Heart of Higher Education A Call to Renewal

Name: Heart of Higher Education A Call to Renewal
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ISBN: 9780470487907

ISBN-10: 0470487909

ISBN-13: 9780470487907

Edition: 2010

Authors: Parker J. Palmer, Arthur Zajonc, Megan Scribner, Mark Nepo

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A call to action to promote holistic learning in higher educationFrom the best-selling author of The Courage to Teach comes this call to action for higher education. The Heart of Higher Education centers around an approach to education which addresses the whole human being, mind, heart, and spirit, and has never been more important to higher education and to our society. The book offers a rich dialogue between those who represent the best thought and the best practices in the field. Sponsored by the Fetzer Institute, which fosters awareness of the power of love and forgiveness in the emerging global community Applies Parker Palmerâ€²s powerful response to critics of holistic learning How to…

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List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 8/20/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Arthur Zajonc is Professor of Physics at Amherst College.



Foreword



Gratitudes


The Authors


Introduction



Toward a Philosophy of Integrative Education



When Philosophy is Put into Practice



Beyond the Divided Academic Life



Attending to Interconnection, Living the Lesson



Experience, Contemplation, and Transformation



Transformative Conversations on Campus


Afterword


About the Appendices: Experiments in Integrative Education



In the Classroom



Beyond the Classroom



Administrative and Campuswide Initiatives


Notes


Index