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The University in the Middle Ages: On the Invention of a New Use of Reason 中世纪的大学:论理性新用法的发明

Experiments in Decolonizing the University Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781350149854.ch-002

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Making Other Futures Possible: Toward a Pedagogy of Study Practices 让其他未来成为可能:走向学习实践的教育学

Experiments in Decolonizing the University Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781350149854.ch-007

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Beyond Victimization and Normalization: On Questioning Situations and Studiers’ Obligations 超越受害与正常化:论质疑情境与研究者的义务

Experiments in Decolonizing the University Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781350149854.ch-004

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How to Learn Something New? The Place of Scientific Practices at the University 如何学习新东西?大学科学实践的场所

Experiments in Decolonizing the University Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781350149854.ch-003

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Becoming Response-Able: Inquiring into the Requirements of a Practice of Study 具备反应能力:探究学习实践的要求

Experiments in Decolonizing the University Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781350149854.ch-005

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Introduction: Inhabiting the Ruins of Excellence 简介:居住在卓越的废墟中

Experiments in Decolonizing the University Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781350149854.ch-001

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The Studiers’ Constraint: Whiteheadian Adventures and Matters of Study 研究者的约束:怀特黑德的冒险和研究问题

Experiments in Decolonizing the University Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5040/9781350149854.ch-006

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