Contemplative learning and inquiry across disciplines / edited by Olen Gunnlaugson [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gunnlaugson, Olen, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Moral and ethical aspects.

Education.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Mind and body.

Contemplation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A wide-ranging consideration of the emerging field of contemplative education.

Contents:

An introduction to contemplative learning & inquiry across disciplines / Olen Gunnlaugson, Edward W. Sarath, Heesoon Bai, Charles Scott

Contemplative studies : a new academic discipline

Contemplative pedagogy in higher education : toward a more reflective academy / Arthur Zajonc

A philosophical framework for contemplative education / Deborah Orr

Kindred spirits in teaching contemplative practice : distraction, solitude, and simplicity / Mara Adelman

Contemplation: the soul's way of knowing / John (Jack) Miller

Fitting in breath hunting : Thai and US perspectives on contemplative pedagogy / David Lee Keiser

A pedagogy for the new field of contemplative studies / Harold Roth

Domain specific perspectives

Learning about obligation, compassion, and global justice : the place of contemplative pedagogy / David Kahane

History as Dharma : a contemplative practice model for teaching the Middle East and Africa / Elise G. Young

Paying attention : introspection as a ground of learning / Daniel Barbezat

Integrating mindfulness theory and practice at lesley university / Nancy W. Waring

Information and contemplation : exploring contemplative approaches to information technology / David Levy

Contemplative pedagogy : perspectives from cognitive and affective science / Alfred W. Kaszniak

Contemplating change : individual and collective transformation in contemplative education environments

Transformative pathways : engaging the heart in contemplative education / Diana Denton

Contemplating uncomfortable emotions : creating transformative spaces for learning in higher education / John Eric Baugher

Contemplative disciplines in higher education : cutting through academic materialism / Daniel Vokey

Transitions : teaching from the spaces between / Richard C. Brown

A call for wisdom in higher education : contemplative voices from the dao-field / Heesoon Bai, Sean Park, Shahar Rabi, Charles Scott, and Saskia Tait

New frontiers of contemplative learning and instruction

Considerations for collective leadership : a three fold contemplative curriculum for engaging the intersubjective field of learning / Olen Gunnlaugson

Buberian dialogue as an intersubjective contemplative praxis / Charles Scott

Contemplative pedagogy and compassionate presence / Joanna Gozawa

What next? : contemplating the future of contemplative education / Edward W. Sarath

An inquiry into the field dynamics of collective learning / Chris Bache with Olen Gunnlaugson

Author biographies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438452418

1438452411

OCLC:

884280157