Higher Education and Hope Institutional, Pedagogical and Personal Po
Around the world, the landscape of Higher Education is increasingly shaped by discourses of employability, rankings, and student satisfaction. Under these conditions, the role of universities in preparing students for all facets of life, and to contribute
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Edited by Paul Gibbs Andrew Peterson
Higher Education and Hope
Paul Gibbs · Andrew Peterson Editors
Higher Education and Hope Institutional, Pedagogical and Personal Possibilities
Editors Paul Gibbs School of Health and Education Middlesex University London, UK
Andrew Peterson Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues University of Birmingham Birmingham, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-13565-2 ISBN 978-3-030-13566-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13566-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019932952 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: © Dean Terry This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To Sonny, Maggie, Zoe and Leo from Grandpa —Paul Gibbs To Jessica, Oliver and George —Andrew Peterson
Acknowledgements
We owe our thanks and gratitude to a number of colleagues and friends, without whom this book would not have been possible. First and foremost we are indebted to Dr. Debbie Jack whose foresight enabled the seminar from which the book sprung. That seminar, convened by Paul Gibbs in the summer of 2017, provided the inspiration and impetus for the collection here. The focus of that seminar—at least explicitly—was not on hope per se, but was rather on compassion and higher education. As our conversations grew and extended into related territories, however, it became clear that underlying, or at least connected with, each of our discussions were notions of hope. Though we understood and approached hope differently, all in attendance centred hope as central to and for optimistic and compassionate perspectives on higher education. Although not all have made contributions to this book, we are grateful to those colleag
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