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Argues that the time is ripe for an institutional reform movement to focus on holistic learning: What does research say about the relationship among the intellectual, social, and emotional elements of student learning? What can individual faculty, student affairs professionals, and institutions more generally do to enhance holistic learning?

The author builds his foundation for teaching reform on an idea of teaching that emphasizes comprehension and reasoning, transformation and reflection. He discusses (1) sources of teaching knowledge, (2) conceptualizations of these sources, (3) processes of pedagogical reasoning and action, and (4) implications for teaching policy and educational reform.

Provides information on spirituality of teaching and learning. How to evoke the spiritual dimension of public education; Discussion on spiritual lives of teachers; Most important step toward provoking step in public education.

Looks at some of the role cultural context plays in developing and using various teaching and learning styles. Re-print of chapter 7 of “Teaching, Testing, and Measuring Intelligence” (University of Wisconsin Press).

Focuses on the introduction of hybrid teaching which aims to end the gap between traditional and online instruction in the U.S. Advantages of hybrid courses and hybrid degree programs; Colleges offering hybrid instruction; Skepticism on online education projects.