Contemplative approaches to sustainability in higher education : theory and practice / / edited by Marie Eaton, Holly J. Hughes, and Jean MacGregor

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.9/270711
• Soggetto topico: Sustainability - Study and teaching (Higher); Education, Higher - Aims and objectives; College students - Attitudes
• Altri autori: EatonMarie HughesHolly MacGregorJean
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why Sustainability Education Needs Pedagogies of Reflection and Contemplation / Marie Eaton, Kate Davies, Sarah Williams and Jean MacGregor -- The Power of Pause in the Process of Human Development / Sharon Daloz Parks -- The Practice of Inner Habitat Restoration : A Contemplative Approach to Sustainability Studies / Kurt Hoelting -- Navigating Anger, Fear, Grief, and Despair / Marie Eaton -- Using Reflective and Contemplative Practices with Integrity / Patricia O'Connell Killen -- No Time to Think : Contemplation and Reflection in a Highly Technologized Learning Environment / David M. Levy -- The Practice of Place : Deepening Connections with Our Natural and Human Communities / Holly J. Hughes -- Listening Deeply to and Engaging Multiple Perspectives / Maureen E. Ryan -- Attending to Loyalties, Affections, Convictions, and Doubts / Jane Compson -- Make a Creative Response / Michael Gillespie and Karen T. Litfin -- Bodies of Earthly Delight : Engaging in Somatic Inquiry as Contemplation / Sarah Williams -- Sustainability from the Inside Out : Discernment as Practice / Karen K. Gaul -- Fostering Hope and Moral Agency for Eco-Justice / Cynthia Moe-Lobeda and Frederica Helmiere -- Nurturing Students' Resilience and Agency / Kate Davies.
• Sommario/riassunto: Contributors in this book present both a rationale as well as a theoretical framework for incorporating reflective and contemplative pedagogies to help students pause, deepen their awareness, think morer carefully, and work with complexity in sustainability-focused courses.
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemplative approaches to sustainability in higher education
• ISBN: 1-317-27943-3; 1-315-64124-0; 1-317-27942-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136127803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II