This book advances a re-imagined view of caring in higher education. The author proposes an argument of rhythmic caring, whereby teachers hold back or release their judgments in such a way that students' judgments are influenced accordingly. In doing so, the author argues that rhythmic caring encourages students to become more willing and confident in articulating their understandings, judgments and opinions, rather than being prematurely judged and prevented from re-articulating themselves. Thus, rhythmic caring can engender a different understanding of higher education: one that is connected to the cultivation of values such as autonomy, justice, empathy, mutual respect and Ubuntu (human dignity and interdependence). This book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of caring within education, as well as Ubuntu caring through the African context.

Autorentext
Yusef Waghid is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy of Education in the Department of Education Policy Studies at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is a fellow of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), executive member of the International Network of Philosophers of Education, Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Higher Education; and Principal Editor of Citizenship, Teaching and Learning.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Caring and Democratic InclusionChapter 2. Cultivating Practical CaringChapter 3. Authentic Caring: The Quest for Authoritative Teaching and Autonomous LearningChapter 4. Transactional or Pragmatic Caring: Enacting Care-giving and Care ReceivingChapter 5. Attentive Caring: On Coming into Presence within Pedagogical EncountersChapter 6. Democratic Caring: Building Relations of Freedom, Equality and EmancipationChapter 7. Empathic CaringChapter 8. Towards Rhythmic Caring: Cultivating Sceptical Pedagogical EncountersChapter 9. Cosmopolitan Caring: On Reflexive Loyalty to the Known and Reflexive Openness to the NewChapter 10. Ubuntu Caring: Cultivating Moral, Compassionate, and Restorative Justice in University EducationChapter 11. A Reflective Account on Dimensions of Caring: Moments of Care within Journal Editorship, Doctoral Supervision, and DeanshipChapter 12. Cultivating Care: Towards a Philosophy of Higher Education in AfricaChapter 13. Towards a Re-imagined Notion of University Education: In Defence of a Reconstituted Ethics of CareChapter 14. Coda: Educational Technology, Pedagogy and Caring; Faiq Waghid and Zayd Waghid