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Contemplative practices in higher education : powerful methods to transform teaching and learning / Daniel P. Barbezat, Mirabai Bush.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barbezat, Daniel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Contemplation--Study and teaching (Higher).
- Contemplation.
- Education, Higher--Curricula.
- Education, Higher.
- Meditation--Study and teaching (Higher).
- Meditation.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass, [2014]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part 1 Theoretical and Practical Background 1
- 1 Transformation and Renewal in Higher Education 3
- 2 Current Research on Contemplative Practice 21
- 3 Contemplative Pedagogy in Practice: Two Experiences 39
- 4 Teacher Preparation and Classroom Challenges 67
- Part 2 A Guide to Contemplative Practices 87
- Introduction to the Practices 89
- 5 Mindfulness 95
- 6 Contemplative Approaches to Reading and Writing 110
- 7 Contemplative Senses: Deep Listening and Beholding 137
- 8 Contemplative Movement 159
- 9 Compassion and Loving Kindness 174
- 10 Guest Speakers, Field Trips, and Retreats 189
- 11 Conclusion 198.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 9, 2013).
- Local Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- ISBN:
- 9781118646885
- OCLC:
- 868979376
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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