The first European universities emerged at the beginning of the High Middle Ages, offering courses in the liberal arts, and advanced professional training in theology, law, and medicine.
A Medieval scholar might have described the study of the liberal arts as a necessary precursor to what academics now call ‘critical thinking’. But, it could be argued that then – as now – that a university education was the best way to get a good job.
And we might consider critical thinking as merely another name for ‘indoctrination’. In fact, the most advanced university degrees – doctorates – share the same origins as the word ‘indoctrination’.
In this presentation we’ll examine the reasons why we go to university, and whether – as the higher education industry claims – a college actually increases what some people call ‘human capital’ – and thereby productivity.
Productivity and Human Capital in Higher Education –
WATCH FULL VIDEO HERE:
