Advancing Futures: Futures Studies in Higher Education
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Advancing Futures: Futures Studies in Higher Education
By (Author) James A. Dator
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th April 2002
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social forecasting, future studies
303.490711
Physical Properties
Paperback
416
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
567g
Description
What is Futures Studies, what are the theories and methods underlying the field What are its basic concepts and metaphors, and how is it related to other academic fields These are the core questions addressed in this book by a comprehensive assembly of distinguished scholars. They explore the enigma of why Futures Studies, despite its growing maturity as an intellectual endeavor, after more than three decades of groundbreaking work, still struggles for institutional acceptance. Together these contributors paint a picture of Futures Studies not so much a product of the stale intellectual heritage of the 20th century, but as a vibrant harbinger of intellectual perspectives sure to gain wider currency in the 21st. Drawing on their backgrounds in fields as diverse as political science, history, sociology, anthropology, economics, psychology, management, and human ecology, this international lineup of contributors includes world systems theorist Immanuel Wallerstein, philosopher Peter Manicas, management professor Bill Halal, and Industrial sociologist Arthur Shostak.
Reviews
.,."Advancing Futures is a more than welcome addition to the debate over the position of futures studies in the academy."-The Futurist
...Advancing Futures is a more than welcome addition to the debate over the position of futures studies in the academy.-The Futurist
The most extensive collection of essays on teaching futures studies ever assembled.-Future Survey
"The most extensive collection of essays on teaching futures studies ever assembled."-Future Survey
..."Advancing Futures is a more than welcome addition to the debate over the position of futures studies in the academy."-The Futurist
Author Bio
JAMES A. DATOR is professor of political science and director of the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies at the University of Hawaii, and a past president of the World Futures Studies Federation.
