8. Spaces

  7. 3. Teaching for learning
  8.     9. Curriculum
        10. Planning
  9.     11. Pedagogy
  10.     12. Communication
  11.     13. Assessment

  13. 4. Reflecting on consequences
        14. Outcomes
        15. Inclusion

  14. 5. Deepening understanding
        16. Expertise
        17. Professionalism

To reflect on the moral purposes of higher education


Aim

To reflect on the moral purposes of higher education

Reflection

Typically, this issue has particular resonance when applied to people who we know well – parents, partners or even ourselves. Think deeply about a person whose university experience you know something about.  How did those experiences influence the person they became?  Were there any particular critical incidents which made a difference in the life you are considering?  Were there relationships of particular significance? 

Extension

The next step is clearly to imagine the trajectories through life of some of the students you teach.  Consider the potential lifelong consequences of day-by-day experiences at university.