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Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning
Daniel P. Barbezat
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Description for Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning
Paperback. This book presents the background information and ideas for the practical application of contemplative practices across academic curriculum from the physical sciences to the humanities and arts. Contemplative pedagogy is more than a new, trendy technique to change the landscape of learning. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JNM; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Contemplative pedagogy is a way for instructors to:
Contemplative pedagogy is a way for instructors to:
- empower students to integrate their own experience into the theoretical material they are being taught in order to deepen their understanding;
- help students to develop sophisticated problem-solving skills;
- support students’ sense of connection to and compassion for others; and
- engender inquiries into students’ most profound questions.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118435274
SKU
V9781118435274
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About Daniel P. Barbezat
Daniel P. Barbezat is professor of economics at Amherst College and executive director of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. He has been a visiting professor at Northwestern University and Yale University and has taught in the summer program at Harvard University. Mirabai Bush is senior fellow and founding director of the Center for Contemplative Mind in ... Read more
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