Educating for humanity : rethinking the purposes of education / edited by Mike Seymour.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seymour, Mike, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Humanistic.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book makes appeals to the world to revisit educational purpose in regards to social justice, and looks at testing, school choice and privatization.

Contents:

pt. 1. The great work of reconnecting to self, community, earth and spirit / Mike Seymour

pt. 2. Educating for self : being called into life / Mike Seymour

pt. 3. Educating for authentic community : holding space for the heart / Mike Seymour

pt. 4. Educating for earth : future generations and all of life / Mike Seymour

pt. 5. Educating for spirit : the quest for heart, character, and meaning / Mike Seymour.

Notes:

"With contributions by Fritjof Capra, Parker J. Palmer, Thomas Berry, Duane Elgin, Nel Noddings, Thomas Sergiovanni"--cover.

First published 2004 by Paradigm Publishers.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-63503-8

1-317-26081-3

9781315635033

OCLC:

929952260