基本説明
This book proposes an approach to teaching and learning that honors the whole human being - mind, heart, and spirit - an essential integration if we hope to address the complex issues of our time. This book is for all who are new to the field of holistic education.
Full Description
A call to advance integrative teaching and learning in higher education. From Parker Palmer, best-selling author of The Courage to Teach, and Arthur Zajonc, professor of physics at Amherst College and director of the academic program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, comes this call to revisit the roots and reclaim the vision of higher education. The Heart of Higher Education proposes an approach to teaching and learning that honors the whole human being—mind, heart, and spirit—an essential integration if we hope to address the complex issues of our time. The book offers a rich interplay of analysis, theory, and proposals for action from two educators and writers who have contributed to developing the field of integrative education over the past few decades.
Presents Parker Palmer's powerful response to critics of holistic learning and Arthur Zajonc's elucidation of the relationship between science, the humanities, and the contemplative traditions
Explores ways to take steps toward making colleges and universities places that awaken the deepest potential in students, faculty, and staff
Offers a practical approach to fostering renewal in higher education through collegiality and conversation
The Heart of Higher Education is for all who are new to the field of holistic education, all who want to deepen their understanding of its challenges, and all who want to practice and promote this vital approach to teaching and learning on their campuses.
Contents
Foreword v
Mark Nepo
Gratitudes xiii
The Authors xv
Introduction 1
1 Toward a Philosophy of Integrative Education 19
2 When Philosophy Is Put into Practice 35
3 Beyond the Divided Academic Life 53
4 Attending to Interconnection, Living the Lesson 77
5 Experience, Contemplation, and Transformation 101
6 Transformative Conversations on Campus 125
Afterword 151
About the Appendices: Experiments in Integrative Education 155
Appendix A In the Classroom 157
Appendix B Beyond the Classroom 175
Appendix C Administrative and Campuswide Initiatives 195
Notes 217
Index 229
