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Theories of Affect and Concepts in Generic Skills Education: Adventurous Encounters
Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, The Department of Gender Studies. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. (Department of Thematic Studies/ Gender Studies)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4865-2660
Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, The Department of Gender Studies. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2651-2552
2017 (English)Collection (editor) (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

During the last few years, the concept of generic skills and competences has become widespread across universities. An introduction to generic competences is, as such, important because it enables redefinition of educational goals and may positively rearrange forms of interaction in classes. It also indicates that education should inspire students to develop and use critical and creative forms of thinking, feeling and doing. On the one hand, the need to promote generic skills can be seen as driven by neoliberal desire. On the other, however, generic competences can enable students to think, feel and act differently, but also respect and welcome various forms of life and ways of living. Responding to the growing need to reflect upon generic competences, this book contributes to the various ways of conceptualising generic skills and the methods in which they might be acquired. The volume engenders adventurous encounters between different theories, which predominantly come from the feminist conceptual framework, that result in appealing meanings of affect and concepts. It also experimentally explores and discusses ways in which theories of affect and concepts may complicate understanding of generic competences and inspire generic skills-oriented education. Consequently, this collection revitalizes the concept of generic skills, but also advocates daring pedagogical practices that invigorate the meaning of and approach to teaching and learning in present landscapes of higher education.

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Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017, 1. , p. 222
Keywords [en]
Affect, Concepts, Generic Skills Education, Gender Studies
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Gender Studies Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-140823ISBN: 1-4438-9573-3 (print)ISBN: 978-1-4438-9573-6 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-140823DiVA, id: diva2:1140673
Available from: 2017-09-12 Created: 2017-09-12 Last updated: 2024-07-30Bibliographically approved

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