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 - Encountering Faith in the Classroom:  Turning Difficult Discussions into Constructive Engagement - 9781579222376 - V9781579222376
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Encountering Faith in the Classroom: Turning Difficult Discussions into Constructive Engagement

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Description for Encountering Faith in the Classroom: Turning Difficult Discussions into Constructive Engagement Paperback. When faculty unexpectedly encounter students' religious ideologies in the classroom, they may respond with apprehension, frustration, dread, or concern. This book explores what happens - and what can happen - in the higher education, and even secondary school, classroom when course content meets or collides with students' religious beliefs. Editor(s): Diamond, Miriam Rosalyn. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HR; JNL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.

When faculty unexpectedly encounter students’ religious ideologies in the classroom, they may respond with apprehension, frustration, dread, or concern. Instructors may view this exchange as a confrontation that threatens the very heart of empirical study, and worry that this will lead to a dead-end in the learning process.The purpose of this book is to explore what happens—and what can happen—in the higher education, and even secondary school, classroom when course content meets or collides with students' religious beliefs. It also considers the impact on learning in an environment where students may feel threatened, angry, misunderstood, or in which they feel ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781579222376
SKU
V9781579222376
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-20

About
Miriam R. Diamond is a faculty developer and coordinator of the Society for Values in Higher Education's Religion and Public Life Project. She was formerly Associate Director for Faculty Programs at Northwestern University's Searle Center for Teaching Excellence She is co-author of Chalk Talk: E-Advice from Jonas Chalk, Legendary College Teacher. Miriam has researched, published, consulted, and led workshops internationally ... Read more

Reviews for Encountering Faith in the Classroom: Turning Difficult Discussions into Constructive Engagement
"Among the many volumes now available on religion and spirituality in higher education, this one stands out for moving beyond basic description and broad prescription to a discussion of actual pedagogical practice... Encountering Faith in the Classroom is an important book for professors of theology and religious studies to read." Teaching Theology and Religion www.unc.edu/ddi/blog/2008/07/faith-in-classroom.html Click on ... Read more

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