Challenges of Lasallian Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Students as Apprentices in Lifelong Learning

Jeffrey J. Sable, PhD

ABSTRACT

In response to the broad topic, “The Challenges of Lasallian Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century”, the author proposes an apprenticeship model of Lasallian higher education. Drawing from recent literature on Catholic higher education, as well as specifically Lasallian sources, he articulates how the model is uniquely fitting for Lasallian institutions and builds on their strengths. Psychological and neuroscientific principles of learning—particularly the development of skills and habits—can be used to foster in students the skills and habits of lifelong learners. Institution-wide commitment to the apprenticeship model can lead to a culture of lifelong learning throughout the institution, creating positive, self-perpetuating effects from the level of the individual student to society as a whole.

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Challenges of Lasallian Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Students as Apprentices in Lifelong Learning

Keywords: Apprenticeship; formation; institutional culture; Lasallian pedagogy; lifelong learning; neuroscience; psychology