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Book SynopsisThis book of twelve essays applies the holistic theories of process philosophy to the educational challenges that teachers face in today’s complexly changing world. Topics range from staff development to spirituality, exploring issues of student and teacher motivation, developmental stages of learning, imaginative thinking and writing, nourishing relationships, moral and environmental education, and the development of hospitable learning environments.
Table of ContentsGeorge ALLAN and Malcolm D. EVANS: Introduction: A Different Three Rs for Education in Context Malcolm D. EVANS: What is a Process Perspective on Teaching and Learning? George ALLAN: On Learning to be Good Foster N. WALKER: Romancing Education: Whitehead on the Love of Learning Daniel ROYER: Genre, Relationality, and Whitehead’s Principle of Relativity: How We Write Pete A.Y. GUNTER: Whitehead and Environmental Education William J. GARLAND: Finding Flow through Discipline and Imagination Mary Elizabeth Mullino MOORE: Nourishing Relationships that Nourish Life Christelle ESTRADA: They Wear Their Learning With Imagination M. Jayne FLEENER and Stacy REEDER: Teaching Etcetera Malcolm D. EVANS: Reason: A Gift to be Nurtured John B. BENNETT: Educational Spiritualities: Parker J. Palmer and Relational Metaphysics About the Contributors Index
