Knowledge Democracy & Social Responsibility of Higher Education Dr. Rajesh Tandon UNESCO Chair President, Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies The University of British Columbia March 8-9, 2013 Knowledge Democracy & Social Responsibility of Higher Education Dr. Rajesh Tandon UNESCO Chair President, Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies The University of British Columbia March 8-9, 2013

Churning in Higher Education Post-secondary education elitist Preparation of intellectual and business ruling class Growing Massification in enrolment Teaching Factories or Research Excellence? Post-secondary education elitist Preparation of intellectual and business ruling class Growing Massification in enrolment Teaching Factories or Research Excellence?

Contemporary Societal Challenges Inequality in face of growth Unsustainable consumption of natural resources Violence, wars and xenophobia Democracy losing its appeal Inequality in face of growth Unsustainable consumption of natural resources Violence, wars and xenophobia Democracy losing its appeal

Knowledge Resides in Multiple Sites Universities & HEIs not the sole sites: media competes Practitioners and civil society produce knowledge Indigenous knowledge gains renewed recognition Private Financing of Research for corporate profits Universities & HEIs not the sole sites: media competes Practitioners and civil society produce knowledge Indigenous knowledge gains renewed recognition Private Financing of Research for corporate profits

Promoting Knowledge Democracy Knowledge co-production Service Learning with openness to learn Practitioners as Teachers Public and Organic Intellectuals Knowledge co-production Service Learning with openness to learn Practitioners as Teachers Public and Organic Intellectuals

UNESCO Chair Partnership of academia and civil society Building capacity for CBR in global south Policy advocacy with funders, ministries, administrators Facilitating Platforms for Movement Building Partnership of academia and civil society Building capacity for CBR in global south Policy advocacy with funders, ministries, administrators Facilitating Platforms for Movement Building

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