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  • Reconstructing 'Education' through Mindful Attention

    Positioning the Mind at the Center of Curriculum and Pedagogy

    by Oren Ergas ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book reconstructs the idea and practice of education. Rather than conceiving of education as a process we undergo in which our minds are shaped by a social vision, Oren Ergas turns this notion of education on its head, arguing instead that we ourselves construct education. The multitude of problems with formal education and schooling, such as violence, inequality, and low achievements, are ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Exploring Self toward expanding Teaching, Teacher Education and Practitioner Research

    Edited by Dr Oren Ergas, Dr Jason K. Ritter ...
    Series Book 34 - Advances in Research on Teaching
    Against the backdrop of a pull toward external standards and accountability, this collection of chapters re-grounds us in the importance of bringing the 'self' to the foreground of the discourse of teaching, teacher education and practitioner research.Showcasing the work of an international group of scholars whose research and teaching in higher education institutions focuses on working with ... Read more

    $95.99 USD

  • Philosophy East / West

    Exploring Intersections between Educational and Contemplative Practices

    Edited by Oren Ergas, Sharon Todd ...
    Series series Journal of Philosophy of Education
    Philosophy East/West showcases new scholarship in the philosophy of education and contemplative studies, paying particular attention to the intersection of mindfulness, evidence-based science, and wisdom traditions.Moves beyond simplistic explanations of “Eastern” and “Western” to explore the complexity and diversity of various wisdom traditionsInvestigates the effect of mindfulness-based ... Read more

    $36.25 USD

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  • Whole Child Education

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    Public education is often viewed as dominated by an emphasis on test scores and narrowly defined parameters of performance and achievement. By contrast, John P. Miller's Whole Child Education fosters relationships between various forms of thinking, links body and mind, and recognizes the inner life of the child.Addressing issues of teaching, curriculum, the school, and teacher wellness, Miller ... Read more

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  • Relational Being

    Beyond Self and Community

    by Kenneth J. Gergen ...
    This book builds on two current developments in psychology scholarship and practice. The first centers on broad discontent with the individualist tradition in which the rational agent, or autonomous self, is considered the fundamental atom of social life. Critique of individualism spring not only from psychologists working in the academy, but also from communities of therapy and counseling. The ... Read more

    $53.09 USD

  • The Handbook of Transformative Learning

    Theory, Research, and Practice

    by Edward W. Taylor, Patricia Cranton ...
    The Handbook of Transformative LearningThe leading resource for the field, this handbook provides a comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in transformative learning. The starting place for understanding and fostering transformative learning, as well as diving deeper, the volume distinguishes transformative learning from other ... Read more

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  • The Learning Self

    Understanding the Potential for Transformation

    by Mark Tennant ...
    The Learning SelfThis new book from the award-winning author of Psychology and Adult Learning puts the spotlight on the kind of learning that brings about significant personal change. Tennant explores the techniques, processes, and practices educators can use to promote learning that leads to change and examines assumptions about self and identity, how we are formed, and our capacity for change ... Read more

    $35.00 USD

  • Second Wave Positive Psychology

    Embracing the Dark Side of Life

    by Itai Ivtzan, Tim Lomas, Kate Hefferon, Piers Worth ...
    Positive psychology is currently equated with theory and research on the positive aspects of life. The reality could not be further from the truth. Positive psychology investigates and researches some of the most difficult and painful experiences. Second Wave Positive Psychology: Embracing the Dark Side of Life is an innovative and groundbreaking textbook that explores a variety of topics we ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Use of Self in Therapy

    Edited by Michele Baldwin ...
    One of the most powerful factors in therapy is that it involves the intensive relationship between two (or more) human beings. The issues of transparency and self-disclosure therefore become important concerns for therapists; how can they use themselves effectively in their work without transgressing on professional regulations? These issues and concerns are addressed in this new edition of The ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Contemplative Practices in Higher Education

    Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning

    by Daniel P. Barbezat, Mirabai Bush ...
    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; andengender inquiries into students’ most profound questions.Contemplative ... Read more

    $37.00 USD

  • A Metaphoric Mind

    Selected Writings of Joseph Couture

    Edited by Ruth Couture, Virginia McGowan ...
    Dr. Joseph Couture (1930–2007), known affectionately as "Dr. Joe," stood at the centre of some of the greatest political, social, and intellectual struggles of Aboriginal peoples in contemporary Canada. A profound thinker and writer, as well as a gifted orator, he easily walked two paths, as a respected Elder and traditional healer and as an educational psychologist, one of the first Aboriginal ... Read more

    $25.19 USD