| Description |
1 online resource (200 pages) |
| Series |
Value Inquiry Book Ser. ; 176 |
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Value Inquiry Book Ser. ; 176.
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| Audience |
Scholarly & Professional Rodopi. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ONE: Introduction: A Different Three Rs for Education in Context; TWO: What is a Process Perspective on Teaching and Learning?; THREE: On Learning to be Good; FOUR: Romancing Education: Whitehead on the Love of Learning; FIVE: Genre, Relationality, and Whitehead's Principle of Relativity: How We Write; SIX: Whitehead and Environmental Education; SEVEN: Finding Flow through Discipline and Imagination; EIGHT: Nourishing Relationships that Nourish Life; NINE: They Wear Their Learning With Imagination; TEN: Teaching Etcetera; ELEVEN: Reason: A Gift to be Nurtured. |
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TWELVE: Educational Spiritualities: Parker J. Palmer and Relational MetaphysicsAbout the Contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
This book of twelve essays applies the holistic theories of process philosophy to the educational challenges that teachers face in today's complexly changing world. Topics range from staff development to spirituality, exploring issues of student and teacher motivation, developmental stages of learning, imaginative thinking and writing, nourishing relationships, moral and environmental education, and the development of hospitable learning environments. |
| Local Note |
EBSCOhost Education Research Complete |
| Subject |
Education -- Philosophy.
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Educational change.
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Holistic education.
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Process philosophy.
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School improvement programs.
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process philosophy.
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EDUCATION -- Aims and objectives.
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School improvement programs
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Education -- Philosophy
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Educational change
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Holistic education
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Process philosophy
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| Added Author |
Evans, Malcolm D. Editor.
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| ISBN |
9789042016996 (paperback) |
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904201699X (paperback) |
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