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From the Pubisher Pedagogy of Place focuses on the embodiment of purposefully created space resulting from the creation and enactment of its participants' cultural and social conditions. It is also about education, the purposeful creation of spaces that comprise learning environments, and the aesthetic dimensions of the created space called school. The essays present the concept of space - the place where learning happens and where the lives of student and teacher can thrive or wither - a place rich in human potential. In an attempt to address the diversity of what we define as space, Pedagogy of Place addresses issues around place and identity in three distinct strands: as social, as aesthetic, and as political and historical. As a collection, these essays are attempts to open conversations with persons interested in what counts as curriculum, teaching, and learning within the spaces and places that release human potential and nurture the human spirit.

Praise for Cultivating the Spirit A groundbreaking study of the spiritual growth of college students.... The spiritual dimension of higher education has been explored from a variety of angles for the past twenty years, but not until now have we had a competent and comprehensive body of data organized around well-defined dimensions of this complex phenomenon. This is an essential book for anyone in academia who cares about the education of the whole person. An extremely important book for layperson and professional alike. A stunning wake-up call for higher education—highly recommended! Cultivating the Spirit makes a unique and important contribution to one of the least examined yet most fundamental questions about undergraduate education: how students acquire the values and convictions that help to give meaning and purpose to their lives.... The authors provide a wealth of valuable findings about this vital process and its effects on student achievement, well-being, and personal growth in college. The fruit of a decade of elegantly designed and compelling research, Cultivating the Spirit provides timely and significant data for reorienting the conversation about the relationships among intellectual inquiry, traditional academic values, and the formation of the inner life. Informative, clearly written, essential, and evocative reading for today's faculty across all institutions—public and private, secular and religious. (From the Publisher)

Written during a time when ordinary language analysis dominated Anglo-American philosophy, The Activities of Teaching ranks among the most thorough and illuminating examinations of the concept of teaching. However, it is more than a text about teaching, ; it is a text that teaches. Written with grace and clarity, the reader is always the author's first consideration. Each chapter contains two parts; the first extends and deepens the analysis of teaching; the second provides the reader with the background necessary to grasp the increasingly sophisticated argument. Each chapter concludes with a set of questions for further exploration of the ideas presented in the text. Suitable as a text for graduate courses in foundations and philosophy of education, in teaching and teacher education, or as a reference for those who study teaching, this work remains one of the very best analytical treatments of the concept of teaching. (From the Publisher)

Contemporary Theories and Practice in Education explores the many lines of thinking that may influence how we teach. Bertrand explains who contributed what to our ways of thinking about learning and teaching - and why those contributions are important. This book invites you to enrich your teaching through the thoughts, research, and proposals of theorists such as Maslow, Piaget, Rogers, Vygotsky, Adler, Freire, and dozens of others. (From the Publisher)

Many scholarly visions of morality in higher education suggest that moral instruction should deal primarily with a person’s professional or political identity. In contrast, Glanzer and Ream argue that a more wholistic moral education takes place within a university committed to a tradition that can set forth a comprehensive ideal for the school and its students about human well-being. (From the Publisher)

This textbook seeks to explore the purpose and values of the philosophy of education, and specific issues of contemporary relevance. (From the Publisher)

Essential principles of timeless learning include attention, contemplation, connection, participation, and responsibility; helping students achieve a sense of purpose; and improving alertness and mental health. (From the Publisher)

"Learning Through Storytelling in Higher Education" explores ways of using storytelling as a teaching and learning tool. When storytelling is formalized in meaningful ways, it can capture everyday examples of practice and turn them into an opportunity to learn - encouraging both reflection, a deeper understanding of a topic and stimulating critical thinking skills. The technique can accommodate diverse cultural, emotional and experiential incidents, and may be used in many different contexts eg formal/informal; one-on-one/group setting. The authors outline the different models of storytelling and explain how to make use of this technique and encourage a 'storytelling culture' within the workplace or in tutorial sessions. Academic yet accessible, this book provides a new perspective on learning techniques and will be a great asset to any educator looking to improve reflective practice. (From the Publisher)