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Educating for Wisdom and Compassion

Creating Conditions for Timeless Learning
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"A clearly written, concise, and inspired book..." -Lourdes Arguelles Professor of Education and Cultural Studies Claremont Graduate University Blending philosophy, research, and three decades of practice, the author offers an engaging discussion of essential principles of timeless learning, including attention, contemplation, connection, participation, responsibility, wholeness, and joy. Educators in today's schools can apply these principles, models, and methods to inform instruction in their own classrooms and teaching practices. Some of the benefits timeless learning can bring include: Helping students develop deep joy, wholeness, awe and wonder, and a sense of purpose Improving attention, alertness, perception, and memory Using meditation and contemplation to help reduce stress, anxiety, heart rate, and blood pressure

Author Biography:

John P. (Jack) Miller, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and Head of OISE’s Centre for Teacher Development. He has also been Visiting Professor at Shinwa Women’s University in Kobe, Japan, and at Rietsumeiken University in Kyoto, Japan. Professor Miller teaches courses in holistic education and spirituality in education. He has also led workshops and given keynote addresses on those topics at conferences around the world.  Notable among his many books, chapters, and journal articles are Holistic Learning and Spirituality in Education: Breaking New Ground (2005), Education and the Soul: Toward a Spiritual Curriculum (2000), The Contemplative Practitioner (1994), Holistic Learning: The Teacher’s Guide to Integrated Studies (1990), The Holistic Curriculum (1988), The Compassionate Teacher (1981), and Humanizing the Classroom (1976). His writing has been translated into seven languages.  
Release date NZ
September 29th, 2005
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Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Pages
184
Dimensions
152x229x14
ISBN-13
9781412917032
Product ID
2831784

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